jea
jea — noun
1. a person or company that is officially chosen by a group of manufacturers to sel
a person or company that is officially chosen by a group of manufacturers to sell their products in foreign countries on behalf of all of them, handling negotiations, shipping, and payments for the group.
Five furniture makers hired a JEA to sell their sofas to stores in Europe.
countable noun: a JEA + to-infinitive purpose
Our JEA found three new buyers in Japan after the trade fair in Osaka.
The JEA secured the contract, so each factory received a share of the export income.
Small producers without an overseas team often work through a JEA to reach foreign customers.
The textile consortium appointed a new JEA after the previous agent retired.
- export representative
a broader term that can describe any agent handling overseas sales, not necessarily acting for multiple companies
- consortium agent
emphasises that the agent works for a formal group of businesses, a more specific term
- trade agent
a more general term for anyone facilitating cross-border commerce
文法句型
JEA + verb (singular)
用法筆記
Almost always written in capital letters (JEA) in business correspondence and contracts. The plural form (JEAs) is rare but occasionally used when referring to multiple such agents.