At a glance
| Booth | S7330 |
| Country | US |
| Website | www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-services/trade-export-services |
Company profile
Oklahoma Department of Commerce provides trade and export services that guide businesses through adding export capability to an existing operation or starting a new trade-based company. Working alongside its partners, the department helps companies create comprehensive international business plans and identify cost-effective approaches for pursuing their trade goals. Its trade-service menu includes Initial Export/Trade Business Consultation, International Business Partner Search, International Market Research, Supply Chain/Product Sourcing, Regulatory, Customs, Logistics and Certification support, and Trade Show and Mission Services. The department's initial consultation work is positioned as a starting point for companies that need to assess or build export and trade capability before investing further in international business. Its Global Team analyzes the exporting capabilities of individual Oklahoma companies to help them prepare to enter new markets or sell new products into markets they already know. That market-research and counseling work covers issues including tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, financing, regulations, policies and standards, competitive factors, contracts, and distribution practices. The Oklahoma STEP Fund provides matching-fund grants to help small Oklahoma businesses start or grow exports and supports attendance at major international business events to build business-to-business relationships and expand sales outside the United States. Oklahoma Department of Commerce also operates a Taiwan Regional Trade Office serving Taiwan and the surrounding region as part of its international trade-support structure. Services through that office include Initial Trade & Market Entry Consultation, a Comprehensive Market Research Report, In-Country Business Partner Search, and Trade Lead/Inquiry Due Diligence Request support. The Taiwan Regional Trade Office also provides Supply Chain/Product Sourcing Assistance, in-country information on Regulatory, Customs, Logistics and Certification matters, International Trade Show Assistance, and Online Educational Tutorials. The department's trade-service page notes that more than 95% of the world's consumers are outside the United States and frames international markets as an opportunity for increased sales and job creation. Across these services, the department's role is to help Oklahoma companies understand trade fundamentals, identify opportunities, find partners and sourcing options, address market-entry requirements, and build practical pathways into international markets.
Exhibits
Trade Show and Mission Services are a defined part of Oklahoma Department of Commerce's trade and export support for companies pursuing international markets. In the semiconductor-trade-show context, the department presents these trade and export services as support for companies seeking international business connections. Oklahoma companies can partner with the state at trade shows around the world by exhibiting with the state in the Oklahoma pavilion. The agency attends and hosts booths at trade shows to create opportunities for Oklahoma exporters to meet international buyers, distributors, or representatives. By organizing trade missions and international trade shows, the Global Team reduces exhibiting costs for Oklahoma companies and provides business-to-business matchmaking opportunities. These trade-show services sit alongside International Business Partner Search, International Market Research, Supply Chain/Product Sourcing, and support on regulatory, customs, logistics, and certification matters, so event participation can be connected with broader export preparation and market-entry work.
Capabilities and products
- export and trade business consultation
- international business partner search
- international market research
- supply-chain and product sourcing assistance
- regulatory, customs, logistics and certification information
- international trade show and mission services
- U.S. market-entry consultation
- trade lead and inquiry due diligence