Exporting today means more than just selling a good or a product at a competitive price. It also means dealing with foreign governments and complex regulations. That's where we step in.

The U.S. Commercial Service in Portugal along with other sections of the U.S. Mission, the Ambassador and Secretary of Commerce as appropriate, can put the resources and authority of the U.S. government behind your team to help resolve problems like these:

• Contracts pursued by foreign firms that receive assistance from their home governments to pressure a customer into a buying decision;
• Unfair treatment by foreign government decision-makers, preventing you from a chance to compete;
• Politicized procurement processes linking contracts to concessionary financing, promises of technology transfer, or flow of aid; and
• Tenders tied up in bureaucratic red tape, resulting in lost opportunities and unfair advantage to a competitor.

If these or any similar export issues are affecting your company, it's time to call us. For more information, please contact the U.S. Commercial Service office in Lisbon.