How We Help Manufacturers

The increasing need to feed the world’s population and to develop renewable energy sources has fueled demand for agricultural equipment and innovation worldwide. Exporting specialized farm machinery and agricultural equipment can expand your customer base, increase profitability and smooth business cycles.

Exporting your products can present a tremendous opportunity, but it also presents a myriad of challenges. Factors like language, political, and economic barriers, complicated trade and tariff regulations, transportation logistics, currency fluctuations, and the difficulty of evaluating potential overseas dealers and partners and pursuing or collecting problem accounts can all make exporting seem daunting. In addition, setting up an export department can be time-consuming and costly.

Fortunately, you don’t have to be a giant multinational corporation to build a successful export business. Opico can handle your oversees sales, so you won’t need to worry about adding staff or incurring unnecessary risk and expense – is to choose an export management company to handle your overseas sales, leaving you free to focus on your core business. We are a specialized firm: we focus 100% on agricultural and machinery and related products.

Opico is the leader in agricultural and turf management equipment export distribution services.

We can help manufacturers by:

  • Developing new international distribution channels. Our detailed knowledge of both agricultural equipment and the overseas markets is second to none.
  • Payment to in US currency, on standard account terms. We completely mitigate the risk of currency fluctuations and collections.
  • Offering foreign language & translation assistance. Your firm does not need to be an expert in foreign languages or local customs. Opico can handle all of that on your behalf.
  • Handling of warranty claims & service.  We can make it easy for your firm and your customers to acquire post-sale service of their equipment.
  • Finding the right purchasers. Opico maintains a database containing thousands of buyers and leverages it to get the right products to the right purchasers.
  • Increasing brand awareness and market exposure outside North America. We provide complete marketing services so your products get the right visibility to distributers and end customers.

The Opico Difference
Opico is a leader in the export management of agricultural and turf management equipment and has been in business since 1946. We travel extensively to build relationships, prospect new importers and obtain detailed, up-to-date knowledge of political, economic and growing conditions. We can put our 60+ years of global experience and industry know-how to work for you today.

Why your firm should choose Opico:

  • We can help you get to market fast, with no startup costs or overhead.
  • Opico has solid track record of introducing new equipment types to overseas markets.
  • We can help your firm generate new & repeat business as well as smooth out seasonal fluctuations.
  • We have experience in almost every country around the world.
  • We can completely mitigate your risk due to instability in foreign countries and currency fluctuations.
  • Our firm has extensive contacts with buyers overseas – 500 regular purchasers and 6,000+ known purchasers in over 150 countries.
  • Opico has more than 60 years in the industry with no change of focus or ownership.
    We have been a member of the Farm Equipment Manufacturer’s Association since 1967.
  • Opico is a proud recipient of the President's "E" Award for significant contributions in the effort to increase exports from the United States.