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USMCA Small Business Export Resources
Learn more about the resources available to small businesses to grow their exports in Canada and Mexico.

USMCA Small Business Export Resources

On July 1, 2020, the North American Free Trade Agreement was replaced with an updated and rebalanced agreement that works much better for North America, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The United States, Mexico, and Canada share an important trade relationship as it accounts for $1.3 trillion in annual trade, supporting 3 million jobs in the United States. The USMCA is a mutually beneficial agreement for North American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses, while supporting high-paying jobs for Americans and growth of the North American economy.

To help more underserved small businesses to take advantage of trade with the USMCA, the brochures located below provide a USMCA exporter checklist for small businesses seeking to begin or expand their sales to international customers in Canada and Mexico, and provides information on U.S. Government resources and free business counseling available to small businesses.

Resources for Small Business Exporters

Explore resources (PDF) available to small business exporters.
Small Business Exporters
A USMCA checklist for small businesses looking to export to Canada and Mexico.
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Minority-Owned Businesses
A factsheet providing resources for minority-owned small business exporters.
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Women-Owned Businesses
A factsheet providing resources for women-owned small business exporters.
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Native American-Owned Business Exporters
A factsheet providing resources for Native American-owned small business exporters.
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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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