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The North Dakota Trade Office provides export assistance to North Dakota businesses that want to expand their sales internationally. Based on the requests of business leaders from throughout the state, the Trade Office has developed a variety of support services so that its members can take greater advantage of export opportunities

The state’s producers of goods and services said they need help identifying promising export markets and the expertise to navigate the export process.

The Trade Office responded by developing a network of export professionals and programs that assist companies every step in the export process. The Trade Office’s membership services include:

Market-entry research and planning
Export education and certification
A network of 45 reliable export service providers – international shippers, law firms, bankers and other professionals who are dedicated to North Dakota and its business community
Product research and export project assistance to meet trade requirements
Access to market research that is specific to countries and industries
Promotional services on a statewide and industry wide basis
Assistance in finding qualified, well-suited international distribution partners
Management of trade missions that connect North Dakota businesses with high-level trade officials and the world’s most reliable and committed importers
Quarterly meetings with trade experts who share their insight about export opportunities, export tax credits, grant opportunities, trade issues and other valuable information

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Featured Exporter

Swanson packages and distributes a full line of health care products that are sold around the world.

www.swanson-intl.com

Featured Fact
North Dakota’s leading manufactured export is machinery, which accounted for $1.2 billion, or 43 percent of North Dakota's total export shipments in 2008.