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Market Access and Compliance (MAC)

Market Access and Compliance (MAC) ensures that foreign countries, including China, live up to their trade commitments under the WTO and other international trade-related agreements and that trade barriers do not impede the flow of goods and services between the U.S. and foreign markets. MAC makes sure that foreign markets are open to American businesses and workers, and assists companies facing exporting problems overseas.

• Market Access: helping U.S. companies facing trade barriers when exporting goods and services.
• Compliance: ensuring that foreign governments comply with their obligations under both bilateral and multilateral agreements. The United States is a party to over 250 trade agreements.
  

Office of China Economic Area (OCEA): helping U.S. companies overcome market barriers to doing business in China;

Trade Facilitation Office: monitoring China's compliance with its commitments under the WTO, and supporting U.S. business in China;

Trade Compliance Center (TCC): ensuring that China's trade agreement obligations to the United States are closely monitored, that compliance violations are addressed promptly, and that U.S. exporters are aware of the rights created by these trade agreements; and

IPR Office: working with U.S. companies to protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in China