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The Business Information Services for Newly Independent States (BISNIS) Program ended effective March 31, 2008. The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, together with the U.S. Embassies in Russia, Western NIS, the Caucasus and Central Asia, will continue to work with U.S. companies interested in opportunities in the region. For more information , please contact the U.S. Trade Information Center at 1-800-USA-TRADE or visit www.export.gov.Alternatively, below are listed a number of other useful resources.

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About BISNIS Customs Corner:
BISNIS Customs Corner is intended as a quick reference tool for the main types of import charges and customs procedures in the NIS countries. BISNIS aims to keep this guide up-to-date, but changes in NIS customs rates and formalities may be implemented without notice, discrepencies between this guide and current practice may exist. The U.S. Department of Commerce accepts no liability for any consequences that may arise from the use of information in this guide.
Obtaining Import Duties from BISNIS:
BISNIS provides below the tariff schedule for several NIS countries (all but Russia). Russian tariff rates may be obtained by contacting BISNIS with the Harmonized System Number or Schedule B Number for the product(s) in question. (The Harmonized or Schedule B number indicates the specific category to which your product/service belongs.) To determine a product's HS/Schedule B Number Online, visit the U.S. Census Bureau at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/. Alternately, you may call the U.S. Census Bureau at (301) 457-3047, -3484, or -3259, or you may send a fax request to (301) 457-1158. Once you have the HS number, contact BISNIS at (202) 482-4655 or (800) 872-8723 , e-mail: bisnis@ita.doc.gov, or fax: 202/482-2293.
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