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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in New Hampshire, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
OIC, Business and Economic Affairs and CS Portsmouth: the guide’s first stops, of the 9 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- This guide lists every body in New Hampshire found with evidence dated 2025 or later; state agencies whose sites could not be read have no card. Source (opens in a new tab)
State international trade office
OIC
New Hampshire Office of International Commerce
Runs the State Trade Expansion Program and gives New Hampshire companies export planning, country research, documentation and tariff resources.
Visit OIC (opens in a new tab)Source: Business and Economic Affairs, export statistics page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
State economic development agency
Business and Economic Affairs
New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs
Helps companies expand or relocate to New Hampshire with site selection, permitting, workforce and financing.
Export assistance center
CS Portsmouth
U.S. Commercial Service New Hampshire
Gives New Hampshire companies export guidance, market information and international buyer connections, and works with partner organizations in the state.
2. Export development and market information
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State international trade office
OIC
New Hampshire Office of International Commerce
Runs the State Trade Expansion Program and gives New Hampshire companies export planning, country research, documentation and tariff resources.
Visit OIC (opens in a new tab)Source: Business and Economic Affairs, export statistics page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
Export assistance center
CS Portsmouth
U.S. Commercial Service New Hampshire
Gives New Hampshire companies export guidance, market information and international buyer connections, and works with partner organizations in the state.
- Get advice
Small business advising center
NH SBDC
New Hampshire Small Business Development Center
Runs the NH Export Accelerator, which pairs training sessions with one-on-one export advising for New Hampshire companies.
Visit NH SBDC (opens in a new tab)Source: NH SBDC, NH Export Accelerator page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
Federal small business office
SBA New Hampshire
U.S. Small Business Administration New Hampshire District Office
Serves small businesses in all ten counties with loans, counseling and appointments.
Visit SBA New Hampshire (opens in a new tab)Source: SBA, New Hampshire District Office page, 2026 (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
Business and Economic Affairs
New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs
Helps companies expand or relocate to New Hampshire with site selection, permitting, workforce and financing.
- Get advice
Regional development authority
Pease Development Authority
Develops and manages the Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth International Airport and the state Division of Ports and Harbors.
Visit Pease Development Authority (opens in a new tab)Source: Pease Development Authority, home page, 2026 (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 port authority
Ports and Harbors
New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors
Manages the state tidal waterways and the Market Street Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, and is the grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 81.
Visit Ports and Harbors (opens in a new tab)Source: Division of Ports and Harbors, home page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
University cooperative extension
UNH Extension
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Visits New Hampshire produce farms to help growers meet the water requirements of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Safety Rule, with record forms adapted to local farms.
Visit UNH Extension (opens in a new tab)Source: UNH Extension, produce farm water safety article, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 7, 2025
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Statewide business association
BIA
Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire
Represents member companies of all sizes before the legislature and publishes a 2026 policy agenda on workforce, housing and energy costs.
Visit BIA (opens in a new tab)Source: BIA, 2026 legislative agenda (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:New Hampshire 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.