Export Development
Export Services
South Carolina is committed to educating existing businesses on the opportunities available in today's global market, as well as assisting them in finding new partners overseas. Commerce's International Department offers a variety of services to help in-state businesses accomplish their export goals.
- International Trade Missions are offered to assist in the expansion of a company’s global reach and are specifically designed to introduce South Carolina companies to potential importers, agents and distributors.
- A number of trade-related strategies are provided to assist companies looking to enter the global market, some of which include: market briefings, how-to seminars, evaluating a product’s export potential and identifying key foreign markets for products and services.
- The International Department’s "public-private" partnership with Export Financial Services, Inc. (EFS) and South Carolina’s official city/state partner of the Export Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank) provides support to South Carolina companies in need of export marketing assistance, export financing, export credit risk insurance and other trade-related financial assistance.