Exporting is too risky

You can reduce risk to a safe level for example letters of credit will ensure that you get paid. Export credit insurance programs can protect you against customers who default on their loans. Reference checks through banks and international credit reporting agencies can detect a potential for fraud. Trade laws tend to be straightforward and legal advice about them is easily available. Exporting doesn't need to be more risky then doing business at home, it's just different. It is just a matter of knowing the rules what is good is that the rules are written so they can be learned.