Why not do what thousands of U.S. companies are already doing? Diversify your international selling strategy by either presenting your products at major foreign trade shows, or by meeting with foreign buyers at U.S. trade shows.
The U.S. Commercial Service has many services to enhance your trade show experience.
Develop new trade leads, partnering opportunities, and sales in your international selling strategies by leveraging U.S. Department of Commerce assistance at domestic and worldwide export trade shows. Below are examples of how to find international buyers through popular trade event programs:
International Buyer Program
The International Buyer Program (IBP) supports major domestic trade shows featuring U.S. products and services with high export potential. U.S. Commercial Service trade experts located at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide recruit prospective foreign buyers to attend selected trade shows, and match them with U.S. exhibitors.
Along with networking opportunities, participating U.S. companies benefit from hands-on export counseling, marketing analysis, and matchmaking services by Commerce’s country and industry experts.
Each year, the IBP selects and promotes about 30 U.S. trade shows that attract an average of 13,000 foreign buyers. The result is hundreds of millions of dollars in new business for U.S. exhibitors in a variety of leading industrial sectors.
Certified Trade Fairs
Trade fairs are “shop windows” where thousands of companies from many countries display their goods and services. The fairs serve as a marketplace where buyers and sellers can meet with mutual convenience.
Many trade fairs are certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The certified show/U.S. pavilion represents a U.S. Department of Commerce endorsement, ensuring a high-quality, multifaceted opportunity for American companies to successfully market overseas.
At the U.S.-themed pavilion, U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals assist American businesses by facilitating access to foreign buyers, agents, and industry representatives. Services include pre-show industry/country market briefings, one-on-one export counseling, onsite promotion, and more. Each year, the U.S. Department of Commerce certifies some 100 events in more than 23 countries in a variety of industry sectors.
Catalog Shows
Overseas catalog shows offer a convenient, affordable way to stimulate interest in your firm's products and services from the comfort of your office. U.S. Commercial Service trade specialists located in international markets will translate your company profile into the local language, display your marketing materials, collect sales leads from interested local buyers, and then assist you as you follow up with the local contacts.
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