Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region May 31 - June 5, 2020

The U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, is organizing a trade mission to the Caribbean region that will include participation in the Trade Americas—Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados on May 31–June 1, 2020.

The conference will focus on region-specific sessions, market access, fair trade, disaster preparedness and recovery, logistics, and trade financing resources as well as prearranged one-on-one consultations with US&FCS Commercial Officers and/or Department of State Economic/Commercial Officers with expertise in markets throughout the region. The mission is open to U.S. companies from a cross-section of industries with growth potential in the Caribbean region, but is focused on U.S. companies in best prospects sectors such as

• automotive parts and services,
• construction equipment/road building machinery/building products/infrastructure projects,
• medical equipment and devices/pharmaceuticals,
• ICT,
• energy equipment and services,
• safety and security equipment,
• hotel and restaurant equipment,
• franchising,
• manufacturing equipment,
• yachting industry/maritime services/sailing equipment,
• marine ports,
• aviation/airports,
• waste management, and water treatment and supply.

All selected trade mission participants will attend the conference in Barbados and will have business-tobusiness meetings in up to two markets in the region, selecting from: Barbados/Eastern Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, The Bahamas, and Trinidad and Tobago.

For more information, see the December 16, 2019, Federal Register Notice (84 FR 68393).