Key Business Links

These selected government and private sites offer a wealth of information for first-time and seasoned U.S. exporters alike.

If you know of other links useful to U.S. exporters, please let us know and we will consider including them in this listing. Thank you for helping us help you.

U.S. Department of Commerce

• U.S. Department of Commerce
• Commercial News USA
• International Trade Update
• International Trade Administration
• Minority Business Development Agency
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• The Advocacy Center
• The U.S. Commercial Service
• The U.S. Government Export Portal
• TradeAgreements.gov
• Trade Compliance Center
• Trade Information Center
• TradeStats Express
• U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Government

• USA.gov - The First Click to the U.S. Government
• Business.gov - The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government
• Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) - Global Security News & Reports
• U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs - Consular Information Sheet
• U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Export Information
• U.S. Department of State - Country Information

U.S. Export Financing Resources

• Ex-Im Bank
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

U.S. Organizations in Venezuela

• U.S. Embassy in Venezuela
• U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service
• Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce (Spanish)

Venezuelan Government Agencies

• Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuelan in the U.S.
• Banco de Comercio Exterior (BANCOEX)
• Comisión de Administración de Divisas (CADIVI)
  Registrarse en Cadivi
  Estadísticas

• Consejo Nacional de Promoción de Inversiones (CONAPRI)
• Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) - Once there click on “informes financieros” for a complete download
• Instituto para la Defensa de las Personas en el Acceso a los Bienes y Servicios (INDEPABIS)
• Ministry of Food - To obtain information about food imports and registry
   Estadisticas
• Ministry of Health To obtain health statistics and epidemiological data
  Hechos y estadisticas vitales
  Boletin epidemiológico

• Productora y Distribuidora Venezolana de Alimentos (PDVAL)
  Requisitos para proveedores
  Requisitos para cotizaciones

• Registro nacional de Contratistas
• Servicio Nacional de Contrataciones
• Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT)
  Recaudacion tributaria neta no petrolera bajo jurisdiccion del SENIAT 2007-2012 (mensual)
  Recaudación tributaria neta no petrolera bajo jurisdicción del SENIAT 1994 - 2011 (anual)
  Participación porcentual por tributo en la recaudación neta no petrolera bajo jurisdicción del SENIAT 1994 – 2011
  Recaudación neta no petrolera bajo jurisdicción del SENIAT como porcentaje del PIB (presión tributaria) 1994 – 2010
• Nacional de Costos y Precios (SUNDECOP) - To obtain basic info about registering prices for US exporters willing to distribute products in Venezuela

Multilateral Organizations - Venezuela Pages

• Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Organization of American State's Foreign Trade Information System
• The World Bank Group

Trade  and Other Associations

• Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce (Spanish)
• Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce of the United States (This is a Miami-based organization that is not affiliated with the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce located at the first link.)
• Federacion Venezolana de Camaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Produccion de Venezuela (Spanish)
• Consejo Nacional de Comercio y Los Servicios (Spanish)
• La Confederación Venezolana de Industriales (CONINDUSTRIA) (Spanish)

Trade Show Directories

• BizTradeShows.com
• EventsEye.com
• TSNN.com

Trade Information Resources

• Trade-Venezuela
• Commercial News USA (Current Issue)
• News USA (Past Issues) - Commercial News USA