International Trade Administration - Explained
What is the International Trade Administration?
Written by J. Mance Gordon
Updated at April 21st, 2024
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What is the International Trade Administration (ITA)?
The International Trade Administration (ITA) is an agency in the Department of Commerce that promotes the export non-agricultural products and services. It provides information necessary to make global markets available. It protects consumers from dumped goods.
The Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade is the Principal officer of the US Department of Commerce and is responsible for the administration of the ITA.
The ITA was established on 2nd Jan 1980 and its headquarter is in Washington DC. There are more than twenty-two hundred employees and its budget is in millions. In 2017, it helped around 30500 business units across fifty states of the United States.