1. U.S. Commercial Service Monterey Bay International Trade Association Green Trade Network Summit Santa Cruz, CA September 19, 2008

2. U.S. Commercial Service Our mission:  To promote the export of American-made goods & services (special emphasis on small- and medium-sized enterprises)  To protect and defend American business interests overseas The U.S. Commercial Service is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, an agency of the United States government.

3. Export Assistance Centers in over 100 U.S. cities nationwide Commercial Sections in U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide Our Network & What it can do for you We can... Provide on-the-ground assessments of market potential Identify international buyers, distributors & agents Provide guidance on key considerations in the export process We are in

4. Products & Services Trade counseling Market research Face-to-face introductions Single company promotions Advocacy before foreign governments

5. What Do We Say to the Entrepreneur? You don’t have to be big to export! –We help small and medium sized companies every day, and most of them are highly successful. Start thinking internationally now, before you need to! –Just as it takes time to develop the domestic market, it will take time to develop export markets.

6. Key Export Markets

7. Key Technologies Being Exported 118421398090 FILTERING OR PURIFYING MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR GASES, NESOI 590,098,086658,923,800761,124,800 129026200000 INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OR CHECKING PRESSURE 496,833,987613,735,862750,838,823 138419500000 HEAT EXCHANGE UNITS, INDUSTRIAL TYPE 419,320,797582,202,625668,159,051 149032896085 AUTOMATIC REGULATING OR CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS NESOI 780,988,343726,233,214666,917,998 159032900000 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF AUTOMATIC REGULATING OR CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS 584,913,079590,182,138589,501,450 169027505000 OTHER CHEMICAL ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, NESOI 389,660,332517,090,696578,759,916 178541406020 SOLAR CELLS ASSEMBLED INTO MODULES OR MADE UP INTO PANELS 316,720,230374,011,275571,776,833 189026900000 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OR CHECKING THE FLOW, LEVEL, PRESSURE OR OTHER VARIABLES OF LIQUIDS OR GASES 492,025,592558,843,846550,937,107 198481809050 TAPS, COCKS, VALVES AND SIMILAR APPLIANCES, NESOI 436,156,340519,429,280548,964,077 208421990040 PARTS OF FILTERING OR PURIFYING MACHINERY AND OTHER APPARATUS FOR FILTERING OR PURIFYING WATER 433,235,322501,333,545548,048,642 Top 20 Totals12,626,247,98314,406,051,48618,568,931,864 All Exports Total31,606,478,28035,794,019,89638,505,408,813 RankHS NumberCommodity Description200520062007 13926909887 ARTICLES OF PLASTICS & ARTICLES OF OTHER MATERIALS OF HEADING 3901 TO 3914, NESOI 2,395,222,3242,541,903,7412,505,061,178 28479899898 MACHINES AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES HAVING INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS, NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN CHAPTER 84 002,128,335,002 39031808080 OTHER MEASURING OR CHECKING INSTRUMENTS, APPLIANCES AND MACHINES, NESOI IN CHAPTER 90 938,621,9211,043,795,1401,152,338,501 48479909496 OTHER PARTS OF MACH & MECHANICAL APPLIANCES 001,120,151,529 58481909090 PARTS OF TAPS, COCKS, VALVES AND SIMILAR APPLIANCES, NESOI 814,234,281990,651,5551,061,874,131 69027908950 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, NESOI 763,686,514838,807,652988,568,541 78421210000 WATER FILTERING OR PURIFYING MACHINERY AND APPARATUS 692,850,214775,049,172944,274,304 89031900000 PARTS & ACCESSORIES OF MACHINES, NESOI IN THIS CHAPTER AND FOR PROFILE PROJECTORS 741,147,7411,030,047,371829,365,402 99030908050 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF ARTICLES OF SCHEDULE B SUBHEADING 9030.82 OR 9030.83 661,515,479799,225,101814,560,988 108421990080PARTS OF MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING OR PURIFYING LIQUIDS AND GASES, NESOI 679,017,401744,585,473789,373,591

8. Web Resources Environmental Team: www.buyusa.gov/environmental/enviroeme.htmlwww.buyusa.gov/environmental/enviroeme.html e-Market Express: www.buyusa.gov/eme/enviro.htmlwww.buyusa.gov/eme/enviro.html Environmental Technologies: www.export.gov/industry/environment/www.export.gov/industry/environment/

9. How to contact us Aaron Held Commercial Officer United States Department of Commerce Silicon Valley Export Assistance Center 55 South Market Street, Suite 1040 San Jose, Ca., 95113 Tel: 408-535-2757 Email: aaron.held@mail.doc.govaaron.held@mail.doc.gov Web: www.buyusa.gov/siliconvalleywww.buyusa.gov/siliconvalley