BUSINESS SEGMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

BUSINESS SEGMENT

BUSINESS SEGMENT

18.  BUSINESS SEGMENT

The following are summaries of the Company’s sales and long-lived assets by geography:

	2022		2021		2020
U.S. sales (excluding U.S. government)	$	36,492,275	$	53,888,136	$	42,169,463
Sales to U.S. government		15,731,136		113,662,440		31,634,343
North and South America sales (excluding U.S.)		29,126,820		14,561,236		6,893,150
Other international sales		13,468,707		6,270,642		1,165,497
Total sales	$	94,818,938	$	188,382,454	$	81,862,453

	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Long-lived assets
U.S.	$	95,587,561	$	83,695,991
International		4,565,207		4,229,660
Total	$	100,152,768	$	87,925,651

The Company does not operate in separate reportable segments. Shipments to international customers generally require a prepayment either by wire transfer or an irrevocable confirmed letter of credit.  The Company does extend credit to international customers on some occasions depending upon certain criteria, including, but not limited to, the credit worthiness of the customer, the stability of the country, banking restrictions, and the size of the order.  All transactions are in U.S. currency.