Success Stories

Success stories are stories about companies that are successfully exporting their products internationally. To assist you in locating stories that closely resemble your situation, we have broken the archive down into the service(s) that was used by the company and industry of the product(s) being exported.

A summary of the latest success stories have been included below:

Garmin - Garmin of Olathe, Kansas, had to make sure its $1.5 million worth of self-certified marine navigational GPS units cleared Turkish customs and their products were being improperly held up for failing to meet adequate testing despite using the correct process for meeting the European Union’s marking requirements. Find out what ITA did to help.

Bow of ship cutting through calm ocean waters.

California-Based U.S. Construction Company - Without ITA’s assistance, the firm would have been unable to renew its construction license and continue its Japanese operations. Successful resolution of this issue avoided a potential precedent that could have affected other American construction firms’ ability to operate in the Japanese market.

Construction worker welding a large iron scaffolding.

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) - Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) had concerns about Thailand’s customs valuation procedures that had led to increased costs for U.S. distilled spirits exports to Thailand.  Through ITA’s intervention, the companies involved received long-awaited refunds of overpayments made as a result of Thai Customs’ inappropriate valuation determinations.

Glass of bourbon sitting on top of a barrel filled with bourbon whiskey Photo caption credit: Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.