September Trade Mission to Canada & Mexico

The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration has announced a trade mission to Canada and Mexico, scheduled from September 17–22, 2023.

The mission will include the Business Opportunities in the Americas Conference in Washington, DC on September 17–19, which will focus on regional and industry-specific sessions and gather experts on market entry strategies, logistics, procurement, trade financing and other important topics. This conference will be open to U.S. companies not participating in the trade mission.

In Washington, participants will engage in one-on-one meetings with U.S. diplomats and/or industry specialists from 24 U.S. Embassies in the Western Hemisphere region, as well as key service providers and other trade-related resources.

U.S. Embassies participating in the event are from the following countries: Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uruguay.

The mission is designed to enable participants to travel on Wednesday, September 20 to engage in business-to-business (B2B) appointments on Thursday, September 21 with pre-screened potential buyers, agents, distributors, or joint-venture partners, in the selected city/stop in Canada and/or Mexico. The U.S. Commercial Service Canada and/or Mexico also will be offering to arrange B2B meetings through November 30, 2023, on a first-come, first-served basis in the various mission stops in Mexico and Canada for trade mission applicants that are waitlisted.

All parties interested in participating in the trade mission must submit an application package for consideration by the Department of Commerce. A minimum of thirty and maximum of fifty companies and/or trade associations will be selected to participate in the mission on a rolling basis. All selected participants will attend the business conference in Washington, DC and will have the opportunity to have business-to-business meetings in up-to two cities in Canada and/or Mexico.

Interested parties are encouraged to apply early, as participation is limited. For more information about the application process, interested parties can visit the Department of Commerce website or contact their local U.S. Export Assistance Center.

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