Below are just a few of the ways our office assists U.S. exporters.
If you require assistance with any of the following, please feel free to contact us at the email and phone number below:
- Addressing market access barriers imposed by foreign governments
- Answering questions about export licensing, export compliance, or export regulations
- Assistance with export-related agreements and contracts
- Collecting payment from an overseas buyer
- Completing export-related paperwork, such as the Shippers Export Declaration (SED), and others
- Complying with foreign customs or shipping regulations, including taxes and tariff rates
- Complying with foreign standards, regulations, testing procedures, product marking, packaging, or labeling requirements (for example RoHS, CCC, China RoHS, etc)
- Conducting background checks on potential overseas buyers, agents or distributors
- Conducting foreign market research
- Determining my Schedule B number or ECCN
- Establishing an overseas office
- Finding and screening international trade leads
- Identifying and vetting new overseas agents or distributors
- Intellectual property protection and piracy protection abroad
- Learning about additional U.S. government programs to assist exporters
- Learning about US government advocacy programs to help win international tenders
- Learning more about export financing and insurance options
- Participating in U.S. government-supported trade shows, trade missions and matchmaking events
- Promoting my company’s products or services via U.S. government websites or print publications
- Promoting my product internationally through a U.S.embassy-supported event or reception
- Using Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) such as NAFTA, CAFTA-DR, and others
Elizabeth Krauth:
- E-mail: Elizabeth.Krauth@mail.doc.gov
- Phone: (415) 485-6209
Daniel Giavina:
- E-mail: Daniel.Giavina@mail.doc.gov
- Phone: (415) 485-6200