As most of our readers are probably aware, in May 1999, BISNIS moved from the main Department of Commerce Building across 14th Street to the USA Trade Center in the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. The USA Trade Center aims to bring together Commerce’s most widely used, customer-driven programs under one banner. It offers a single, easily accessible place for U.S. companies to take advantage of the full range of Commerce’s export assistance programs.
The USA Trade Center houses several trade-related services programs in addition to BISNIS, including the Trade Information Center (TIC), the Central and Eastern Europe Business Information Center (CEEBIC), STAT-USA®, the Export Research & Assistance Center (ERAC), Multilateral Development Bank Operations (MDBO), Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), the Trade and Business Information Bookstore, and the Trade Reference Assistance Center (TRAC). These offices offer general export information and referrals to all U.S. Government export programs, country-specific counseling and information covering the entire world, information on opportunities available from multilateral development banks, advice on export regulations and procedures, information on U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service offices in the United States and abroad, and an in-house reference center and bookstore.
More information on the USA Trade Center can be found on its website at http://usatc.doc.gov or by calling the center at 1-800-USA-TRADE (872-8723).