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Arizona

 
Shampoos produced by Valley of the Sun Cosmetics

Company Moves Operations Back from China and Creates More U.S. Jobs

ServerLIFT Corporation
Phoenix, Arizona

California

 
Image of a Produce Farm

Ex-Im Loan Guarantee Allows Minority, Woman-Owned Small Business to Focus on Making Deals

Los Kitos Produce, LLC
Orange, California

Shampoos produced by Valley of the Sun Cosmetics

California Firm Expands Staff as Exports Expand

Valley of the Sun Cosmetics
Carson, California

children's book title distributed by Creative Teaching Press

U.S. Education Materials Exported to Asia and the Middle East

Creative Teaching Press
Huntington Beach, California

Admiral's Club Los Angeles, California

California Company's First International Deal Due to Ex-Im Bank Guarantee

Ceilings Plus
Los Angeles, California

Image of a concrete spreader.

Ex-Im Helps California Construction Company Compete in Eastern Europe

Guntert & Zimmerman Const. Div., Inc.
Ripon, California

seawater desalination unit by Energy Recovery, Inc.

Providing Affordable Seawater Desalination Worldwide

Energy Recovery, Inc.
San Leandro, California

Davex Hair Mousse

No Deal Too Small for Ex-Im Bank

Davex Labs LLC
Santa Monica, California

Demetech medical analysis machinery

Electric Motorcycle Firm Expecting to Grow with Ex-Im Support

Zero Motorcycles Inc.
Scotts Valley, California

Colorado

 
Qualmark Corporation – Denver, Colorado

Denver Company Expands Sales to Asia with Ex-Im Bank's Support

Qualmark Corporation
Denver, Colorado

Fiberlok, Inc. – Ft. Collins, Colorado

Colorado Printing Company's CFO "Can Sleep at Night" Knowing Ex-Im Bank Reduces Nonpayment Risk

Fiberlok, Inc.
Ft. Collins, Colorado

Connecticut

 
Xamax Industries Inc.

Connecticut Firm Using Ex-Im Bank's New Product to Grow Export Sales Beyond China

Xamax Industries Inc.
Seymour, Connecticut

"Century Series" reciprocating gas compressor

Connecticut Firm Fulfilling Export Orders Since 1996

Norwalk Compressor Co.
Stratford, Connecticut

Delaware

 
Image of Delaware Intercorp

Ex-Im Bank Insurance Policy Allows Newark Small Business to Sustain and Create Jobs

Delaware Intercorp
Newark, Delaware

Florida

 
Image of Morganna's Alchemy Porduct.

U.S.Morganna's Alchemy, Port Richey, FL Exports to Africa and Europe with $250,000 Ex-Im Bank Insurance Policy

Morganna's Alchemy, LLC - Port Richey, Florida

Image of Advanced Protection Technologies.

U.S. Advanced Protection Technologies Creating Ten Jobs in Clearwater, FL with Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

Advanced Protection Technologies - Clearwater, Florida

Image of a fire fighting vehicle.

U.S. Firefighting Trucks Exported to Ghana

Project Development International - Dunedin, Florida
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. & Oshkosh Corporation
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Demetech medical analysis machinery

Florida Medical Supply Company Expands Sales Around the World

DemeTech Corporation
Miami, Florida

Image of Spices

U.S. Florida Woman-Owned Small Business Exports for the First Time with Ex-Im Bank Financing

Greek Island Spice, Inc.- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Florida Landscaping Company

Florida Landscaping Company Finds New Export Opportunities Abroad with Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

Florida Landscaping Company- Boynton Beach, Florida

Georgia

 
Image of Brickstream Corporation

Technology Company in Georgia joins Ex-Im Bank to Expand Export Sales

Brickstream Corporation
Norcross, Georgia

Image of Pecans

Family Pecan Business Booms After Entering Global Market Place

Hudson Pecan Company
Ocilla, Georgia

solar farm atop a landfill in Colorado

Foreign Sales Increase for Georgia Paper Company Due to Ex-Im Bank Financing

Piedmont Paper Company
Marietta, Georgia

solar farm atop a landfill in Colorado

Ex-Im Credit Line Supports Clean Energy Sales and Jobs in Georgia

Suniva Inc.
Norcross, Georgia

Illinois

 
Image of a Decorated Room

Chicago Interior Design Company Creates Five New Jobs With Exports to Asia

Gettys Group, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Image of Refrigeration Equipment

Ex-Im Bank Support Represents over 75% of Chicago Company's Export Sales

Howe Corporation
Chicago, Illinois

Image of a Butt Welder in action.

Ex-Im Insurance Policy Helps Export U.S. Goods to Brazil

Holland L.P.
Crete, Illinois

Mathews Company – Crystal Lake, Illinois

Ex-Im Bank Buyer Financing Support Lands Grain Dryer Sale to Mexico

Mathews Company
Crystal Lake, Illinois

Image of an Airport

Chicago Company with Ex-Im Bank Financing Exports to New Markets in the Middle East

Metropolitan Air Technology
Chicago, Illinois

Image of Pace Products International

Illinois Nutrition Product Firm Wins New Foreign Buyers Worldwide

NOW Health Group, Inc.
Bloomingdale, Illinois

Indiana

 
image of WaterFurnace line of furnaces

Ex-Im Bank Insurance Extends Geothermal Company Exports Beyond One Country

WaterFurnace International, Inc.
Fort Wayne, Indiana

fluid handling equipment for agricultural use

Indiana Company Extending Credit Worldwide

Murray Equipment Inc.
Fort Wayne, Indiana

ABRO automotive products

Indiana Company Uses a Variety of Ex-Im Bank Products
to Grow its Exports

ABRO Industries, Inc.
South Bend, Indiana

Kansas

 
Image of Pace Products International

Kansas Firm Maintaining Roofs Around the World with Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

Pace Products International
Bucyrus, Kansas

Kentucky

 
Auburn Leather Company

Kentucky Lace Company Boosts Sales and Increases Workforce with Ex-Im Bank Financing

Auburn Leather Company
Auburn, Kentucky

Louisiana

 
It Straps On – Covington, Louisiana

Louisiana Company Uses Bank's Credit Insurance as a Sales Tool to Grow Internationally

It Straps On
Covington, Louisiana

Maine

 
FHC, Inc. – Bowdoin, Maine

Small Maine Business Expanding into New Markets with Ex-Im Bank's New "Express Insurance"

FHC, Inc.
Bowdoin, Maine

Planson International Corp. – New Gloucester, Maine

Maine Company's Technology Used in Sudan Election

Planson International Corp.
New Gloucester, Maine

Maryland

 
Photo of a a hydraulic rescue equipment

Maryland Company Finds Peace of Mind With Sales Insured by Ex-Im Bank

Holmatro, Inc.
Glen Burnie, Maryland

Patton Electronics Company

Family Company in Maryland Achieves Global Success with
Ex-Im Bank

Patton Electronics Company
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Michigan

 
 Tooling and Equipment (TEI) – Livonia, Michigan

Michigan Company is Able to Match Competitors' Terms and Win Large Sale with Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

Tooling and Equipment (TEI)
Livonia, Michigan

Image of MAG IAS, LLC

Ex-Im Bank Increases Michigan Company's Working Capital Loan to Maintain 100 Jobs

MAG IAS, LLC
Sterling, Michigan

Minnesota

 
BendTec – Duluth, Minnesota

Minnesota Small Business Intends to Avoid Nonpayment Risk with Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

IKONICS Corporation
Duluth, Minnesota

BendTec – Duluth, Minnesota

Bank Approves $39 Million in Export Credit Insurance for Minnesota Small Business

BendTec
Duluth, Minnesota

Safety Speed Cut Manufacturing cutting equipment

Minnesota Company Relying on Exports for Growth

Safety Speed Cut Manufacturing
Ham Lake, Minnesota

plasma arc technology

Minnesota Company Doing its Part to Reduce Waste

Phoenix Solutions Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Milling floor at Midwest Hardwoods

Ex-Im Bank Covers Lumber Sales to China

Midwest Hardwoods
Osseo, Minnesota

Missouri

 
Western Forms

Missouri Company Discovers New Export Opportunities
with Ex-Im Bank Insurance

Western Forms, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri

American Aluminum International – Buckner, Missouri

Missouri Company Increases Exports 70 Percent Due to Working Capital Funds

American Aluminum International
Buckner, Missouri

New Hampshire

 
Work Area of Boyle Energy Service & Technology, Inc.

New Hampshire Company Grows International Sales 75% with Ex-Im Bank

Boyle Energy Service & Technology, Inc
Concord, New Hampshire

engine testing equipment

Working Capital is Growing New Hampshire Company's Sales

Land & Sea, Inc.
Concord, New Hampshire

New Jersey

 

Ex-Im Bank Export Insurance Saves Jobs at Hoffman Equipment in Piscataway, NJ

Hoffman Equipment
Piscataway, New Jersey

New York

 
Image of Sensis Corporation

Ex-Im Bank Support Saves Hundreds of Jobs in Syracuse, New York

Sensis Corporation
Syracuse, New York

Image of O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc. Drink

Export Insurance Replaces Letters of Credit and Expands New York Company

O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc
Batavia, New York

Commodore Technology, LLC

Upper State New York Company Grows Business +15% with Export Working Capital

Commodore Technology, LLC
Bloomfield, New York

Workers from Ecological Laboratories

New York Company Exports Worldwide With Ex-Im Bank's Environmental Insurance

Ecological Laboratories, Inc.
Lynbrook, New York

Love & Quiches Ltd.

Long Island Bakery Grows from Home Kitchen to Worldwide Sales with Ex-Im Bank's Support

Love & Quiches Ltd.
Freeport, New York

helicopter with aircraft electronics distributed by Aerolyusa

Distribution Company Assigns Receivables to Increase Cash Flow

Aerolyusa, Inc.
Westbury, New York

Image of Pace Products International

New York Company Adds Jobs Despite Economic Downturn With Financing from Ex-Im Bank

Dreyfus Global Trade, LLC
New York City, New York

North Carolina

 
Slade Inc.

Ex-Im Bank Insurance Expands North Carolina Company Exports to Sixty Countries

Slade Inc.
Statesville, North Carolina

Ohio

 
Image of Products Made by AJ Rose Manufacturing Company

Ex-Im Bank's Working Capital Provides Cleveland Firm with Cash Flow to Grow Export Sales

A.J. Rose Manufacturing Company
Avon and Cleveland, Ohio

tunnel boring machine

Ex-Im’s “Fast Track” Product Worked Quickly to Close Tunnel Equipment Deals

The Robbins Company
Solon, Ohio

Image of a product made by Superior Products

Cleveland Company Increases International Customers with Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

Superior Products, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio

Pennsylvania

 
SB Global Foods, Inc.

Pennsylvania Company Expands Sales from One to 60 Countries with Ex-Im Bank Insurance

SB Global Foods, Inc.
Landsdale, Pennsylvania

Aquatech employee checking a valve

Pennsylvania Company Growing with 16 Years of Ex-Im Support

Aquatech International
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Bassetts President Michael Strange at the great wall of China

After 147-Years, Ice Cream Company Begins Exporting with Support from Ex-Im Bank

Bassetts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wallquest wallpaper product

Pennsylvania Company Decorating Walls Around the World

Wallquest
Wayne, Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

 
Wallquest wallpaper product

Puerto Rican Firm Enters New Markets Due to Ex-Im Bank's Insurance

B & B Manufacturing
Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

 
Dama Jewelry Technology, Inc.

Rhode Island Jeweler Grows to 153 Buyers With Ex-Im Bank's Small Business Insurance

Dama Jewelry Technology, Inc.
Johnston, Rhode Island

South Carolina

 
Image of Bridge to Life, Inc. (BTL)

South Carolina Company Uses New Express Insurance Financing to Increase Presence in Foreign Markets

Bridge to Life, Inc. (BTL)
Columbia, South Carolina

Image of Cameron Lumber Products

Small South Carolina Lumber Company Grows from Ex-Im Bank's Express Insurance

Cameron Lumber Company
Cameron, South Carolina

Image of a denim fabric making machine.

Egypt Transaction Helps Manufacturer Get Back on Track

Morrison Textile Machinery Co.
Fort Lawn, South Carolina

Tennessee

 
Image of Beer Cheese Spread

Veteran-Owned Tennessee Company Successfully Expands into New Markets with Ex-Im Bank Insurance

Smoky Mountain Cheese, LLC
Seymour, Tennessee

Texas

 
Image of AR Chem Tex Industries LLC

Ex-Im Bank Financing Expands Texas Small Business into New Markets

AR Chem Tex Industries LLC
Edinburg, Texas

Image of Fritz-Pak Product Packages

Texas Small Business Expands Sales Overseas With Ex-Im Bank's Insurance Policy

Fritz-Pak Corporation
Mesquite, Texas

Image of Trustmaster Products

Houston Company Expands into Asia and Latin American Markets with $30 million in Ex-Im Bank Financing

Thrustmaster
Houston, Texas

Image of Oil Refinary

Texan Exporter Grows Sales Worldwide With Ex-Im Bank Working Capital

Quantum Reservoir Impacts
Houston, Texas

single engine firefighting prop airplane

Small Texas Manufacturer Locks in Latin America Buyers

Air Tractor Inc.
Olney, Texas

Utah

 
Cytozymes Labs

Cytozyme Labs of Salt Lake City, Utah Finances Sales in India, China and Brazil with $2 million Ex-Im Guarantee

Cytozyme Laboratories Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Vermont

 
Northern Power Systems Inc.

Vermont Company Makes Largest Exports of Distributed Wind Tunnels with Ex-Bank's Loan Guarantees

Northern Power Systems Inc.
Barre, Vermont

Virginia

 
Gate Keeper Security, Sterling - VA

Ex-Im Bank Insurance Supports
Virginia Company's Rapid Growth

Gatekeeper Security
Sterling, Virginia

Team Askin Technologies, Inc. – Fairfax, Virginia

Services Company Lands Project in Saudi Arabia with Support from Two Ex-Im Bank Products

Team Askin Technologies, Inc.
Fairfax, Virginia

Wisconsin

 
Image of a fire fighting vehicle.

U.S. Firefighting Trucks Exported to Ghana

Project Development International - Dunedin, Florida
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. & Oshkosh Corporation
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin

image of shrimp and roe sushi

Ex-Im Bank and SBA Financing Expands Seafood Exports

Dan's Fish, Inc.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

 

 

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New Products

Ex-Im Bank is offering new products to enable more U.S. small and mid-sized businesses to be competitive internationally and create more jobs by exporting more goods and services to more customers in more countries.

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Export Trends

Some export products, or services trend at a higher volume in units and dollars than others. We track these and are able to rely on what the data tells us to understand what industries perform better in general. Our customers find this information valuable in making decisions as well.

Many markets and countries trend high with certain products, services, or industries. We track these and are able to rely on what the data tells us to understand what markets perform better in supporting which industries. Our customers find this information valuable in making decisions as well.

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Tools

Export-Import Bank has a number of helpful and necessary tools to assist in the application process.

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