The Export Ready program prepares North Carolina businesses and business people to sell their product/services in the international marketplace. Experts guide you step-by-step through the entire export process, giving you current, detailed information and practical real-life examples.
Export Ready provides assistance with:
- Qualifying your company
- Product development
- Basic market research
- Market entry strategies
- Legal considerations
- Pricing and quotations
- Insurance and taxes
- Distribution networks
- Trade shows
- Advertising and promotions
- Harmonized System Codes (HSC)
- Letters of credit
- Payment and financing
- Shipping
- Freight forwarders
- Pro forma invoices
- Languages and cultures
Your company qualifies for the Export Ready program if it has:
- A successful track record with little or no exporting experience.
- An international trade section and a need to train staff.
- Experience as a start-up export trading company or export management company.
- Managers wishing to expand their skills to include international markets.
The Export Ready program also includes carefully selected trade shows and exhibition missions throughout the world in which North Carolina businesses can participate.
The International Trade Division’s Road Show travels across the state and introduces companies to six North Carolina international office trade representatives. The Road Show includes a free consultation between North Carolina foreign trade representatives and North Carolina export-ready companies to access partners in six key overseas markets including Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, China and Korea.
The Road Show has helped hundreds of North Carolina companies market their goods and services in the international market.
For more information about the Export Ready program, company testimonials and a list of regional centers, view the 
Export Ready Brochure
Or contact:
Glenn Jackman, Project Manager
North Carolina Department of Commerce
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-4203
Tel: 919-733-2829
Fax 919-733-0110
gjackman@nccommerce.com