new-to-export (NTE)

(U.S.) As defined by the United States Department of Commerce, a new-to-export action is one that results from documented assistance to a company that assists the client’s first verifiable export sale. Either the company has not exported to any destination during the past 24 months or prior exports have resulted from unsolicited orders or were received through a U.S.-based intermediary. See United States Department of Commerce.