Market Development Cooperator Program

Addressing Trade Barriers

ITA works to level the playing field for U.S. businesses by barriers reducing, removing, or preventing trade barriers. Below of several examples of how ITA is addressing trade barriers as part MDCP project work.

Trade Barrier	Target Market	Year	Cooperator
Long-term engagement and education effort help keep markets open. Increased understanding and uptake of U.S.-developed international standards "ease market access for U.S. construction products and services and increase U.S. export competitiveness."	Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and other Gulf states	2019	ASTM International
A representative from China explains to U.S. manufacturers how to easily monitor Alibaba for counterfeit products that copy original U.S. products. Attendees at SEMA's Export Fair in California learned how to get unauthorized copies of their products removed from the giant retailers site.	China	2019	Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
As International Organization for Standards (ISO) drafts standards for animal feed processing machinery, ASABE and the American Feed Industry Association facilitate full U.S. participation to ensure that ISO adopts fair, science-based standards that do not favor producers from any one country	Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Korea	2019	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Educating foreign aircraft operators on suitability of aircraft parts from FAA-certified manufacturers under bilateral aviation safety agreements	United Arab Emirates and other Gulf States	2019	Modification and Replacement Parts Association (MARPA)
Auto Care Association urges adoption of common aftermarket auto part catalog standards to avoid confusion in Latin American markets	Chile, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras	2018	Auto Care Association
Private vehicle owners are prohibited from towing most of the travel trailers that U.S. RV firms manufacture. In Nanjing, ITA supported RVIA's hands-on technical demonstration of equipment approved for use in the United States.	China	2018	Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA)
Interpreter? Travel? Visa? ChooseUSHealth Mandarin site makes it easy for patients to choose U.S. healthcare.	China	2018	National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL/USCIPP)
After long-term participation on key building code committee by Evergreen's China-based engineer, new code allows architects to specify U.S.-produced structural timbers	China	2017	Evergreen Building Products Association
Office begun with MDCP support engages officials on China's intellectual property (IP) courts and its IP rights strategy	China	2017	U.S. Information Technology Office (by Software and Information Industry Association et al)
Proposed international regulations would not permit electric brake systems common on U.S. RVs. Trade group gets Japan & Korea to reconsider.	Japan, Korea	2017	Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA)
IAPMO advised Indonesia officials on establishing a national plumbing code then opened a lab to certify compliance of products with the new code	Indonesia	2016	International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
Building code development for Gulf Cooperation Council nations proceeds with expert advice, model code content, and hands-on training by Internatoinal Code Council and ASTM	United Arab Emirates	2016	ASTM International
Trade group's engagement with China officials ensures that China's new RV campgrounds have features like electric, sewer, and water hook-ups that accommodate U.S. RVs	China	2015	Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA)
ITA helped MITA to work to reduce government approval process time and costs for products and services to reach patients in target markets	Brazil, China	2014	Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA)
ITA-led effort removed barrier to group leisure travel from China to the United States. NTA created program to match Chinese travel agents with U.S. tour operators.	China	2009	National Tour Association (NTA)

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