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October 22, 2012 by Karen Dickinson You’ve got a big order for your medical device product from a customer outside the US. When your device hits customs in the customer’s country, everything stops. You can’t get the goods into the country and you can’t find out why. Aaaaahhhhh! Now what? Well, it seems the U.S. [...]

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Arizona Abroad Dec2012 

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TheArizona Abroad newsletter for October 2012 is now online. Arizona Abroad is a monthly publication of the Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tucson Export Assistance Centers.

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Exports are an engaging topic in the current slow economy. That’s because they matter. In 2011, Arizona brought in about $17.8 billion from exports, a 14 percent gain from $15.6 billion in 2010. Although this is less than the roughly $20 billion in exports in 2008, the numbers show just how important export trade is [...]

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On September 26, 2012 over 80 professionals joined the Arizona District Export Council to interact and celebrate local businesses dedicated to expanding global business. A brief speech was given by Brian Sherman, Senior Vice-President of Business Development for the Arizona Commerce Authority, who also provided an award on behalf of the Arizona District Export Council to PCA SKIN [...]

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The week of September 10th in Tucson, the Arizona DEC and the Arizona USEAC held the 2nd annual Export Compliance Summit focusing on Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) training. The summit was attended by 33 people from 22 companies in Arizona and New Mexico. Attendees represented companies providing a [...]

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The importance of international trade to small businesses was highlighted Wednesday, September 19th at Yavapai College’s Prescott campus. In partnership with Federal Express, The U.S. Commercial Service in Arizona organized a course titled “Export University 101, Growth Though International Sales”, designed to educate small businesses on Federal and State resources available to help increase exports.  [...]

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Many who deal regularly with our nation’s export controls have heard about the on-going Export Control Reform Initiative.  Whether you’re a defense contractor or a purely commercial company dealing with advanced technical products, both should realize that our nation’s export control system was created to strike a balance between national security and export competitiveness.  However, [...]

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On August 9, 2012, The Arizona USEAC collaborated with the Arizona District Export Council, FedEx, Arizona Commerce Authority and Arizona State University to host Export University: Doing Business in Mexico. This Export University was developed in response to participant feedback after the 2011 Maquila Expo in Nogales, Mexico. The event attracted 63 participants and featured [...]

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