South Carolina Department of Commerce Export Incentives Program

The South Carolina Department of Commerce offers an Incentives Program to support small businesses with their export activities. The program reimburses eligible South Carolina small businesses for approved export-related expenses through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) or the South Carolina Opportunities for Promoting Exports (SCOPE) program. Eligible companies are reimbursed for specific export-related expenses through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) or the South Carolina Opportunities for Promoting Exports (SCOPE) program. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: • Headquartered or with a place of business in South Carolina. • In business for no less than two years with a product/service with at least 51% U.S. content. • Independently owned and operated and not dominant in its field on a national basis. • Organized for-profit. • Currently has an export-ready product, a strategic plan for exporting and understands the costs associated with exporting. • Meets the U.S. SBA’s definition of a small business.