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18 Jun 2025 | By Alex Sonifrank

Letter of Credit Training for Exporters

The American World Trade Chamber of Commerce (AWTCC) in effort to expand opportunities for education has partnered with Trade Technologies around their upcoming letter of credit training. AWTCC has established a discount for members which will discount the training course to $65. The event will be Wednesday, August 20th at 01:00pm EDT and will focus on documentation in the letter of credit process. Letters of credit are likely to get more common in the near future as exporters are looking to new destinations and new opportunities. In these situations, letters of credit can offer more safety for the buyer and seller both but also come with more work. Trade Technologies has focused on navigating this process and the training course provided will help US exporters learn how best to navigate and handle letter of credit requirements.

New Membership Benefits

6 Jun 2025 | By Alex Sonifrank

Announcing Alliance with the US – India Importer’s Council

The American World Trade Chamber of Commerce (AWTCC) and the US - India Importer's Council (USIIC) entered into a cooperative arrangement on June 6th, 2025. This arrangement was made official in the joint signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two parties. Each of the signing parties have unique interest in facilitating and advancing trade between the United States and India. The USIIC operates 10 branches across India and represents members across the country. The alliance here will allow members of both AWTCC and USIIC to benefit from new connections. India represents unique value to AWTCC as it is the top export destination for companies participating in their documentation platform.

Chamber News

10 Dec 2024 | By Alex Sonifrank

AWTCC – 2024 Year In Review

With 2024 behind us the American World Trade Chamber of Commerce looks at the key takeaways and forecast for 2025. We had record certificate of origin requests and saw our chamber network grow. We also worked with exporters in on growing challenges they face doing business in an uncertain world. We look today at the 2024 trends for exporters and what the future may hold for US shippers.

Guides

27 Nov 2024 | By Alex Sonifrank

Mexican Customs Begins Crackdown on USMCA Qualification Claims

For some time, US businesses have been able to export to Mexico with very little oversight. While the risk of audits has always been there, the likelihood has been historically low. Today though, US companies are more and more often needing to demonstrate how they qualify for USMCA. Companies are being often caught by surprise, needing to demonstrate how their product qualifies as US origin under the terms of the USMCA agreement.

Chamber News

31 Oct 2024 | By Brian Smith

How U.S. Exports to China Benefit the American Economy

Explore the importance of U.S.-China trade and its impact on American jobs and communities. Learn about the opportunities and benefits of exporting to China.

Guides

24 Oct 2024 | By Alex Sonifrank

Getting a certificate of origin for a vehicle

AWTCC is happy to collaborate with Global Trade Jobs to help international trade businesses find and recruit new talent. Recruiting seems more challenging in the United States in general, but the challenges may be even more significant in the global trade arena. Today, we sit down with Dusty Ackerman, the founder and CEO of Global Trade Jobs, to discuss how to tackle this challenge and the benefits AWTCC members can take advantage of!

New Membership Benefits

9 Sep 2024 | By Alex Sonifrank

Member Benefit Spotlight – Global Trade Jobs

Chamber News

4 Sep 2024 | By Alex Sonifrank

Member Benefit Spotlight – BITE Trade Screening

The American World Trade Chamber of Commerce (AWTCC) is proud to partner with BITE to deliver their international trade screening tool to AWTCC members at a discount. AWTCC uses BITE when screening new registrations for the chamber. We get invalid and fraudulent registrations on a weekly basis and BITE has helped us identify bad actors immediately so that we can be confident with our process. Further, have enjoyed not only spotting bad companies but the luxury of being more confident in the valid companies we work with. The chamber is now able to deliver that same service to our audience.

Chamber News

22 Jul 2024 | By AWTCC

New Chamber of Commerce Partner – Maumee Chamber

The Maumee Chamber of Commerce is excited to join the American World Trade Chamber of Commerce (AWTCC) Partnership Program. The partnership here enables exporters in the Maumee Ohio community to have their export documents processed through the AWTCC online portal. This includes certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, invoices and also extends to embassy legalization assistance. Members of the Maumee chamber receive a discount on export documents processed.

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