U.S. Commercial Service.ppt

U.S. Commercial Service Monterey Bay International Trade Association Green Trade Network Summit Santa Cruz, CA September 19, 2008 U.S. Commercial Service Our mission: To promote the export of American-made goods services (special emphasis on small- and medium-sized enterprises) To protect and defend American business interests overseas The U.S. Commercial Service is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, an agency of the United States government. Export Assistance Centers in over 100 U.S. cities nationwide Commercial Sections in U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide Our Network What it can do for you We can... Provide on-the-ground assessments of market potential Identify international buyers, distributors agents Provide guidance on key considerations in the export process We are in Products Services Trade counseling Market research Face-to-face introductions Single company promotions Advocacy before foreign governments What Do We Say to the Entrepreneur? You don’t have to be big to export! We help small and medium sized companies every day, and most of them are highly successful. Start thinking internationally now, before you need to! Just as it takes time to develop the domestic market, it will take time to develop export markets. Key Export Markets Key Technologies Being Exported 11 8421398090 FILTERING OR PURIFYING MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR GASES, NESOI 590,098,086 658,923,800 761,124,800 12 9026200000 INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OR CHECKING PRESSURE 496,833,987 613,735,862 750,838,823 13 8419500000 HEAT EXCHANGE UNITS, INDUSTRIAL TYPE 419,320,797 582,202,625 668,159,051 14 9032896085 AUTOMATIC REGULATING OR CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS NESOI 780,988,343 726,233,214 666,917,998 15 9032900000 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF AUTOMATIC REGULATING OR CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS 584,913,079 590,182,138 589,501,450 16 9027505000 OTHER CHEMICAL ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, NESOI 389,660,332 517,090,696 578,759,916 17 8541406020