MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
May 15, 2019
Eden Resort
Lancaster, PA
June 23 - 25, 2019
PA Pavilion at the
Summer Fancy Food Show
New York, NY
December 13, 2019
Annual Holiday Luncheon
Out Door Country Club
York, PA
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Upcoming
PA Trade Shows & Missions
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Office of Intl. Business Development
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May 6 - 13, 2019
US Commercial Service
Customized itineraries in cities across India
June 11, 2019
US Commercial Service
Philadelphia, PA
June 12-13, 2019
Food Export Northeast
Miami, FL
July 16-17, 2019
Food Export Northeast
Mexico City, Mexico
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Thank You to Our Sponsors & Partners
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| Thank you to our corporate sponsors and partners for their annual support. Silver Sponsors: UPS Bronze Sponsor: Fulton Bank Strategic Partners: MANTEC PA Office of International Business Development Do you believe in our mission? Contact us to learn how you can sustain our organization by becoming an annual sponsor. |
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1000 N. Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17103
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Join Us!
May 15, 2019
Eden Resort, Lancaster PA
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Morning Panel Discussion: USMCA
Choice of Breakout Sessions
"Celebrating Export Excellence" Luncheon
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| WTC Harrisburg Joins USMCA Coaltion |
The United States, Mexico, and Canada have reached an agreement to re-balance and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into a 21st century, high-standard trade deal. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will better serve the interests of American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses and support mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets, fairer trade, and robust economic growth in North America.
The USMCA Coalition is organized by the US Chamber of Commerce, and it is formed by a group of US companies and associations working to secure congressional approval of the USMCA.
Click below for detailed fact sheets on the impact of North American trade on PA:
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| Updated "Impact of Trade" Report |
Around $12.2 billion worth of products and services were exported from the eight counties in the Southcentral PA region during 2016. This report analyzes in detail county level data for exports of goods and services for our region's eight counties: Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York.
Click here to read the full report
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| USTR Proposes Tariff Countermeasures Against EU Products Worth $11.2 Billion |
On April 8 the US Trade Representative released for public comment a preliminary list of EU products that may be subject to additional duties. The preliminary list does include aircraft parts, as well as an array of other products, including cheese, wine, textiles, tools and motorcycles, to name a few. Companies that trade with the EU should carefully review this list.
The reason is a 14 year long dispute over EU subsidies to Airbus which has been the subject of WTO litigation. USTR estimates the harm from the EU subsidies as $11 billion in trade each year. The goal of these countermeasures is to reach an agreement with the EU to end all WTO-inconsistent subsidies to large civil aircraft. The amount of proposed new duties is subject to an arbitration at the World Trade Organization, the result of which is expected to be issued this summer.
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L to R: Kate Schramm -
Southeast Regional Manager, Office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, Adam Say -
Director of International Sales, York Wallcoverings, Michael Ford -
Mid-Atlantic DEC Chairman
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We are pleased to announce that Adam Say, Chair of our Board of Directors and Director of International Sales at York Wallcoverings, received an appointment to the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council (DEC) from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Congratulations!
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| Guest Blogger Insight: Translation for Trade |
Translation for Global Trade: How to Choose a Language Partner
A relationship with a translation and localization partner is an important ingredient for a successful export program. As your global footprint grows, customers will expect content in their own language. In addition to translation for supporting sales and marketing, you may need packaging and labeling, safety information, manuals, regulatory documents, and even mobile apps and machinery interfaces.
A look at the language services landscape reveals an array of very different options, and it can be difficult to decide where to start...
click here to continue
By WTC Guest Blogger, Miriam Siftar, President and CEO of MTM Lingua Soft
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| Soriana Looking for Retail Food Suppliers |
Retail food suppliers will have the opportunity to meet directly with the buyers from Soriana, Mexico's 2nd largest supermarket chain on May 29-30, in Queretaro, Mexico - not too far from Mexico city.
Please refer to the attached flyer for more details.
PA's trade office n Mexico is available to support any PA company traveling to Queretaro, and eligible small businesses could still apply for grant funding to help offset some of the travel expenses. The office can also provide support regarding any other market development interest you may have in Mexico. Their services are free of charge and range from market and regulatory information, to partner searches and foreign company background checks.
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Made in USA Labeling Requirements
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Did you ever wonder what it takes to have your products labelled "Made in USA"?
Click here to learn about the "all or virtually all" standard needed to use the label for businesses.
For a more detailed discussion on compliance click here.
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