Trade Events

Sept. 20 - 22, Discover Global Markets: The Blue Economy, Providence, RI - A New Age in Ocean Technology, Sustainability and Logistics. Registration Fee: $495 through 5/31 and $645 after.

June 28-30 -  AmCham Business Summit 2022, Nairobi, Kenya.  East Africa, the fastest growing region in Africa, is the next big export sales market for US businesses. The event will focus on expanding business across the US, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ethiopia.  See here for details.

Webinars

May 18 - Advanced Manufacturing Trends & Opportunities in Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan, 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm Eastern

Join this webinar to gain knowledge on the growing advanced manufacturing opportunities in Indonesia, Singapore and Japan, and learn about business development activities that can help your company successfully enter these markets.

Advanced Manufacturing in the Americas: Three-part Webinar Series

Join us to gain significant market insight by identifying export opportunities and best prospects that exist within the Advanced Manufacturing subsectors within these North & South American markets!

1. Advanced Manufacturing in Canada & Mexico:  Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 1PM EST
2. Advanced Manufacturing in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay): Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 1PM EST
3. Advanced Manufacturing in Brazil, TBC at 1pm EST

Cost to join is $50 per company for entire the 3-part series. We encourage registrants to join us live for the three events but in the event that you cannot make one or more events a recording link will be distributed to all paid attendees after each live event concludes. 

List of all events here.

May 10-12 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Business Forum. Cost: Free

The forum can be attended in-person in Marrakesh, Morocco or virtually/online. U.S. Commercial Service-EBRD will host a U.S. industry focused event on May 11, 2022.

Join us on May 11 in Marrakesh or online to:

• Hear from and interact with EBRD leaders about project needs and objectives over the next 24 months.
• Get information to match project needs against your company’s value proposition.
• Gain insight into projects early in their development to better plan and prepare.

This year, all registration fees have been waived (normally $1,000). 

Click here for list of all USCS Webinars

Country Focus on Manufacturing: Portugal Portugal: Country Commercial Guide. Your starting point for success. Portugal Partner Country at Hannover Messe 2022.

Meet our Advanced Manufacturing Lead in PORTUGAL Paulo Mattos Commercial Advisor - Additive Manufacturing, Plastics, and Composites.  U.S. Commercial Service - Lisbon International Trade Administration U.S. Department of Commerce

For more Advanced Manufacturing Resources, visit Advanced Manufacturing Industry (trade.gov)

Advanced Manufacturing: What It Is and Why It’s Worth Investing In

When you think of manufacturing, you may think of city block-sized warehouses or labor-intensive assembly lines. In reality, many of today’s factory floors in the U.S. are state of the art, high-tech spaces where workers employ all sorts of advanced technologies to build parts and products quickly and efficiently. Read the rest of the blog HERE.

Export News

New Market Intelligence

Mexico Metal Mechanics

The continued inflow of investment into Mexico by OEM and Tier manufacturers is increasing the opportunities for U.S. suppliers of the metal-mechanics industry.

Ukraine: Support and Engagement. Ukraine needs immediate humanitarian assistance and sustained commercial relationships for the future. Click HERE to view opportunities for the business community. 

Ukraine: Security Assistance. The Department of Defense has released a formal request for Information on Sam.gov related to security assistance for Ukraine. The Department seeks information from across industry on weapons systems or other commercial capabilities related to air defense, anti-armor, anti-personnel, coastal defense, counter battery, unmanned aerial systems, and communications (e.g., secure radios, satellite internet).

Russia: Update on Sanctions and Export Controls. These new sanctions and export controls have significant implications for U.S. exporters working in the Russian market Click HERE to learn more. 

The eCommerce Frontline Library is live  Designed to increase your international ecommerce sales, the Library includes digital business strategies, expert insights, and resources for American Exporters.  

United Kingdom: UKCA is a new marking that applies to a range of products that often required the use of the CE Mark. If you’re selling goods in Great Britain that are subject to the CE marking, you will need to apply the UKCA marking beginning on 1 January 2023. See May 6 webinar or for questions, contact
Kristina.Schaferova@trade.gov