Such services as customized and in-depth market research, foreign companies background checks, names of potential agents and distributors, participation in trade missions are available at a cost to the exporter and importer.  The ITAC staff does not order these on your behalf, but when appropriate, make suggestions that companies purchase these additional resources and services.  If you are looking for a particular publication on international trade, let us help locate it.  It may be in our resource library or we can suggest where to locate and purchase it.