Working for Iowa's Exporters

Our Mission

Iowa’s District Export Council

is a diverse group of volunteer trade professionals dedicated to helping you develop export sales and thus contribute to the National Export Program.

We are successful exporters, accountants, lawyers, freight forwarders, bankers, trade professionals, academics, and members of local government. We pool our knowledge to provide a source of professional real-world advice to businesses and to the state’s international trade community.

The Iowa DEC provides leadership and trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service’s export promotion work. We represent the interests of the U.S. exporting community and provide business mentoring on the export process, trade education through our Export-U.com online export training website, plus workshops, seminars and community outreach to encourage Iowa firms to export.

We follow a value and results-driven approach to serve as a model for fellow District Export Councils nationally and adhere to the goals of:

1. Promoting export opportunities
2. Advocating trade promotion policies
3. Supporting businesses in developing export successes

We invite you to reach out, attend our events, and use us as a resource to help grow your export sales.

Your DEC Members

each have special expertise in international trade, and are dedicated to helping businesses in our state develop global sales.
DEC CHAIRPERSON

Mr. Daryl Bouwkamp

 Sr. Director Int. Business Development & Government Affairs 
Vermeer Corporation 

DEC Vice-chair

Mr. Tim Ng

 Owner/Director 
CK International, Ltd. 

DEC Executive secretary

Mr. Albert Liu

Director
U.S. Export Assistance Center

DEC Treasurer

Mr. Dan Stein

Chairman
Central Bancshares Inc. (CBI)

IOWA'S DEC MENTORING

Need expert advice on international trade? Just ask us; the DEC offers free mentoring to Iowa’s companies. Our members each have special trade knowledge they are eager to share to help businesses in our state develop export sales.

OTHER RESOURCES FOR IOWA COMPANIES:

U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE IOWA

IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, IOWA

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, IOWA 

WHY SHOULD I CONTACT THE IOWA DISTRICT EXPORT COUNCIL?

Before you get on a plane and start spending serious money, it’s important to understand the export process. Fortunately, we’re here to help.

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