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Finding Partners and Trade Leads

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Agriculture-Specific Services

Finding International Buyers & Business Partners

Sources of Trade Leads

Trade Events & Related Services

Agriculture-Specific Services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a variety of trade lead, partner matching, and marketing assistance programs designed specifically for agricultural and commodity producers.

Finding International Buyers and Partners

International Partner Search

Find qualified international buyers, partners, or agents without traveling overseas. U.S. Commercial Service specialists will deliver detailed company information on up to five prescreened international companies that have expressed an interest in your company's products and services.

Gold Key Matching Service

Save time and money by letting the U.S. Commercial Service help you find a buyer, partner, agent or distributor. The Gold Key Service provides you with one-on-one appointments with pre-screened potential agents, distributors, sales representatives, association and government contacts, licensing or joint venture partners, and other strategic business partners in your targeted export market.

International Company Profile

Prevent costly mistakes with quick, low-cost credit checks or due-diligence reports on international companies. Before you do business with a prospective agent, distributor, or partner, the International Company Profile will give you the background information you need to evaluate the company.

Commercial News USA

Promote your products and services to more than 400,000 international buyers in 145 countries. Commercial News USA is a product catalog distributed by U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, and has a proven track record of high response rates and solid sales results.

BuyUSA

Promote your company online and find new international business partners. BuyUSA.com is the U.S. Commercial Service business matchmaking Web site, where U.S. exporters and international buyers and distributors can post trade leads, search for buyers and sellers, and be automatically matched with prospective business partners. Learn More | Register Now

Online Matching With Buyers in Japan

Sponsored by the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), this online matching service (TTPP) can match your company with interested buyers in Japan. Free Registration Required.


SABIT Group Program: Identify Partners in Eurasia

The SABIT Group Program offers organizations an opportunity to network with Eurasian counterparts, and expose their products and services to potential business partners or customers...

 

Sources of Trade Leads:

Export.gov Trade Leads Database

View announcements from qualified international companies looking to source U.S. products and services and advertise government tender projects through our trade leads database. All of our trade leads are pre-screened by our U.S. embassy or consulate staff overseas and are provided as a free service for U.S. exporters.

International Trade Opportunities Through the World Bank and the Multilateral Development Banks

Billions of dollars worth of international projects are funded every year through the World Bank and the various multilateral development banks (MLDBs). Learn what projects are upcoming in your industry and region of interest.

Trade Events and Related Services:

Trade Missions

Meet face-to-face with prescreened international business contacts in promising markets with U.S. Commercial Service trade missions. Trade missions save you time and money by allowing you to maximize contact with qualified distributors, sales representatives, or partners in one to four countries.

 

If your schedule or travel budget limits your ability to travel overseas, consider Virtual Trade Missions. An interactive two-hour videoconference lets you meet virtually.

U.S. Pavilions at Certified Trade Fairs

Exhibit at U.S. Pavilions certified by the U.S. Commercial Service and increase your chances of finding new business. Certified U.S. Pavilions offer one-on-one business matching, business counseling from trade specialists, and special exhibit services designed to help U.S. exporters maximize returns from trade shows and make more international sales.

Trade Fair Certification

Exhibiting at a trade show abroad can lead to tremendous export opportunities for U.S. companies. This is why the Trade Fair Certification Program was created: to help companies like yours make important exhibiting decisions and free you of many of the concerns you may have about exhibiting outside the United States.

International Buyer Program

Find new international business partners at U.S. trade shows with the International Buyer Program. The IBP recruits more than 125,000 foreign buyers and distributors to 32 top U.S. trade shows per year. U.S. Commercial Service trade specialists arrange meetings for U.S. exporters and international delegates and provide export counseling at the show's International Business Center.

Catalog Events

Promote your company in international markets without traveling. Catalog Exhibitions showcase your product literature, videos and samples to buyers and distributors in promising export markets around the world. U.S. Commercial Service trade specialists translate your company profile into the local language, collect sales leads, and help you follow up with interested contacts.

Video Services

No time or money to travel overseas to meet with your business partners? The USG offers a variety of video services that allow you to hold business meetings, attend market briefings, meet potential business partners and more, right from your local Export Assistance Center.