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About MAC: What MAC Can Do For You ?

"Keeping foreign markets open to American businesses and workers is our top priority. MAC looks for exporting problems caused by foreign governments and uses every possible tool to achieve equal treatment for U.S. companies and workers. Please contact us if you are encountering any foreign market barriers and we will quickly evaluate and address your concerns."

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Room 3868, Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20230
Phone) 202-482-3022
Fax) 202-482-5444

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What Can Mac Do To Help Your Business?

After you contact our Trade Compliance Center or the country desk in one of our regional offices, MAC will evaluate whether the problem is a market access issue or a compliance problem with an existing trade agreement. MAC will establish a team of experts on the country, the industry, the trade agreement, and other needed areas. The team will review all possible options to resolve the problem and then work through each tactic towards a solution.

 

What Is The Difference Between Market Access And Compliance?

Market Access - U.S. exporters sometimes encounter trade barriers.  For instance, a country may only allow products to enter the most inconvenient port or a country may treat imported goods differently than domestic goods.  MAC receives calls from businesses, associations and international U.S. commercial offices, and we then map out a plan to solve the problem.

Compliance - The United States is a party in over 250 trade agreements.  But trade agreements are only paper unless foreign governments comply with their obligations.  MAC addresses compliance problems quickly and aggressively.  Once a problem is identified, we organize a team to outline and implement a solution.

 

How Is MAC Organized?

The following components are crucial in addressing market access and compliance problems: 

  • The Trade Compliance Center - staff monitors developments in our trade agreements and provides situation-specific assistance on compliance problems 
  • Regional Offices - country experts monitor economic and political changes that could affect exporting U.S. businesses and workers 
  • Development Programs - focus on strengthening human and institutional capacity in developing nations 

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