Companies with an international reach have long recognized Georgia’s progressive business climate as the ideal environment for growth and expansion.

The state’s seamless logistics and transportation network of road, air, rail and sea infrastructure serves as the springboard to a global marketplace – and a unique advantage. Perhaps that’s why more than 1,600 internationally owned entities from 50 countries have located here, employing more than 160,000 Georgians and investing an estimated $24.3 billion in the state’s economy.

Another advantage to locating in Georgia is the state’s Foreign Trade Zones. Located in Atlanta and the port cities of Brunswick and Savannah as well as other strategic sites including Hartesfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, they allow companies to delay, reduce or even eliminate U.S. customs duties on imported items.

Looking for marketing, finance or legal advice? Project managers from the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s global trade division can help. You’ll find them throughout the state and in 10 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas. GDEcD also connects you to 76 consulates, trade offices and bi-national chambers of commerce, and to the United States Export Assistance Center (USEAC) in Atlanta.

Whatever your business or need, Georgia can help you be successful on a global scale.

Related Links:

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Georgia Ports Authority
Georgia Department of Transportation
United States Export Assistance Center
U.S. Government Export Portal