U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) encourages, serves and promotes the nation’s international trade, economic growth and technological advancement. Within DOC, the International Trade Administration (ITA) promotes world trade and is the official U.S. government organization that coordinates all issues concerning trade development, international economic policy and programs and trade administration.
ITA units include:
- country experts,
- industry experts and,
- domestic and overseas commercial officers.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room 3850
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-2867
FAX: 202/482-5933
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY OFFICES
Office of Africa
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3317, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-2175
Office of the Near East
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2039, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-4441
FAX: 202/482-0778
Office of South Asia
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2031, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-2954
FAX: 202/482-3550
Office of Western Europe
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3043, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-5341
FAX: 202/482-2897
Office of European Community Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3036, HCH Building
14th & Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-5276
FAX: 202/482-2155
Office of Eastern Europe, Russia and Independent States
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3413, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-1104
FAX: 202/482-4505
Office of Latin America
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3025, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-2436
FAX: 202/482-4726
Latin America/Caribbean Business Development Center
Room 3203, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-0841
FAX: 202/482-5933
Office of Canada
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3033, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-3101
FAX: 202/482-3718
Office of Mexico
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3826, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-0300
FLASH FACTS: 202/482-4464
FAX: 202/482-5865
Office of China, Hong Kong and Mongolia
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2317, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-5527
FAX: 202/482-1576
Office of the Pacific Basin
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3820, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-4008
FAX: 202/482-4760
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2318, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-4527
FAX: 202/482-0469
REGIONAL BUSINESS CENTERS
The Department of Commerce has established Regional Business Centers to provide information on new opportunities for trade and investment in various areas of the world.
Former Soviet Union
Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS)
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7413
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-4655
FAX: 202/482-2293
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe Business Information Center (EEBIC)
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7412
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-2645
FAX: 202/482-4473
Japan
Japan Export Information Center (JEIC)
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2318
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-2425
FAX: 202/482-0469
Latin America/Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean Business Development Center
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1235
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-0841
FAX: 202/482-5364
European Community
Single Internal Market 1992 Information Service (SIMIS)
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 3036
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-5276
FAX: 202/482-2155
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COUNTRY DESK OFFICERS
Commerce Department Desk Officers are a source for information on trade potential for U.S. products in specific countries. Desk officers collect information on country’s regulations, tariffs, business practices, economic and political developments, market size and growth and trade data.
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
TRADE DEVELOPMENT
Trade Development Industry Officers work with businesses and associations to identify trade opportunities and obstacles by product or service, industry sector and market. They develop export marketing plans and programs as well as conduct trade missions, trade fairs, marketing seminars and business counseling.
Trade Development
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 3832
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-1461
FAX: 202/482-5697
TRADE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY UNITS
TECHNOLOGY AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2130
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-1872
FAX: 202/482-3383
BASIC INDUSTRIES
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 4043
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-0614
FAX: 202/482-5666
SERVICE INDUSTRIES & FINANCE
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 1128A
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-5261
FAX: 202/482-4775
TEXTILES, APPAREL & CONSUMER GOODS
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3100
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-3737
FAX: 202/482-2331
In addition to the major industry sectors, cross-sectoral units provide statistical data and analyses useful in export development and coordinate Trade Development’s overall export promotion efforts.
OFFICE OF TRADE & ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2815
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-5145
FAX: 202/482-5697
OFFICE OF EXPORT PROMOTION COORDINATION
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 2001
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-4501
FAX: 202/482-5697
ITA/US&FCS DISTRICT OFFICES
The US&FCS oversees 47 district offices and 21 branch offices in cities throughout the United States. ITA trade specialists can provide export counseling, export programs and assistance through 51 District Export Councils nationwide comprised of nearly 1,800 business and trade experts who volunteer to help U.S. firms export.
ALABAMA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
2015 Second Avenue, North, Room 302
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205/731-1331
FAX: 205/731-0076
ALASKA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
World Trade Center Alaska, Suite 319
4201 Tudor Center Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508-5916
Phone: 907/271-6237
FAX: 907/271-6242
ARIZONA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/&FCS District Office
230 North First Avenue, Room 3412
Phoenix, AZ 85025
Phone: 602/379-3285
FAX: 602/379-4324
ARKANSAS
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 700
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501/324-5794
FAX: 501/324-7380
CALIFORNIA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Room 9200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310/575-7105
FAX: 310/575-7220
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
6363 Greenwich Drive, Suite 230
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: 619/557-5395
FAX: 619/557-6176
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
250 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415/705-2310
FAX: 415/705-2297
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
3330 Irvine Avenue, Suite 305
Newport Beach, CA 92660-3198
Phone: 714/660-1688
FAX: 714/660-8039
COLORADO
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1625 Broadway, Suite 680
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303/844-3246
FAX: 303/844-5651
CONNECTICUT
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
450 Main Street, Room 610 B
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 203/240-3530
FAX: 203/240-3473
DELAWARE
(Delaware serviced by Philadelphia ITA office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
475 Allendale Road, Suite 202
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 215/951-4980
FAX: 215/951-7959
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(D.C. serviced by Gaithersburg, MD ITA office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
c/o National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room A102, Building 411
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone: 301/975-3904
FAX: 301/948-4360
FLORIDA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS Branch Office
107 West Gaines Street, Room 366G
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2000
Phone: 904/486-6469
FAX: 904/487-1407
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
224 Federal Building
51 SW First Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305/536-5268
FAX: 305/536-4765
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS Branch Office
128 North Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 34617
Phone: 813/461-0011
FAX: 813/449-2889
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS Branch Office
200 East Robinson Street, Suite 695
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407/648-6235
FAX: 407/648-6756
GEORGIA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
4360 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
Suite 310
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 404/452-9101
FAX: 404/452-9105
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
Room A-107120 Bernard Street
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 912/652-4204
FAX: 912/652-4241
HAWAII
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
4106 Federal Building
300 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: 808/541-1782
FAX: 808/541-3435
IDAHO
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
700 West State Street, Second Floor
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208/334-3857
FAX: 208/334-2787
ILLINOIS
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
55 East Monroe Street, Room 1406
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312/353-4450
FAX: 312/886-8025
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
Illinois Institute of Technology
201 East Loop Drive
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: 312/353-4332
FAX: 312/353-4336
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
515 North Court Street
P.O. Box 1747
Rockford, IL 61110-C247
Phone: 815/987-8123
FAX: 815/987-8122
INDIANA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
Penn Wood, Suite 106
11405 North Penn Street
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: 317/582-2300
FAX: 317/582-2301
IOWA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
210 Walnut Street, Suite 817
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515/284-4222
FAX: 515/284-402
KANSAS
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
151 North Volutsia
Wichita, KS 67214-4695
Phone: 316/269-6160
FAX: 316/683-7326
KENTUCKY
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
601 West Broadway, Room 636B
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502/582-5066
FAX: 502/582-6573
LOUISIANA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
Two Canal Street
431 World Trade Center
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504/589-6546
FAX: 504/586-2337
MAINE
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
77 Sewall Street
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207/622-8249
FAX: 207/626-9156
MARYLAND
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
431 U.S. Customhouse
40 South Gay Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410/962-3560
FAX: 410/962-7813
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
c/o National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room A102, Building 411
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone: 301/975-3904
FAX: 301/948-4360
MASSACHUSETTS
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
307 World Trade Center
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617/565-8563
FAX: 617/565-8530
MICHIGAN
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1140 McNamara Building
477 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313/226-3650
FAX: 313/226-3657
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
300 Monroe N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616/456-2411
FAX: 616/456-2695
MINNESOTA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
110 South Fourth Street, Suite 108
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612/348-1638
FAX: 612/348-1650
MISSISSIPPI
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
201 W. Capitol Street, Suite 310
Jackson, MS 39201-2005
Phone: 601/965-4388
FAX: 601/965-5386
MISSOURI
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
8182 Maryland Avenue, Suite 303
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314/425-3305
FAX: 314/425-3381
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
601 East 12th Street, Room 635
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816/426-3141
FAX: 816/426-3140
MONTANA
(Montana served by the Portland ITA Office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
One World Trade Center, Suite 242
121 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503/326-3001
FAX: 503/326-6351
NEBRASKA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
11133 O Street
Omaha, NE 68137
Phone: 402/221-3664
FAX: 402/221-3668
NEVADA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1755 East Plumb Lane, #152
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: 702/784-5203
FAX: 702/784-5343
NEW HAMPSHIRE
(N.H. serviced by the Boston ITA Office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
307 World Trade Center
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617/565-8563
FAX: 617/565-8530
NEW JERSEY
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
3131 Princeton Pike
Building #6, Suite 100
Trenton, NJ 08648
Phone: 609/989-2100
FAX: 609/989-2395
NEW MEXICO
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
625 Silver Avenue SW, Third Floor
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505/766-2070
FAX: 505/766-1057
NEW YORK
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
26 Federal Plaza, Room 3718
New York, NY 10278
Phone: 212/264-0634
FAX: 212/264-1356
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
111 West Huron Street, Suite 1312
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716/846-4191
FAX: 716/846-5290
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
111 East Avenue, Suite 220
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 716/263-6480
FAX: 716/325-6505
NORTH CAROLINA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
400 West Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: 919/333-5345
FAX: 919/333-5158
OHIO
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
9504 Federal Building
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513/684-2944
FAX: 513/684-3200
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
668 Euclid Avenue, Room 600
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 216/522-4750
FAX: 216/522-2235
OKLAHOMA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
6601 Broadway Extension
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Phone: 405/231-5302
FAX: 405/841-5245
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
440 South Houston Street, Room 505
Tulsa, OK 74127
Phone: 918/581-765O
FAX: 918/581-2844
OREGON
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
One World Trade Center, Suite 242
121 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503/326-3001
FAX: 503/326-6351
PENNSYLVANIA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
475 Allendale Road, Suite 202
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 215/962-4980
FAX: 215/951-7959
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1000 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2002
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4194
Phone: 412/644-2850
FAX: 412/644-4875
PUERTO RICO
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
Room G-55, Federal Building
(Hato Rey) San Juan, PR 00918
Phone: 809/766-5555
FAX: 809/766-5692
RHODE ISLAND
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
7 Jackson Walkway
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401/528-5104
FAX: 401/528-5067
SOUTH CAROLINA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1835 Assembly Street, Suite 172
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803/765-5345
FAX: 803/253-3614
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
9 Liberty Street, Room 128
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: 803/765-5345
FAX: 803/253-3614
SOUTH DAKOTA
(S.D. serviced by the Omaha District Office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
11133 O Street
Omaha, NE 68137
Phone: 402/221-3664
FAX: 402/221-3668
TENNESSEE
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
404 Jason Robertson Parkway, Suite 1114
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615/736-5161
FAX: 615/736-2454
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
22 North Front Street, Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901/544-4137
FAX: 901/575-3510
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
301 East Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37915
Phone: 615/545-4637
TEXAS
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
P.O. Box 12728, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512/472-5059
FAX: 512/320-9424
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1100 Commerce Street, Room 7A5
Dallas, TX 75258
Phone: 214/767-0542
FAX: 214/767-8240
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
2625 Federal Building
515 Rusk Street
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713/229-2578
FAX: 713/229-2203
UTAH
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
324 South State Street, Suite 105
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: 801/524-5116
FAX: 801/524-5886
VERMONT
(Vermont served by the Boston ITA Office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
307 World Trade Center
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617/565-8563
FAX: 617/565-8530
VIRGINIA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
400 North Eighth Street, Suite 8010
Richmond, VA 23240
Phone: 804/771-2246
FAX: 804/771-2390
WASHINGTON
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
3131 Elliott Avenue, Suite 290
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206/553-5615
FAX: 206/553-7253
WEST VIRGINIA
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
405 Capitol Street, Suite 807
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304/347-5123
FAX: 304/347-5408
WISCONSIN
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Room 596
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414/297-3473
FAX: 414/297-3470
WYOMING
(Wyoming serviced by the Denver ITA Office)
U.S. Department of Commerce
ITA/US&FCS District Office
1625 Broadway, Suite 680
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303/844-3246
FAX: 303/844-5651
BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION (BXA)
The BXA counsels U.S. firms attempting to export controlled products, issues export licenses and holds seminars on export regulations.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Export Administration
Office of Export Licensing
Room 1099, HCH Building
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202/482-8536
FAX: 202/482-3322
BXA services include:
Export License Application and Information Network (ELAIN)
Phone: 202/482-4811
System for Tracking Export License Application (STELA)
Phone: 202/482-2752
Export Licensing Voice Information System (ELVIS)
Phone: 202/482-4811
Export Seminars
Phone: 202/482-6031
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Provides information about foreign standards and certification requirements. Maintains a GATT Hotline which reports on the latest technical notifications of proposed foreign regulations that may affect trade.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Technology Administration
NIST
Physics Building, Room A363
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone: 301/975-4040
FAX: 301/963-2871
GATT Hotline: 301/975-4041
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