Trade Missions are an exciting opportunity to showcase your products and services internationally, but there can be a learning curve. The NDTO implements Trade Missions throughout the year, which include some industry-specific and multi-industry missions. Planning, logistics, and coordination for North Dakota companies are hosted through the NDTO, and our seasoned team will ensure your experience is as smooth as possible. Trade Missions may include a specific tradeshow to showcase your products at a booth, or this may be a scheduled opportunity to meet one-on-one with prescreened buyers or even a combination of the two. Either way, much of the planning, logistics, and schedules are managed by the NDTO. Reverse Trade Missions provide an inbound approach to international buyers. These missions bring pre-screeded buyers (often companies that you have already started to build relationships with) to ND for an enhanced experience where they see your operations and how ND does business. International buyers better understand what your company has to offer and how you do business. This hands-on approach creates long-last relationships to harness the future potential for trade.

Our team of international business managers can help with one-on-one guidance to help develop a plan for exports. This approach gets your questions answered and an actionable plan to prioritize your export strategy.

NDTO provides export education to help North Dakota companies expand their business globally. Export education is provided both virtually and in-person, covering a variety of topics that impact exporters. Education programs include our Global Business Connections Conference, ExporTech, Export 101 Sessions, and much more!

Considering your specific products, our team assists with identifying potential markets using advanced trade database tools and statistics to help understand these foreign environments and how your products might fit. NDTO also assists with HS product classifications to help your products pass through ports more easily with the proper documentation for customs, duties, and taxes.