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Standards in Regulatory Cooperation
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Standards in Regulatory Cooperation

Learn About Standards in Regulatory Cooperation

Our standards experts encourage and participate in regulatory cooperation with U.S. trading partners globally.

U.S.-Canada Regulatory Council
Launched in 2011, the United States-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) brings together regulators from both United States and Canadian to reduce unnecessary differences between their regulatory frameworks.
Read About the RCC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance was established in 1994.
Read about APEC
Association of ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality work on harmonizing national standards in ASEAN with international standards.
Read about ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards

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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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