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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Nebraska, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
International Trade Team, Economic Development Department and NBDC: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
State international trade office
International Trade Team
International Trade and Investment, Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Counsels Nebraska businesses on entering and expanding international markets, and runs the State Trade Expansion Program.
Visit International Trade Team (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Department of Economic Development, exporting (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
State economic development agency
Economic Development Department
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Supports business starts, expansions and location decisions, and promotes Nebraska as a place for business.
- Get advice
Small business advising network
NBDC
Nebraska Business Development Center
Gives export strategy, market research and export regulation advice to Nebraska businesses through its small business development center network.
Visit NBDC (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Business Development Center, export strategy (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
2. Export development and market information
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State international trade office
International Trade Team
International Trade and Investment, Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Counsels Nebraska businesses on entering and expanding international markets, and runs the State Trade Expansion Program.
Visit International Trade Team (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Department of Economic Development, exporting (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
Small business advising network
NBDC
Nebraska Business Development Center
Gives export strategy, market research and export regulation advice to Nebraska businesses through its small business development center network.
Visit NBDC (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Business Development Center, export strategy (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State economic development agency
Economic Development Department
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Supports business starts, expansions and location decisions, and promotes Nebraska as a place for business.
State business filings office
Secretary of State
Nebraska Secretary of State
Records business formation and foreign registration filings and issues apostilles for Nebraska documents.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Secretary of State, new business information (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
4. Customs and tax
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State tax authority
Revenue Department
Nebraska Department of Revenue
Registers businesses for state taxes, administers state tax incentives and publishes tax law changes.
Visit Revenue Department (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue, starting a business (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State agriculture agency
Agriculture Department
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Issues Certificates of Free Sale and export phytosanitary certificates and lists the foreign real estate ownership act.
- Meet requirements
State environmental permit regulator
Water, Energy, and Environment Department
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
Issues state environmental permits and runs a one-stop permit assistance program for new Nebraska projects.
- Meet requirements
State insurance regulator
Insurance Department
Nebraska Department of Insurance
Regulates insurers and insurance producers that a company meets when it sells or buys insurance in Nebraska.
Visit Insurance Department (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Department of Insurance, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
Manufacturing extension program
Nebraska MEP
Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Helps Nebraska manufacturers improve operations, including quality systems, and find suppliers through its sourcing database.
Visit Nebraska MEP (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska MEP, home page and news (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Meet requirements
State banking and finance regulator
Banking Department
Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance
Regulates state-chartered banks, lenders and securities firms that a foreign-owned company meets in Nebraska.
Visit Banking Department (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State wheat commodity board
NWB
Nebraska Wheat Board
Invests the state's wheat checkoff in international market development, including bringing overseas buyers to see Nebraska's wheat supply chain.
Visit NWB (opens in a new tab)Source: Nebraska Wheat Board, news item, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of July 1, 2026
- Get advice
International trade association
MITA
Midwest International Trade Association
Regional body
Runs seminars, networking events and conferences for companies that import and export in the Omaha area and the Midwest.
Visit MITA (opens in a new tab)Source: Midwest International Trade Association, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
- Compare potential export marketsSee which markets import what you sell, ranked on public trade data, and read each country before you commit.
- Check duties and document requirementsCheck the duty, the origin conditions for a preferential rate and the documents a shipment needs.
- Compare the United States with other countriesSet the United States beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
- Find advisors and service firmsAsk an advisory firm a scoped, paid question, or browse firms that list their own services, from legal work to logistics.
- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:Nebraska is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.