TRADEWINDS Mission & Business Forum 

The 12th edition of Trade Winds, the largest annual U.S. Government-led trade mission, is headed to Hong Kong and the Indo-Pacific region (Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand) in April of 2020!  The Indo-Pacific region continues to be great growth potential for U.S. exporters, in 2018 U.S. exports were $724.1 billion, up 4.6% from 2017.  If you’re not already exporting to this region or want to increase your market share, Trade Winds is the perfect vehicle for you to do so. 

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JEC World 2020 - March 3-5, 2020 

New this year for U.S. exhibitors at JEC World 2020 in Paris!  The U.S. Department of Commerce/U.S. Commercial Service invites U.S. exhibitors at JEC World 2020 to participate in our free Virtual GlobalChat program.

Virtual GlobalChat is a time-saving program to help  make the most of your time at JEC 2020 to target the right markets for your company in advance of the show!  Meet virtually with U.S. Embassy, U.S. Commercial Service experts from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Turkey (List subject to change) in one 45 minute call*.  

Interested? For more information on how to participate in this complimentary program, contact Deborah.Dirr@trade.gov

Deadline: February 12^thor till our schedule is full. Space is limited on a first-come, first-served basis.

 * Please note that GlobalChat/ShowTime is designed for U.S. manufacturing and service providers in the composites sector.

JEC World Paris 2020 Startup Booster,  March 3-5, 2020 

The Startup Booster is an opportunity for startups to network with the composites value chain (including OEMs and Tier 1's) worldwide and get visibility in this industry. Twenty startups will be selected to pitch in front of a jury of experts including Airbus and Daimler and four winners will be selected. The competition is open to entrepreneurs with innovative projects, SMEs and academic spinoffs, in 2 categories: Process, Materials and Products.

The deadline is December 12, 2019.  For more information contact Stephanie.Pencole@trade.gov

2019 Industry Forum - Nov 6th, Houston, TX

At this luncheon event, the Greater Houston Partnership will deliver an industry update presented by Rich Wells, Chair, Greater Houston Partnership's Manufacturing & Logistics Committee and VP of U.S. Gulf Coast Operations and Site Director of Texas Operations at The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport. 

The keynote speaker is Mike Molnar, Founding Director, Office of Advanced Manufacturing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Molnar will address national trends in manufacturing, progress with the Manufacturing USA program, and the Administration’s National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.

Largest Europe Additive Manufacturing Trade Show

November 19-22, 2019 - Frankfurt, Germany

Formnext is the largest annual dedicated Additive Manufacturing/3D printing show in Europe, covering aerospace, automation, construction, consumer goods, dental, electronics, engineering, jewelry, manufacturing solutions, materials, and components, medical, packaging R&D, and so much more. 

The United States is honored as Partner Country at this year’s Formnext.  For the first-time it will also host a U.S. Pavilion which is limited to 10 U.S. companies.  For further information, please contact the U.S. Commercial Service: Kirsten.Hentschel@trade.gov; phone:  +49-211-737-767-30 or, Miguel.Olivarez@trade.gov, phone: +1-954-356-6649.

Webinars

Nov. 19 - Sell to the Indo-Pacific's Top Markets - Free Webinar

Export Mechanics Webinar Series II – in collaboration with The NCBFAA Educational Institute (NCBFAA) (Cost: $25 each)

• Nov. 12, Duty Drawback and Refunds
• Dec. 10, ECCN Classification Numbers
• Jan. 14, Commodity Jurisdiction
• Feb. 18, Drop Shipments & Routed Transactions
• Mar. 10, Cultural Sensitivity Program
• Apr. 14, ACE Export Reports for Compliance

Caribbean Webinar Series

• Nov 14 - The Bahamas
  
• Dec 12 - Barbados/ Eastern Caribbean
• Jan 9 - Guyana
• Feb 13 - Haiti  
• Mar 12 - Jamaica 
• Mar 26 - Suriname 
• Apr 9 - Trinidad & Tobago 

News for Exporters

Check out the Manufacturing Day  Webinar Slides

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USTR Fact Sheet on U.S. Trade Agreement with Japan

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How to help your business prepare for Brexit

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Reinventing in the USA: A Case Study of Reshoring and Expanding in the United States report explores the
experiences of six companies that chose to reinvest in the United States and the lessons learned by each company to serve as examples for other investors considering reinvestment in the United States rather than in other markets. 

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HOST AN INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE

The U.S. Department of Commerce Advanced Manufacturing team is hosting round tables to capture data on the value of digital services attached to industrial machinery. Data will establish a baseline methodology that estimates the value digital services provide to manufacturing and how manufacturers leverage them. 

If  interested in hosting a  round table discussion, please contact jaron.bass@trade.gov.

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  STOPfakes.gov Roadshow   2019 Schedule

ITA's Intellectual Property Rights "Snapshots" provide contact information for foreign entities responsible for various aspects of IP, a list of IP treaties to which the country is a party, whether a country is placed on the Special 301 list, and much more.

Report IP Theft via the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center