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Commerce and ITA 

Listen to ITA Standards Experts discuss ITA’s Standards work.

International Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) 15 – Standards and Technical Trade Barriers For more information: https://trade.gov/itac-committees 
 

Trade Agreements Negotiations and Compliance (TANC) – A team of experts ready to investigate trade barriers. Learn more about TANC here.  

Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) An MDCP award establishes a partnership between ITA and non-profit industry groups like trade associations and standards-developing organizations.  Learn more about the MDCP here. 

U.S. and EU Trade and Technology Council (USEUTTC) The USEUTTC coordinates approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues. Learn more about USEUTTC here.

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) The United States is proud to work with 13 diverse partner countries representing 40 percent of global GDP and 28 percent of global goods and services trade.  Learn more about IPEF here. 

NIST

NIST Standards.gov is your pathway to standards information. The NIST Standards Coordination Office provides tools, programs, services, and educational resources about documentary standards and conformity assessment.

Eping is a free, web-based information service managed and operated by Commerce’s National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). To receive updates and review proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, sign up for Eping alerts.

Small Business Administration (SBA) Resources

Small Business Development Centers are found across the United States.

The SBA’s resource to help small businesses export.

SBA’s resource to be informed about import and export laws and regulations.

Other

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ANSI is the private sector coordinator of the U.S. Standards system. For more information: https://www.ansi.org

Standards Alliance. For more information: https://standardsalliance.ansi.org/

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) For more information: https://asean.org/

Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) The Americas Partnership is a framework for regional cooperation to foster regional competitiveness, resilience, shared prosperity, and inclusive and sustainable investment. Learn more about APEP here.

Asia-Pacific Economic Council (APEC) Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC)  APEC is a forum of 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region that work together to promote trade, investment, and economic growth.

 

 

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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