### Question
How is the term export trading company defined?


### Answer
The term **export trading company** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 4002* as the following:

> a person, partnership, association, or similar organization, whether operated for profit or as a nonprofit organization, which does business under the laws of the United States or any State and which is organized and operated principally for purposes of—


(A) exporting goods or services produced in the United States

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 4002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 66-PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE > SUBCHAPTER I-EXPORT TRADING COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS**

