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On January 15, 2020, the United States and China signed an historic and enforceable agreement on a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture, financial services, and currency and foreign exchange. The Phase One agreement also…
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Increase export sales through the Ohio Export Internship Program! If your company is pursuing international business, hire a college student who has received specialized coursework in exporting. The Ohio Development Services Agency will reimburse half of the full-time summer wages, up to $3,600. The Ohio Export Internship Program is a strategic partnership between the Development…
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The International Trade Administration (ITA) has released the “United States Government Infrastructure Export Tools” guide that identifies federal government tools to support American companies as they compete for infrastructure projects abroad, including where they can be applied along the project life cycle. Foreign governments and U.S. companies should use this as a general guide to…
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Darren Srebnick is the new Director of the Columbus office of the US Commercial Service, the export promotion arm of the US Department of Commerce. He has 18 years of international trade experience including five years of work experience in Japan and UAE. Srebnick has worked in the automotive and construction industry as an International…
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EXIM Board of Directors Approves a Preliminary Commitment for a Nearly $370 Million Loan to Support U.S. Telecommunications Exports to IndonesiaFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2019 Media Contact Name/Phone: Office of Communications (202) 565-3201 Washington, D.C. – Today the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) approved a preliminary commitment…
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On Thursday November 14, 2019 U.S. Commercial Service coordinated with local partners to bring the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) classification and export enforcement experts to Columbus for a one-day workshop on export compliance. The event brought together over 30 companies (50 people) to learn about the latest topics in…
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Ohio International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE) supported by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Contact Information Andrew BorstIMAGE@development.ohio.govTel: 614-728-6733 Overview The IMAGE program funded through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is designed to increase exports and create jobs. STEP is funded through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of International…
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This month’s Lunch and Learn trade talk featured US Commercial Service Senior International Trade Specialist Todd Hiser leading a discussion on best practices and top tips for developing an internationally focused digital strategy. The conversation featured hot topics such as tailoring your website to be open to international business, structuring your URL for international markets,…
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President’s E Award applications will be accepted between November 1st, 2019 and January 24th, 2020. The primary criterion for the President’s “E” Award for Exports is four years of successive export growth, usually accompanied by a rising percentage of export sales within total sales. The application should demonstrate export expansion that is measurable, innovative, sustainable,…
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The 2020 version of the International Chamber of Commerce Incoterms® rules will be released in mid-September. This version differs its predecessors in several important respects. For the first time, the drafting group has been opened to include representatives from Australia, China and Turkey as well as the usual European and U.S. participants. Moreover, the number…
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