South America Trade Mission and Business Conference

The Trade America’s 2021 South America Trade Mission and Business Conference offers U.S. companies the opportunity to explore and find reputable business partners in South America including: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay.

Hosted in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Trade Americas – Business Opportunities in the South America Conference will focus on region-specific sessions, market entry strategies, export compliance, legal, logistics, disaster resilience and recovery and trade financing resources.

You will also be able to have prearranged one-on-one consultations with U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (US & FCS) commercial officers and/or Department of State economic/commercial officers with expertise in commercial markets throughout the region. The combination of the Trade Americas conference and customized business-to-business matchmaking appointments in ONE or TWO countries with pre-screened potential buyers, agents, distributors, or joint venture partners will provide participants with strategies for expanding their business across the region.

Why South America?

1. Close Proximity – The South America region is a natural commercial partner of the United States, tied closely together by geography, history, and culture.
2. Great Potential for U.S. Exports – The South America region has 397 million potential customers who collectively imported over $121 billion of U.S. goods in 2019.
3. Free Trade Agreements – The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force on January 1, 2004. The United States and Peru signed the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) on April 12, 2006, which entered into force on February 1, 2009. The United States-Colombia Trade. Promotion Agreement (CTPA) was implemented on May 15, 2012. In 2011, the United States and Brazil signed the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation to enhance cooperation on trade and investment between the Western Hemisphere’s two largest economies. In October 2020, the United States and Brazil signed a new Protocol on Trade Rules and Transparency under this agreement.

Apply Now: Applicants must submit a completed and signed mission application and supplemental application materials, including adequate information on their products and/or services, primary market objectives, and goals for participation no later than September 17, 2021.