Trade Resources
SBA’s Trade Hotline
Do you have questions about tariffs or customs compliance, need information on new international markets, or advocacy on your behalf with a foreign government regarding a pending contract? Please call the SBA toll free (855) 722-4877 or email your contact information and trade issues to international@sba.gov.
Cross-Border Ecommerce Strategy & Omnichannel Management
Date: Tuesday August 31, 2021
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM PT/1:00-2:30 PM ET
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Join the Los Angeles SBDC and Virginia SBDC, two of the most active global trade support programs in the SBDC national network, for the latest in their educational webinar series focused on international trade. Discover how to create a cross-border ecommerce website that will suit your customers' needs, what are the different factors that influence the cost of e-commerce project, and how to build your omnichannel management. This panel discussion will cover the latest cross border ecommerce developments, and will explore the following topics:
Direct to Customer Website Development
Omnichannel Selling
Ecommerce Marketing
Ecommerce Readiness
Export Nation Podcasts
Export Nation, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service, provides informative and entertaining content highlighting America’s export experts and trade related news, successes, events and insights.
Trade Shows
Fancy Food Show 2021
Dates: September 27 – 29 (in-person cancelled)
Fancy Food Show 2021 in-person event in New York has been canceled. However, the digital component of the show, Fancy Food 24/7, will go forward and run from September 27 through October 8 online. The digital event will allow many options for attending and will showcase the exploration and purchase of specialty food and beverage products. For more show information, please click here.
Pack Expo, Las Vegas
Dates: September 27- 29
Pack Expo, Las Vegas will feature full scale packaging and processing machinery in action. Top advances and solutions in packaging and processing, sustainability, packaging materials, automation, robotics, printing, etc. Educational sessions and discussions in several venues around the show floor connecting people and ideas. Pavilions focusing on solutions in the categories of containers and materials, confectionery, digital printing, processing and reusable packaging.
World Dairy Expo
Dates: September 28 - October 2
World Dairy Expo's 850-company Trade Show is an opportunity for producers to see cutting-edge technology and the latest dairy equipment. As the global dairy industry meets in Madison, WI, leading researchers, technical experts and national sales representatives from around the world can be found at WDE. Expo's strictly dairy-focused Trade Show is the largest of its kind and is designed around helping today's producers become more profitable.
Trade Missions
Cyber Security Business Development Mission to South America
Dates: October 18-25, 2021
This mission aims to introduce U.S. firms and trade associations to some of South America's most rapidly growing information and communication technology (ICT), security, and critical infrastructure protection markets. It will assist U.S. companies in finding business partners to which they may export their products and services to the region. Space is limited. For questions regarding this program, please contact Gemal.Brangman@trade.gov.
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Trade Mission to South America
Dates: December 5-6, 2021
The U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration is organizing a trade mission to South America that will include the Trade Americas – Business Opportunities in South America Conference in São Paulo, Brazil.
The goal of the mission is to help participating U.S. companies find potential partners, buyers, agents, distributors, and joint venture partners in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay, laying the foundation for successful long-term ventures to take advantage of market opportunities in South America. During the mission, the delegation will have access to US&FCS commercial officers, commercial specialists, and Department of State economic/commercial officers from the markets in the region. For more information, visit https://www.trade.gov/south-america-trade-mission. Register your interest to receive a brief market assessment from the selected market. For questions regarding this program, please contact Laura.Krishnan@trade.gov.
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Trade Winds
Date: March 6-8, 2022
Trade Winds (around World Fair Expo in Dubai). Trade Winds, the largest U.S. Government-led trade mission and business development forum, is coming to Dubai during Expo 2020, the World's Fair. Organized by the U.S. Commercial Service, Trade Winds features meetings with U.S. Commercial Diplomats from over 20 countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, exciting conference programming, optional pre-arranged matchmaking & plenty of networking! (March 6-8) Spin-offs: March 3: Qatar, Morocco, Algeria, Israel; March 10: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. SME Cost: $2,200 (includes 1 B2B) $1,200 for each additional stop. In Pennsylvania, Trade Winds participation may be partially funded by GAP funds.