The U.S. Commercial Service helps U.S. business export goods and services to markets worldwide. The Trade Americas program brings together the resources of U.S. Commercial Service offices in 21 markets throughout the region, providing your company with a single point of access to regional trade events, our extensive services, and research covering markets throughout the region.
The Trade Americas site provides information on the existing and proposed free trade agreements throughout the region, market research, best prospects in the region, trade event lists, industry-specific information, business service providers, useful links and key contacts.
Featured Events
The second annual
Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) will be held on
August 17-19, 2008, in Atlanta. The forum will provide an
opportunity for governments, the business community, and
representatives from academia and non-governmental organizations
to discuss actions that can be taken to improve competitiveness
and economic prosperity in the Americas. Learn more...
The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
(TPA) will give U.S. companies improved access to Colombia’s
strong market, as the country enacts the necessary domestic legal
and business reforms required to implement the Agreement.
If your company is located in California, don’t wait to learn how
to take advantage of the TPA. Join the California Trade
Mission to Colombia, August 21-22, 2008; meet with
potential business partners. Learn more…
The Central American
and Caribbean region represents a great opportunity for U.S.
companies that wish to launch or increase their current sales in
these growing markets. Join Secretary of Commerce
Carlos M. Gutierrez as he leads a delegation of U.S. businesses
on a CAFTA-DR Business Development Mission to Costa Rica,
the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua September 29-October 4,
2008. Learn more…
The American Franchise Forum
in the Caribbean will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, October 23-24, 2008. U.S. Franchisors will have
a very unique opportunity to develop markets in the Dominican
Republic and the Caribbean by participating in this forum.
Learn
more...
Featured Markets
Colombia, home to nearly 43
million, is the third largest country in Latin America in terms
of population and fourth in terms of size. Colombia’s track
record of consistent growth during the last 30 years positions
its economy among the best in South America. This record was
broken only once by a recession in 1999. Colombia’s
economic performance during the past six years has been an
economic miracle. By the end of 2006, GDP growth was 5.6
percent and by the end of 2008, the IMF Economic indicators
project GDP to reach $156.7 billion. Learn more...
CAFTA-DR creates the
second-largest U.S. export market in Latin America, behind only
Mexico, and the 13th largest U.S. export market in the world (or
the 9th largest if the European Union is considered a single
destination). The United States exported $19.6 billion in goods
to the five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic
in 2006, more than all exports to Russia, India, and Indonesia
combined. Learn more…
Spotlights
The June 2008 edition of Trade Americas Update is hot off the press! Learn about the latest developments, news, and events in the region. Trade Americas Update is your key to enter the markets in the Americas. Read the latest issue...
Getting Paid by
Your Latin American Buyers
Latin America and the Caribbean is a large and natural market for
U.S. exporters due to the region’s geographic proximity. However,
many U.S. exporters are unsuccessful in selling to Latin America
or increasing their exports to the region, frequently due to the
payment terms they demand of their Latin American buyers.
This guide identifies the main financing and payment mechanisms
available to support U.S. exporters selling to Latin America in
general and to understand the costs, advantages, and
disadvantages of each mechanism. Learn
more...
Country Information
Learn more about how we can help you increase export sales to these markets: