U.S. Commercial Service
Our nation’s premier export promotion agency
The U. S. Commercial Service (USCS) is part of the International Trade Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce. USCS has offices throughout the country and in over 120 foreign consulates and embassies. They can help you develop an effective export strategy, operationalize your organization for exporting, and identify and qualify leads for potential buyers, distributors, joint venture partners, and licensees from both private and public sources.
On a daily basis, USCS Trade Specialists work with exporters to optimize their export operations. Here are a few topics they can help you with:
- Website Globalization
- International Marketing
- International Shipping
- Market Research
- Finding Contacts
- Promoting Products in Foreign Markets
- International Financial Strategies
- Export Finance Resources
- Export Documentation
- Market Access – Tariff/Non-Tariff
- Foreign Import Requirements
- Foreign Standards
- Trade Agreements (WTO, NAFTA, etc.)
- Foreign Investments
- Foreign Tariffs/Taxes
- U.S. Export Regulations
The USCS Parent Agency, the International Trade Administration also operates Trade.gov, the nation’s primary export information and promotion website. We are grateful to both USCS and ITA for generously sponsoring Export-U.com over the years.