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The industrial profile of the United States

Type of Production
The U.S. is the leading industrial power in the world. Industry represents 18.2% of GDP. Its production is highly diversified, technologically advanced and includes the following sectors: petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber and mining.
Professional Associations by Sector
187 professional associations listed for the United States.
Trade Shows Database
Our database contains 2124 significant fairs and trade shows taking place in the United States. To go further, check out our database.
Upcoming Trade Shows
February 15th, 2026
Breeding - Horse breeding - Health, medicine - Medical professions - Vets - Pet shops - Equestrian sports
February 16th, 2026
Architecture - Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Space - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Printing, reproduction - Industry service - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Maintenance - Design - Software - Networks - Embedded systems - Engineering
February 16th, 2026
Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Space - Industry service - Networks - Embedded systems - Cleaning, surveillance, protection - Recycling
February 16th, 2026
Textiles, ready-to-wear - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear
February 16th, 2026
Agriculture - Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Recycling
February 17th, 2026
Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool
February 17th, 2026
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics
February 17th, 2026
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Real estate - Furnishings, household equipment and arts - Furnishings, household equipment and arts: unspecified - Furnishings - Household equipment
February 17th, 2026
Textiles, ready-to-wear - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Leather, leather goods - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear
February 17th, 2026
Dance - Music, opera - Theatre - Audio-visual, Multimedia - Audio-visual, sound, video - Cinema - Radio, television - Textiles, ready-to-wear - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Leather, leather goods - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear - Press, journalism - Specialised information, business alerts
 

Type of Manufacturers

Subcontractors
The labor cost in USA is too high to allow the country to be competitive for this type of business relation. Nevertheless in some particular case inside the country, big companies use smaller one of the same industry as subcontractors on some projects.

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Identify a supplier in the United States

Business Directories

Multi-sector Directories
4Wholesale USA - USA wholesale suppliers listed by categories
All.biz - USA - Directory of companies in the USA
Columbia Chamber - Columbia business directory
Merchant Circle - Multi-sector directory focused on the U.S. market
Openfos - US manufacturers, wholesalers, and suppliers of industrial product or services
Thomas Net - Directory of manufacturers, distributors and service providers in the USA
Zipleaf - Business directory for several countries in the world
 

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Marketplaces

Marketplaces incorporated in the country
1stdibs
99Designs
Adhesives and Sealants
Aerospace Online
Aeroxchange
African Unique
Amazon
Amazon Handmade
Artfire
ATM Marketplace
 

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Other Useful Resources

Trade Agencies and Their Representations Abroad
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Small Business Administration
National Business Association
How to Start an LLC – ChamberofCommerce.org
Office of the American business representatives
Contact the Cámara de Comercio España-Estados Unidos.
Contact Your Commercial Representations in the United States
Contact the Cámara de comercio de España en Nueva York.
Contact the Cámara de comercio de España en Miami.
Contact the Spanish Embassy.
Fairs and Trade Shows
Trade Shows in USA
 

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Latest Update: February 2026