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Vol. 7 #5, May 2008

New Service Fees from Federal Government
Mr. Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (CS) has announced a new user fee schedule for U.S. federal government export promotion services that will be implemented on May 1, 2008. In an effort to broaden and deepen the U.S. exporter base, the new fee schedule will enhance the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ability to serve small companies and companies that are new to exporting.  The new fee schedule is designed to:
  • Offer single worldwide fees for each standardized service to replace the complex four-band fee system 
  • Provide an incentive for certain companies to try CS services for the first time by offering a first time discount
  • Maintain fees for small- and medium-sized enterprises at levels that preserve their access to CS export assistance programs
  • Adjust fees to full cost recovery levels for large companies
Standardized Services SME Company* SME New-to-Export Companies using Service for first time Large Company*
Gold Key Service
(Matchmaking)		 $700 $350 $2,300
International Company Profile
(Due Diligence)		 $600 $350 $900
International Partner Search
(Prequalified Business Contacts)		 $550 $350 $1,400
Featured U.S. Exporter
(Overseas Web Promotion)		 $150 $75 $300
Business Service Provider
(Domestic Web Listing of Export Services)		 $300 - $600

Events or services for which a user fee has already been set (e.g. a trade mission that is already in recruitment) are exempt from the new fee model.  More information is available on the U.S. Department of Commerce website, http://www.buyusa.gov/northcarolina/userfees.html.

*A Small- or Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer employees or self-certified as a small business under SBA regulations.  A large company is defined as a firm with more than 500 employees.  Subsidiaries will be classified based on the size of the parent company.