Office of International Marketing
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Through its team of product marketing specialists based in Richmond and its overseas office in Hong Kong, the Office of International Marketing offers a wide variety of export marketing services to assist Virginia companies and international buyers in developing business partnerships. Their services include:

  1. Developing markets and locating customers through market studies, trade missions, trade show participation, and accompanying international buyers to call on Virginia producers.
  2. Maintaining a comprehensive database of both forest product producers and overseas buyers to assist matching trade leads with potential producers.
  3. Expediting trade lead inquiries by acting as a clearinghouse for qualifying the exporting opportunities collected from government and trade associations. Inquiries to trade leads are monitored and followed-up to help consummate a sale.
  4. Providing export marketing assistance including financial arrangements and terms of payment, transportation and shipping documentation.

For additional information on forest product export assistance, please contact:

James B. Green
Int'l Marketing Specialist: Forest Products
VDACS/Office of Int'l Marketing
1100 Bank St., Room 907,  Richmond VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 371-8991, Fax: (804) 225-4434
Email: jgreen@vdacs.state.va.us
Website: www.vaexports.com
Asia/Pacific Headquarters:
Mr. David Wong
VDACS/Office of Int'l Marketing
Hong Kong
Telephone: 852 2521 1022
Fax: 852 2810 5495
Email:
vdacshk@netvigator.com

 

 

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