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The first business of Alibaba Group, Alibaba.com (www.alibaba.com) is the leading platform for global wholesale trade serving millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Through Alibaba.com, small businesses can sell their products to companies in other countries. Sellers on Alibaba.com are typically manufacturers and distributors based in China and other manufacturing countries such as India, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand.
Our Mission
As part of the Alibaba Group, our mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. We do this by giving suppliers the tools necessary to reach a global audience for their products, and by helping buyers find products and suppliers quickly and efficiently.
One-Stop Sourcing
Alibaba.com brings you hundreds of millions of products in over 40 different major categories, including consumer electronics, machinery and apparel.
Buyers for these products are located in 190+ countries and regions, and exchange hundreds of thousands of messages with suppliers on the platform each day.
Anytime, Anywhere
As a platform, we continue to develop services to help businesses do more and discover new opportunities.
Whether it’s sourcing from your mobile phone or contacting suppliers in their local language, turn to Alibaba.com for all your global business needs.
The U.S. Commercial Service is the export promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration.
Our team helps U.S. companies find new international business partners in worldwide markets.
If you're a U.S. company, the U.S. Commercial Service offers four ways to grow your international sales:
* world-class market research
* trade events that promote your product or service to qualified buyers
* introductions to qualified buyers and distributors
* counseling through every step of the export process