Welcome to the Export Assitance Center of Peoria, Illinois

The U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal government agency dedicated to helping small-to-medium sized companies with their exporting strategies. Shari Stout is your experienced International Trade Specialists located in the Peoria, Illinois U.S. Export Assistance Center.

The Peoria Export Assistance Center is part of an international network consisting of 105 U.S. Export Assistance Centers across the country and a 165 offices in 82 countries. Our domestic and international offices are directly linked through a worldwide communications and information network which offers a unique and valuable service to U.S. exporters. For more information on how Shari can help your company with its exporting strategies, please visit our Contact Us page.

The U.S. Commercial Service offers valuable assistance to help U.S. business export goods and services to markets worldwide.

In Illinois - Assisting U.S. firms in realizing their export potential, Commercial Service Illinois is committed to providing export counseling and advice, information on markets abroad, international partner contacts and advocacy services. In 2005, this assistance resulted in 317 export successes for small and medium businesses, generating nearly $498 million dollars in export sales for the Illinois economy.

Global market opportunities are increasing for Illinois exporters. Indeed, Illinois exports have experienced dramatic growth over the past several years. Led by top exports in the machinery, chemical, computer and electronic products, and transportation equipment industries, Illinois exports increased by almost 19 percent from 2004 to 2005 to $36 billion. Free trade agreements including the recently negotiated CAFTA-DR and the current negotiations with Singapore, Chile, Bahrain, and Australia, have and will continue to open doors for more opportunities for Illinois companies to expand through exporting.