as r3ckless said, exporting is the less riskier option ... there is less commitment to the market this way, and Intellectual Property (in regards to methodology, construction of your product) is not as easily exploitable. Exporting can be conducted through the use of an intermediary, meaning your knowledge of the market can really just extend to that one distributor, whereas licencing would generally require greater knowledge of the market, along with you losing some control (eg: quality control and/or reverse engineering)