# Presentation: 776899

##      U.S. Commercial Service

**Who We Are & What We Do**
**North Texas U.S. Export Assistance Center**
**www.buyusa.gov/northtexas**

## U.S. Commercial Service

**U.S. Department of Commerce**

**Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)**

**Patent and Trademark**

**International Trade Administration**

**Minority Business Development Agency**

**Economics and Statistics Administration**

**Manufacturing & Services**

**Import Administration**

**U.S. Commercial Service**

**Market Access & Compliance**

**U.S. Commercial Service**

## U.S. Commercial Service

**Our mission:**
- To promote the export of goods & services from the United States, particularly by small- and medium-sized businesses
- To represent U.S. business interests internationally
- To help U.S. businesses find qualified international partners

## Trade Specialists in 108 U.S. cities and more than 150 posts in 80 countries worldwide...

**Our Network & ****What it Can Do For You**

**We can...**** **

-  Locate international buyers, distributors & agents
-  Provide expert help at every stage of the export process
-  Help you to enter new markets faster and more profitably

##  Our Services:Business Counseling

- Help identify your best potential markets
- Help you find potential partners
- Provide information on how to do business in target markets                 (e.g., duties, HS codes, VAT, etc.)
- Identify promotional events that will provide the best market opportunities
- We bring overseas opportunities to your attention

## Products & Services Market Research

**The U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library **
**contains more than 100,000 country and industry **
**specific market reports, web sites, events, and trade**
**directory listings.**** **
**Included in the Library:**
**	****Country Commercial Guides** - Prepared annually by U.S. Embassy staff,  these guides contain information on the business and economic situation of foreign countries and the political climate as it affects U.S. business and foreign investments.
- _[www.export.gov](http://www.export.gov/)_   Click on “Market Research”

## Products & Services Flexible Market Research

- We provide important information on market potential    and demand trends
- Competition
- Market access
- Regulations and standards
- Distribution practices
- Best sales prospects
- Cultural issues and business protocol
- Key industry contacts

## Finding the Right PartnerGold Key Service

**Pre-screened appointment schedule arranged for you before you travel overseas**
**Customized market and industry briefings with our local Trade Specialists**
**Timely and relevant market research **
**Post-meeting debriefing with our Trade Specialists and assistance in developing appropriate follow-up strategies **
**Help with travel, accommodations, interpreter service, and clerical support**

## Finding the Right Partner International Partner Search

**1.  You provide your marketing materials and background on your company**
**Then we use our network of international contacts to interview potential partners and provide you with a list of up to five pre-qualified partners**
- Save valuable time and money by working only with pre-qualified international partners that are interested in selling your products and services.
- Obtain high-quality market information on the                                 marketability and sales potential for your products                                     and services.
- Get all this information in 15 days.

## Due DiligenceInternational Company Profile

*Portrays the reliability of a potential partner*
- Type of organization
- Year established
- Size
- General reputation
- Principle owners
- Trade references
- Recommendation from Commercial Officers as to the suitability of the company as a trading partner

## CONTACT US

**North Texas U.S. Export Assistance Center**
- 1450 Hughes Road, Suite 220
- Grapevine, TX 76051
- Tel: (817) 310-3744
-  Fax: (817) 310-3757
- North.Texas.Office.Box@mail.doc.gov

*www.export.gov*

*www.buyusa.gov/northtexas*