The U.S. Department of Commerce offers exporters unique tools to help locate buyers in foreign countries: the Gold Key service, the Buy USA.com website, the Export Yellow Pages publication and website, and the Commercial News USA publication.

Gold Key Service
U.S. Embassies and Consulates arrange appointments with pre-screened trading partners. This very successful program assists U.S. exporters with locating qualified distributors, representatives, end users, and joint venture partners to promote the export of goods and services. Related support can also be provided in conjunction with trade shows and other events. The agency offers these services in 83 countries.

BuyUSA.com
BuyUSA.com is a business matchmaking web site where U.S. exporters and international buyers and distributors can post trade leads, search for buyers or sellers, and be automatically matched with prospective business partners.

Your company can actively maintain an online profile, submit trade leads, save active trade leads, search the database of qualified buyers in your industry sector, respond to letters of interest, correspond with qualified buyers, and track automatic matches - all in one system. The cost is only $50 per year. For more information, please visit www.buyusa.com.

Export Yellow Pages
MyExports, the Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce have joined forces to offer U.S. exporters and export service providers the opportunity to list their business profiles in the 2005 Editions of The Export Yellow Pages™ and the The Trade Assistance Directory™. Businesses can register for FREE - or take advantage of exclusive FITA discounts on enhanced listings. (All KWTC members are eligible for FITA discounts.)

The Export Yellow Pages should be an integral component in any company's export marketing plans. Distributed internationally through American embassies and consulates, the global reach of this directory make it a great resource for those trying to reach international distributors and buyers. To register for your listing in the Export Yellow Pages today, go to www.myexports.com

Commercial News USA
Commercial News USA, the official U.S. Department of Commerce magazine for export promotion, is distributed by commercial specialists at U.S. embassies and consulates in 145 countries. Recipients include direct buyers, distributors, government sourcing and purchasing agents, entrepreneurs, government officials and potential joint venture partners.

The mission of the bi-monthly magazine is to match American exporters with prospective customers outside of the United States. According to Gregory Sandler, publisher of Commercial News USA, “no other magazine in the world provides U.S. companies with the ability to promote their products and services to pre-screened foreign buyers so affordably.”

More information about Commercial News USA, including a complete media kit, is available at www.export.gov/cnusa or by calling 800-581-8533.