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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Oregon, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Business Oregon, Secretary of State and Commercial Service Portland: the guide’s first stops, of the 13 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
State economic development agency
Business Oregon
Oregon Business Development Department
Gives Oregon companies export counseling and trade show grants through its Global Trade Desk, and attracts investment as the state economic development organization.
- Meet requirements
State business registry
Secretary of State
Oregon Secretary of State
Registers foreign and domestic business entities, and lists estimated online filing times of one to three business days.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
Federal export assistance office
Commercial Service Portland
U.S. Commercial Service Portland, Oregon
Helps Oregon companies find partners abroad and get trade show support, as an office of the United States Commercial Service.
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State economic development agency
Business Oregon
Oregon Business Development Department
Gives Oregon companies export counseling and trade show grants through its Global Trade Desk, and attracts investment as the state economic development organization.
Federal export assistance office
Commercial Service Portland
U.S. Commercial Service Portland, Oregon
Helps Oregon companies find partners abroad and get trade show support, as an office of the United States Commercial Service.
State economic forecasting office
Economic Analysis Office
Office of Economic Analysis
Publishes the state's quarterly economic outlook and revenue forecast, which companies can read for Oregon's tax and growth trends.
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State business registry
Secretary of State
Oregon Secretary of State
Registers foreign and domestic business entities, and lists estimated online filing times of one to three business days.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
Regional economic development partnership
Greater Portland Inc
Promotes the Portland-Vancouver region to companies and works with local governments and businesses on business growth, recruitment and retention.
Visit Greater Portland Inc (opens in a new tab)Source: Greater Portland Inc, news release, August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 18, 2026
State unemployment insurance agency
Employment Department
Oregon Employment Department
Runs unemployment insurance and Paid Leave Oregon, and registers employers for payroll tax before their first paycheck.
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Port authority
Port of Portland
Runs marine terminals, including Terminal 6, which handles autos, breakbulk and containers for Oregon shippers.
Visit Port of Portland (opens in a new tab)Source: Port of Portland, Portside, February 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2025
- Meet requirements
State tax authority
Oregon Revenue Department
Oregon Department of Revenue
Administers the Corporate Activity Tax and publishes yearly statistics on who pays it.
- Meet requirements
Port authority
Port of Coos Bay
Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
Runs the Coos Bay harbor, the Coos Bay Rail Line and Foreign-Trade Zone 132 on Oregon's South Coast, and is planning a ship-to-rail container terminal.
Visit Port of Coos Bay (opens in a new tab)Source: Port of Coos Bay, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State agriculture department
Oregon Agriculture Department
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Issues export certificates for food and plants and helps farm and food companies with trade shows and buyer meetings.
- Meet requirements
State insurance regulator
Financial Regulation Division
Division of Financial Regulation
Licenses insurance companies and producers, including foreign insurers, and sets the fees they pay.
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Technology industry association
Technology Association of Oregon
Runs member communities, events and benefit programs for technology companies in Oregon, including networking between Oregon and Canadian semiconductor firms.
Visit Technology Association of Oregon (opens in a new tab)Source: Technology Association of Oregon, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026
- Get advice
Business leaders association
Oregon Business Council
Brings together the chief executives of large Oregon companies and publishes policy papers on economic development, including industrial land readiness.
Visit Oregon Business Council (opens in a new tab)Source: Oregon Business Council, economic development policy papers (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026
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Promote:Oregon 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 4, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.