Overseas Trade Offices
The State of Pennsylvania has 15 overseas trade offices, covering 51 countries, that provide very customized assistance at no cost for PA companies.
Current PA Trade Offices:
• Australia & New Zealand
• Arab Gulf Region (UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen)
• Canada
• Central & Eastern Europe (Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine)
• Germany (Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland)
• India
• Korea
• Middle East Region (Israel, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Turkey)
• Mexico
• Netherlands and Belgium
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,Singapore, & Thailand)
• Taiwan
• United Kingdom (Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom)
Overseas Offices’ Services:
• Market and competitive intelligence
• Identification of overseas partners, agents or distributors; pre-screened per company’s criteria.
• Regulatory information on products, tariffs, and duty rates
• Foreign company background checks to ensure legitimacy
• Logistical issues such as in-country transportation and arrangement of appointments with potential customers or distributors
• Trade show support