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The Washington State Exporter Newsletter provides a snapshot of featured international trade events in the months ahead from across the International Trade Administration and beyond, including our federal, state, and local partners.
Our global network of International Trade Advisors can advise you on a range of international business topics and opportunities. Contact us today for all of your international business development and export assistance needs!
Seattle
Export Assistance Center supporting exporters across the state of Washington
Portland
Export Assistance Center supporting exporters in the greater Portland metro area, including Washington's Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Wahkiakum and Klickitat counties
Featured Events: Trade Shows,
Trade Missions, and More
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April 7-9, 2025
Brazil and/or Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, or Chile
Trade Winds is the largest U.S. government-led trade mission and business development forum. Meet with 20 U.S. commercial diplomats from the Americas, experience dynamic conference programming, and network with exporters, Brazilian business leaders, and sponsors. Customize your participation with business-to-business matchmaking stops in Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile before and after the forum in São Paulo.
Learn More
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Korea International Medical & Equipment Show March 20-23, 2025 | Seoul, South Korea
KIMES features innovations in medical devices, hospital infrastructure, and healthcare IT solutions alongside educational seminars and workshops to discuss industry trends and best practices.
Joining the Washington state branded
booth provides an affordable and effective way to market
your products and services, find high-value sales
opportunities, meet potential partners or distributors,
strengthen existing connections, and stay current with
competitors’ activity and industry trends.
STEP Grants are available to qualified companies to offset the costs of attendance.
Contact: Karl.Dahlgren@commerce.wa.gov and Thomas.Meade@trade.gov
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Mobile World Congress
March 3-6, 2025 Barcelona
Washington state will return to one of Europe’s most important tech- and connectivity-focused trade shows. The state will offer deeply subsidized exhibitor space to startups and early stage tech companies that want to reach Europe's and Asia’s largest enterprises. There is space for 10 co-exhibiting companies, with packages ranging from $2000 to $6000. The Washington state booth has a reservable private meeting room and pre-show B2B matchmaking service is available. An Export Voucher can offset part of the cost.
Contact:
julie.monahan@commerce.wa.gov; 206-256-6147 or
thomas.meade@trade.gov
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Design & Construction Trade Mission to Southeast Asia
March 24-28 | Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam
We invite U.S. companies in the Design & Construction and Environmental Technologies industries to join us on a trade mission to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Ho Chi Minh City. This mission aims to explore potential export opportunities in these markets.
The mission will look into D&C subsectors such as safety, sustainable materials, retrofitting and refurbishment, construction robotics, automation, digitalization, Modular Integrated Construction (MiC), recycling, sustainable design and materials, and environmental tech. These sectors are currently of interest in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Delegates may have the opportunity to gain market insights, establish industry contacts, interact with government agencies, solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects.
Networking events may provide introductions to government officials, industry leaders, and senior officials from the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany, March 31 – April 4, 2025
One of the world's leading trade shows for Industrial Transformation and Manufacturing Technology
Contact: Tammy Deets at tammy.deets@commerce.wa.gov
and thomas.meade@trade.gov to discuss how to make the most of your trade show experience.
Other Upcoming Commercial Service Supported Trade Shows
WWETT- Indianapolis, IN - Feb 17-20
JEC World - Paris, France - March 4-6
Plastimagen Mexico - Mexico City, Mexico - March 11-14
ProMat - Chicago, IL - March 17-20
Automate - Detroit, MI - May 12-15
ICYMI
STEP Into Exporting: State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grants for International Business Growth. Info session Available on Demand
Familiarize with the Requirements for WA state companies
Featured Webinars and
Virtual Learning Opportunities
The Are You Ready To Export? Wednesday Webinars Series offers free virtual webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners.
Sessions will be held the fourth Wednesday of each month and feature conversations with different members of the Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT).
For 2025, the theme will be Partners in Exporting: How WEOT agencies work collaboratively together to support Washington businesses to sell their goods and services internationally.
Next Session:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Pacific Time)
This Month's session will feature the Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW) and Alloca Enterprises
Speakers:
· Zara Castillo, Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington
· Mike Alloca, Alloca Enterprises Inc.
Register for this session
Contact: Zara.Castillo@efacw.org
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#IntellectualProperty
Trademark Basics Boot Camp
Module 5: Application filing walk-through
Feb. 4, 11am PT Virtual
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Other Webinars
Australia Aerospace & Defense - Feb 11
Brazil Defense Market - Feb 11
MAP&Go
Start your 2025 export journey with clarity and speed with our new service: MAP&Go! This research provides a ranking of over 190 markets, dynamic country comparisons, and a list of potential partners in your chosen market, saving you time and effort with prompt analysis of market demand, trade data, and more.
Contact Us to Learn More About MAP&Go
Additional On-Demand Export Resources:
Country Research
Industry Research
Attend a Trade Event
How-to-Export Resources
Learn About our Export Services
STEP Funds
Grants available to U.S. SMEs looking to Export Internationally
Resolve a Foreign Trade Barrier
International Trade Administration's Visual Data Center
Intellectual Property Resources
Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP)
US Patent & Trademark Office's Free Services
Financial Resources
Trade Finance Guide
Small Business Administration Export Loans
Export Credit Insurance from Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
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