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Census Bureau hosting Automated Export System seminar July 21, 2016

From our friends at the U.S. Department of Trade…” How well do you know the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) and the Automated Export System (AES)? Do you have a transition plan to the ACE platform? Do you understand how to classify your commodities? This export compliance seminar is a one-day program bringing together experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide training on export filing requirements.”

When and where:

  • Thursday, July 21, 2016
  • 8:15 AM – 5:00 PM (Registration / Breakfast at 7:30 AM; Lunch included)
  • Cost: $225/person
  • University of Miami School of Business, Storer Auditorium, 5250 University Drive, Miami, FL 33146

Oklahoma firms interested in manufacturing, exports, customs and compliance software will learn:

  • Regulations/filing requirements of the FTR
  • How to avoid common penalties and seizure of cargo
  • AESDirect transition to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
  • How to classify your product by Schedule B number and Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
  • BIS export control requirements
  • Export enforcement
  • Identifying red flags
  • Best practices for maintaining compliance

On site will also be speakers and professionals from the U.S. Census Bureau’s branches of Commodity Analysis, Automated Export System, and Regulations as well as the Bureau of Industry and Security,customs and border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security.

For More Information and to Register visit: www.export.gov/florida/aes

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Oklahoma on display at Offshore Technology Conference with May 3 reception

Building on last year’s successful hosting of an Oklahoma-centric reception through a partnership of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Consular Corps of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Governor’s International Team, the Sooner State will again take center stage at a May 3 evening reception during the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.

OKGIT member and special guest, Oklahoma Secretary of State, Chris Benge, will also be in attendance.

Chris Benge

Oklahoma Secretary of State Chris Benge

Reception at Truluck’s

Galleria Area

5350 Westheimer

Houston, Texas 77056

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

 

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Export USA out for May-June 2016

The country’s premier export promotion magazine is out in digital format for May 2016. Export USA offers Oklahoma exporters an affordable way to promote their products and services to 178 countries around the globe.

Read the May-June 2016 edition here.

It’s not just a good read though, as Export USA has connections that Oklahoma exporters need to market their quality products to a wide range of audiences. Rates for inclusion to the magazine’s USA Product Showcase begin at $299.

Learn more by calling 1-800-581-8533 or sign-up at thinkglobal.us/499.

If you have a great product but don’t have the budget for an in-house marketing team, Export USA partner agency ThinkGlobal helps with the development of professional content for your website, mobile devices and print marketing.

Call 1-800-581-8533 or email  thinkglobal.net for more information.

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A new era in Oklahoma firms doing business with Argentina?

Shared via our friends at www.GlobalTrade.net, with better relations on the horizon under new Argentine President Mauricio Macri, now may be the time for Oklahoma companies to assess opportunities and risks to doing business with Argentina.

The agricultural biotechnology sector in Argentina

Argentina continues to be the third largest producer of biotech crops after the United States and Brazil, producing 14 percent of the world ́s total biotech crops. China’s approval of GE events continues to be a top priority for Argentine foreign trade.

See the full Federation of International Trade Association’s report for Argentina online here.

(Top photo: American President Barak Obama shares a toast with new Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Photo courtesy www.WhiteHouse.gov)

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German Honorary Consul Charles Wiggins steps down after two decades of service

The state’s longtime honorary consul for Germany, Charles Wiggins, has stepped down after more than 20 years of service. At a ceremony inside the Oklahoma State Capitol’s Blue Room, German Consul General for Houston, Ricarda Redeker accepted Wiggins’ resignation and thanked him for his work in bringing Oklahoma-German ties closer over the past two decades.

Wiggins initially took his position up in June 1995.  Consul General Redeker presented Wiggins with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his longtime commitment to Germany.

Filling Wiggins’ position will be well known Oklahoma City attorney, Jeremy Tubb.

Tubb is the current mayor of Lake Aluma, a small municipality in Oklahoma City, and since 2012 has been with Fuller, Tubb, Bickford & Krahl, PLLC. He is fluent in German and in the past has taught English in Poland.

 

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Business opportunities in Korea available for Oklahoma businesses

There is an excellent opportunity for Oklahoma businesses to send a delegate to the 10th Global Project Plaza in Seoul, South Korea on May 24-26, which includes a free round trip flight and three night stay at the InterContinental Seoul COEX.

Global Project Plaza is the principal global platform for industry/resource cooperation. Held every year since 2008, the event is designed to develop a more concrete business relationship and explore potential contract opportunities between guests from overseas and Korean contractors. GPP is designed to nurture stronger relations with reputable Korean companies in the construction, energy, plant, engineering (EPC) and finance industries.

The deadline to apply closes Friday, April 15, so don’t hesitate to throw your hat in the ring for this exciting opportunity shared with us from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

For more information or if interested in attending, please contact Benjamin Brand from the KOTRA North America HQ office in New York City at 212-826-0900 ext. 225 or by email benbrand.kotra@gmail.com. Deadline for applicants is April 15th.

Download the brochure at http://tinyurl.com/jzvmvoc.

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University of Oklahoma to add Center for Iranian and Persian Studies

The immense academic experience that students interested in the wider world receive at the University of Oklahoma is set to get even more in depth as OU recently announced that it has plans on adding a Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies. Thanks in part to a $4 million donation by the Farzaneh Family Foundation, future Sooners will have an opportunity to develop a better cultural understanding, appreciation and awareness of the United States and its relations with Iran and the Middle East.

The gift is the largest of its kind in the university’s history from former students who came to OU from international destinations. Brothers Jalal and Mohammad Farzaneh are both graduates of OU, holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Norman-based institution. They own one of Oklahoma’s most well known home construction companies, Home Creations. They came to Oklahoma in 1978 from Iran.

According to the report in the Oklahoman newspaper, “The gift will help fund scholarships for Iranian students and for students studying Persian language, three endowed professorships, an endowed lectureship, and a prize for Iranian Literature. The gift also will establish a Persian artwork fund and an endowed Persian book collection.”

Read more the full story online here.

This isn’t the first time the Farzanehs have supported higher education in Oklahoma. In February 2015, they made a gift of $1.6 million to Oklahoma State University which will support a faculty chair and four professorships in Iranian and Persian Gulf studies. According to OSU, the total impact will be more than $6 million after adding the matching funds from Boone Pickens and the Oklahoma Legislature.

 

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Register Now for Discover Global Markets: The Americas on June 15-16 in Florida

Looking for overseas investment and trade opportunities? Why cross the ocean when you can head south to huge potential markets in the Americans?

Registration is now open for the U.S. Commercial Service and the South Florida District Export Council’s international business conference that will show U.S. businesses how to take advantage of established and emerging export opportunities in the Americas.

This event will provide participants up-to-date market intelligence and help develop practical strategies for exporting your goods and services into new markets.

Discover Global Markets: The Americas will feature high‐ranking U.S. government officials, visiting U.S. commercial diplomats and specialists posted at U.S. embassies abroad and international business leaders.

Discover Global Markets: The Americas also will provide opportunities to network with U.S. trade officials and diplomats, industry experts and other U.S. exporters.

Register by April 15 to qualify for a reduced “Early Bird” rate of $349. Registrations received after April 15 are $395 per person.

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Upcoming events for exporters from U.S. Commercial Service Northern N.J.

Shared via our resident New Jersey connection, OKGIT member George Lee of Red Devil Inc., these trade events and opportunities will be  hosted via our partners at the U.S. Commercial Service’s Northern New Jersey office in the coming month. Many of these are webinars, so no need to fly out to the Garden State!

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Asia-Pacific Business Outlook Conference early bird special ends March 18

If you’re an Oklahoma business looking to expand your contacts with the fastest growing region in the world, now is the time to register for the 2016 Asia-Pacific Business Outlook Conference taking place in Los Angeles from April 18-19.

The early bird registration deadline is March 18!

The conference provides an opportunity for you, the business owner, to meet one-on-one with a U.S. senior commercial officer in consultations on your firm’s areas of interests. You will also be able to discuss:

  • Strategies to hone in on best market opportunities.
  • Sales potential and challenges in each of their markets.
  • Benefiting from Free Trade Agreements.
  • How the U.S. Commercial Service can identify new business
    partners and increase your sales.

For further information on the one-on-one consultations, email U.S. Commercial Service’s Jason Sproule or Erica Ramirez.

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