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Trade Shows
Attending a trade show to exhibit your product or service can be the best way to meet potential buyers and increase international sales.

Trade Shows

Find buyers at U.S. and international trade shows. Trade shows are “shop windows” where thousands of companies from many countries display their goods and services. They are a marketplace where buyers and sellers can meet with mutual convenience. 

Trade shows can benefit your export strategy in several ways:  

  • Present your products and services to a wide audience (especially if it’s better for buyers to view them in person),
  • Get trade leads,
  • Meet with numerous potential buyers or partners,
  • Check out the competition, and
  • Leverage U.S. or state government support. 
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Trade Show Calendar 

At the U.S.-themed pavilions of many foreign trade shows, U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals assist American businesses by facilitating access to foreign buyers, agents, and industry representatives. Services often include pre-show industry/country market briefings, one-on-one export counseling, onsite promotion, and more.   

Search our events listing to find where we are currently supporting U.S. exporters. Look for regional or industry shows that match your goals. 

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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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