The U.S. Commercial Service offers a range of services, including counseling, advocacy, and trade promotion, to assist U.S. companies doing business in China.
Finding International Partners
Gold Key Matching Service (GKS)
Save time and money by letting the U.S. Commercial Service help
you find a buyer, partner, agent or distributor in China. The
Gold Key Service provides you with one-on-one
appointments with pre-screened potential agents, distributors,
sales representatives, association and government contacts,
licensing or joint venture partners, and other strategic business
partners in China. We also provide Video Gold Key Service via a videoconference.
Platinum Key Service (PKS)
Get long-term, comprehensive, customized support to achieve your
business goals. The Platinum
Key Service is custom-tailored to provide long-term,
sustained support from CS China for your firm's activities in the
China market. Identify sectors, launch products, develop major
project opportunities, resolve market entry questions, and
receive assistance on regulatory matters
Single Company Promotion (SCP)
With the United States Embassy and Consulates’ knowledgeable
staff and vast network among government, media, and private
industry, we can identify and make sure that the ideal audience
is present at your promotional or press event, seminar, product
or service launch, or reception. With our Single
Company Promotion (SCP) service, we can bring all of the key
players to you in a single venue.
International Company Profile (ICP)
Prevent costly mistakes with quick, low-cost credit checks or
due-diligence reports on companies in China. Before you do
business with a prospective agent, distributor, or partner, the
International Company Profile will give you the
background information you need to evaluate the company.
Business Facilitation Service (BFS)
For clients who require a solution that does not readily match
any of our existing services, the Commercial Service offers a
Business Facilitation Service (BFS). These tailored solutions
often address a single, specific need, such as supporting a
delegation visit or arranging introductions with a local company.
Quick Take (QT)
Quick Take is a fast, China-wide, coordinated
counseling service for qualified American companies. Commercial
Specialists at the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China review
your product’s export potential in their respective markets and
provide a survey that assesses current and future demand,
competition, standards, partners, and next steps.
Trade Leads
Search for new, pre-qualified trade opportunities and Chinese
government tender announcements that are available to U.S.
exporters through our trade leads database. All of our trade leads are pre-screened by our U.S. Embassy
or Consulate staff overseas and are provided as a free service
for U.S. exporters.
Business Meeting Rooms
U.S. companies which wish to hold seminars, press conferences, or
meetings to promote their company and products or services often
need a cost effective way to rent facility space. At Consulate
locations in Guangzhou and Shanghai, we rent out facility spaces
and audio and visual equipment. Contact the appropriate regional location
to learn more about our meeting room rates and availability.
American Trading Centers
The Commercial Service connects you directly with local,
on-the-ground contacts by offering its services in 14 newly
emerging markets across China; they are known as American Trading
Centers (ATCs). By expanding our network, U.S. exporters can
access over half of China’s import market with the same level of
quality American companies have come to expect from the U.S.
Commercial Service.
Directory Listings
Business Service Provider (BSP) Directory
List your business with the U.S. Commercial Service China. If
your company provides a beneficial service to U.S.
companies/exporters doing business in China, then apply to join
our online Business Service provider Directory.
Featured U.S. Exporter (FUSE) Directory
Post a listing, in Chinese on the U.S. Commercial Service China
local website. Designed for U.S. companies looking for business
partners in China, such as distributors or agents. The Featured U.S. Exporter Directory enables clients
to post a listing of their product or product line complete with
an image.
AccessAmerica (AA) Directory
Promote the services of your U.S.-based firm to companies from
China that are investing in America. AccessAmerica listings are posted in Chinese on
the Commercial Service China Website and promoted as a resource
for Chinese firms seeking assistance on doing business in
America. This pilot initiative, which is one of our customized
business facilitation services, will be offered starting in June
2009.
Business Consulting and Advocacy
Business Consulting
U.S. Commercial Service staff are available for meetings with
U.S. clients to provide the counseling and information that can
help you succeed in the China market. Our Consulting Sessions can inform you on a range of
business issues including potential barriers, intellectual
property rights protection, industrial standards, and market
developments.
Business Advocacy
The U.S. Commercial Service can often provide guidance when
unanticipated problems arise regarding payment issues, disputes,
and regulatory hurdles. For U.S. firms bidding on Public Tenders
in China, the U.S. Commercial Service Advocacy can provide a
competitive edge to win contracts. Support can include
government-to-government meetings by U.S. Commercial Service
officers with high-level foreign government officials, in
addition to direct intervention with international companies.
Market Research and Briefings
Find professional research and analysis reports made available to you by our Commercial Service Industry Teams based in China.
Market Research Library
Accurate, up-to-date information lets you target the right
opportunities. Our free market research offers industry-specific
details to help you analyze market potential and size, foreign
competitors, and market strategies for your product or service in
China.
Customized Market Research
Our knowledgeable U.S. Commercial Service staff can provide
tailored market research that highlights current
industry trends in the China market while addressing your
company’s individual concerns and needs about entering the
market.
Market Briefings
Our U.S. Commercial Officers are available to provide briefings
on market entry and doing business in China for visiting
delegations and groups. Arranged as part of our Business
Facilitation Service, the rates for these services vary and can
be arranged by contacting the appropriate regional location
Video Market Briefings
Offered to American exporters through our Export Assistance
Centers in the U.S, these briefings help you gain customized
market information as well as identify and evaluate key dynamics
within the Chinese market prior to formal entry. An important
objective of the Video Market Briefing is to help you recognize the
opportunities and challenges of the Chinese market.
Trade Shows
International trade shows are an excellent opportunity to access potential buyers. Promote your product or service to different trade shows and targeted, pre-screened buyers. The U.S. Commercial Service is focused on addressing trade show needs in several different ways.
Trade Fair Certification
Exhibiting at a trade show abroad can lead to tremendous export
opportunities for U.S. companies. This is why the Trade Fair Certification Program was created. This
program is focused on helping U.S. companies make important
exhibiting decisions and free you of many of the concerns you may
have about exhibiting overseas. Each year the Commercial Service
in China supports a number of certified trade shows.
Catalog Exhibitions
Looking for an affordable, low-risk way to promote your products
and services in China? These events display a U.S. firm's product
catalogs at featured trade shows. Our Commercial Service China
staff present your catalogs to hundreds of interested business
prospects at the show and forward the trade leads directly to
you.
U.S. Pavilions
The U.S. Pavilion is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's
initiative to promote American goods and services in key Chinese
markets. Developed in coordination with major Chinese exhibition
companies, the U.S. Pavilions provide a unique opportunity for
American companies to be involved in key international
exhibitions around China. Participation in U.S. Pavilions
provides companies special opportunities and services including:
To learn more, visit our listing of upcoming trade events in China supported by
the Commercial Service.