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Services for US Companies

INTERNATIONAL PARTNER SEARCH (IPS)
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY PROFILE (ICP)
GOLD KEY MATCHING SERVICE

SINGLE COMPANY PROMOTION (SCP)
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ESTONIA

INTERNATIONAL PARTNER SEARCH (IPS)

The International Partner Search (IPS) provides a report on qualified overseas agents, distributors, manufacturers, representatives, joint venture partners, licensees, franchises, or strategic partners who have examined a U.S. company's materials and expressed an interest in the company's products, services, or licenses, or expressed an interest in otherwise partnering with the company.

Contents of the IPS report

  • The name and addresses, including e-mail and/or web site addresses of prospective overseas companies or representatives
  • The name and title of the key contact person(s)
  • The language preferred by the overseas company for correspondence
  • Each overseas company's prospect's opinion on the market for the client's product and/or service and the projected success of an agreement, licensing arrangement, joint venture, or other strategic partnership
  • The Commercial Service specialist's opinion on the overseas contacts' level of interest in the U.S. company and the overall suitability of the identified companies and or representatives
  • Basic marketing information

    Fee for the service
    http://www.export.gov/static/user_fees_new.pdf

    Standard delivery time is 30 working days.

    For more information on the International Partner Search, please contact:

    US Embassy Economic Section
    Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn
    Tel: 372 66 88 130
    Fax: 372 66 88 134
    E-mail: seppr@state.gov.

    INTERNATIONAL COMPANY PROFILE (ICP)

    The ICP is designed to help U.S. companies enter international business relationships with confidence. ICPs provide background checks on overseas companies that provide U.S. firms with information to help assess foreign firms as business partners

    Fee for the service
    http://www.export.gov/static/user_fees_new.pdf

    The standard delivery time is 10 working days.

    For more information on the International Company Profile, please contact:

    US Embassy Economic Section
    Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn
    Tel: 372 66 88 130
    Fax: 372 66 88 134
    E-mail: seppr@state.gov.

    GOLD KEY MATCHING SERVICE

    This is a program of pre-qualified business appointments, with Estonian companies that have expressed a definite interest, and with key people in those companies.

    1. Trade Specialist will contact U.S. firm to discuss the product or service offered and to clearly ascertain its goals and objectives in this market.
    2. Trade Specialist will work with the client from the outset to develop a program custom-tailored to his marketing needs and goals.
    3. Trade Specialist will attend all meetings scheduled, to act as counselor and business adviser, as well as interpreter.
    4. After the meetings our specialist will help in evaluating the companies visited and assist in finding effective ways to follow-up these initial contacts.
    5. Embassy can also make hotel arrangements at special Embassy rates, if needed.

    Fee for the service

    The fee for this service covers our costs of setting up the program: http://www.export.gov/static/user_fees_new.pdf

    Minimum 2 / maximum 6 appointments per day.
    Embassy should get 4 - 6 weeks advance notice prior to the visit.

    Companies interested in Tallinn Gold Key Service should contact:

    US Embassy Economic Section
    Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn
    Tel: 372 66 88 130
    Fax: 372 66 88 134
    E-mail: seppr@state.gov

    SINGLE COMPANY PROMOTION (SCP) Interested in having your next marketing promotion event at the American Embassy or in US Ambassadors Residence?

    You are welcome to host:

  • Sales seminars
  • Technical presentations
  • Product promotions
  • Press Conferences
  • Other promotional activities

    In our experience, having an event at the U.S. Embassy greatly increases companies' attendance.

    For more information on prices and how to participate in this program, please contact:

    US Embassy Economic Section
    Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn
    Tel: 372 66 88 130
    Fax: 372 66 88 134
    E-mail: seppr@state.gov.

    PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ESTONIA

    The U.S. Mission to the European Union has developed a database of public procurement tenders published in the Official Journal of the European Union: the Mission has selected all tenders that are open to US firms under the terms of the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

    To search for public procurement opportunities in EU please visit http://www.buyusa.gov/europeanunion/eu_tenders.html