Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§4003 Office of Export Trade in Department of Commerce
Title 15 › CHAPTER 66 — PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE › SUBCHAPTER I — EXPORT TRADING COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS › § 4003
Summary
The Secretary of Commerce must create an office in the Commerce Department to help form export trade associations and trading companies, advise and refer exporters, and support export intermediaries including export management companies.
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Title 15, §4003
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Commerce shall establish within the Department of Commerce an office to promote and encourage to the greatest extent feasible the formation of export trade associations and export trading companies. Such office shall provide information and advice to interested persons and shall provide a referral service to facilitate contact between producers of exportable goods and services and firms offering export trade services. The office shall establish a program to encourage and assist the operation of other export intermediaries, including existing and newly formed export management companies.
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1988—Pub. L. 100–418 inserted requirement that the office establish a program to encourage and assist operation of other export intermediaries, including existing and newly formed export management companies.
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15 U.S.C. § 4003
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102