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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Revisions and Clarifications to User
Fees for Export and Investment
Promotion Services/Events
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
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AGENCY:
The International Trade
Administration (ITA) recently
implemented new user fees for its
export and investment promotion
services/events in light of an
independent cost study, which
concluded that ITA was not fully
SUMMARY:
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covering its costs for providing services
under the prior fee structure. Federal
agencies are directed by Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A–25 to ensure they recoup
their costs when providing certain
services. ITA is announcing revisions to
its export and investment promotion
User Fee Schedule, published on July
10, 2017.
DATES: This user fee schedule will be
effective on July 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Joe Carter, International Trade
Administration, Global Markets, Office
of Strategic Planning, 1400 Constitution
Avenue NW, Rm. 21022, Washington,
DC 20230, Phone: (202) 482–2484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 6 of OMB Circular A–25
directs agencies to asses a user fee
‘‘when a service (or privilege) provides
special benefits to an identifiable
recipient beyond those that accrue to
the general public.’’ A ‘‘user fee’’ is the
amount paid by a recipient of a special
benefit beyond those benefits accruing
to the general public. A ‘‘special
benefit’’ may accrue and a user fee
should be imposed when a government
service: (a) Enables the beneficiary to
obtain more immediate or substantial
gains or values than those that accrue to
the general public; (b) is performed at
the request or for the convenience of the
recipient, and is beyond the services
regularly received by members of the
same industry or group or by the general
public; or (c) provides business stability
or contributes to public confidence in
the business activity of the beneficiary.
ITA offers export and investment
promotion services/events to U.S.
businesses that consist of Standardized
Fee Services/Events and NonStandardized Fee Services/Events. For
each of these services/events, fees are
collected according to the User Fee
Schedule that is made available on the
https://2016.export.gov/csuserfees/
website and agency publications. The
‘‘Standardized Fee Services/Events’’
listed in the User Fee Schedule are
services/events that are performed in
the same general manner by all field
units. Other ‘‘Non-Standardized Fee
Services/Events’’ entail substantive
variation of the scope of work with fees
based on the estimated level of effort
required and all direct costs incurred.
ITA is revising the user fees and
offerings for both Standardized Fee
Services/Events and Non-Standardized
Fee Services/Events based on questions
and concerns raised by ITA clients and
partners since the current fee schedule
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was published on July 10, 2017 (82 FR
31752) that announced updates to the
ITA user fee schedule for export and
investment promotion services/events.
The revised User Fee Schedule below
lists the fee for each Standardized and
Non-Standardized Fee export and
investment promotion service/event.
Fees listed in the revised User Fee
Schedule are for ITA staff time only and
do not include other direct costs (i.e.,
transportation, venue rental, catering/
food, etc.), which will incur an
additional user fee to cover the full cost.
Summary of Revisions
The following services/events, which
were previously considered ‘‘Other
Customized Services/Events,’’ have
been added to the User Fee Schedule to
provide more clarity about ITA service/
event offerings (please see the
descriptions of these services/events in
the section below):
• Conference: Non-Standardized Fee
• Customized Market Research: NonStandardized Fee
• Foreign Buyer Delegation: NonStandardized Fee
• Official Letter: Standardized Fee
• Seminar: Non-Standardized Fee
• Seminar (Investment Promotion):
Non-Standardized Fee
• Trade Event: Non-Standardized Fee
• Trade Event (Investment Promotion):
Non-Standardized Fee
• Virtual Fair: Non-Standardized Fee
• Virtual Introduction: Standardized
Fee
The following services/events have
been renamed:
• Certified Trade Mission: previously
listed as ‘‘Certified Trade/Investment
Mission’’
• Contact List: previously listed as
‘‘Verified Contact List’’
• Facilitated Investment Mission:
previously listed as ‘‘Certified Trade/
Investment Mission’’
• Other Services/Events: previously
listed as ‘‘Other Customized Services/
Events’’
The following services/events have
been removed:
• Investment Promotion—Gold Key
Service: this fee was inadvertently
listed
In addition, the following
clarifications have been made to the fees
previously listed in GM’s User Fee
Schedule:
• Certified Trade Mission: Converted
to a Non-Standardized Fee Service/
Event, except for any Gold Key Service
or Initial Market Check provided to
participants, given substantial variations
in the scope of activities performed that
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were raised to ITA attention by clients
and partners.
• Facilitated Investment Mission:
When the full package service is not
requested, converted to a NonStandardized Fee Service/Event given
substantial variations in the scope of
activities often performed that were
raised to ITA attention by clients and
partners.
• Featured U.S. Exporters: Additional
Standardized Fee options have been
included to account for standardized
variations of the activities performed for
this service.
• Gold Key Service: Additional
Standardized Fee options have been
included to account for standardized
variations of the activities performed for
this service.
• International Company Profile—
Partial: Revised the standardized fees
based on revisions to the scope of work
for this service and updated information
collected on the level of effort required
to perform it.
• International Partner Search: Fee
corrected to the appropriate level of
effort due to a calculation error.
• International Partner Search Plus
Virtual Introductions: Fee corrected to
the appropriate level of effort due to a
calculation error; additional
Standardized Fee options have been
included to account for standardized
variations of the activities performed for
this service.
• Single Company/Location
Promotion: Converted to a NonStandardized Fee Service/Event given
substantial variations in activities
performed that were raised to ITA
attention by clients, partners and staff.
• Foreign Companies: A column has
been added to the User Fee schedule
denoting the fees that will be charged to
all foreign companies regardless of their
size to provide assistance connecting
them to U.S. exporters.
Description of the Services/Events
Listed in the Revised User Fee Schedule
The services/events included in the
revised User Fee Schedule are described
below with the revisions italicized for
emphasis.
1. Business Service Provider: A listing
of U.S. and foreign business service
providers that offer export/investment
assistance, such as consultants, lawyers,
freight forwarders, etc. The fee is paid
for by the business service provider to
be listed on ITA websites.
2. Certified Trade Mission (previously
listed as Certified Trade/Investment
Mission): Provides a group of U.S.
companies or economic development
organizations with a market briefing,
networking reception, Gold Key Service
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and/or other services in-country as part
of a mission organized by a private
sector entity. These missions are
different from Department of Commerce
Executive-led Missions, which are
organized by Industry and Analysis/
Trade Promotion Programs.
3. Conference (not previously listed):
Provides export/investment knowledge
and/or market intelligence at a
conference.
4. Contact List (previously listed as a
Verified Contact List): Provides U.S.
companies with a basic contact list of
up to five to 10 agents, distributors and
partners in a foreign market. The
information included in the contact list
will have been reviewed and verified for
accuracy only and no information will
be provided on the level of interest in
the client’s products/services.
5. Customized Market Research (not
previously listed): Provides U.S.
companies with answers to questions
specific to the client’s products/services
in a market; including market structure,
trends and size, customary distribution
and promotion practices and key
competitors and agents, distributors, or
strategic partners in the market.
6. Facilitated Investment Mission
(previously listed as Certified Trade/
Investment Mission): Provides a group
of U.S. economic development
organizations with a market briefing,
networking reception and matchmaking
services in-country.
7. Featured U.S. Exporter: Provides
U.S. companies with an opportunity to
enhance their international marketing
efforts through improved search engine
optimization via .gov link-backs to their
company’s website. The service entails
listing their goods/services overseas on
a trusted U.S. government website with
a brief description and contact
information.
8. Foreign Buyer Delegation (not
previously listed): Support provided to
foreign buyer delegates to assist them in
identifying and connecting with U.S.
exporters at trade shows/events and on
trade missions. Typically, this support is
covered by the fees paid by trade show/
event/mission organizers and/or U.S.
company participants. However, in
some circumstances fees need to be
charged to the foreign buyer delegates to
cover the costs incurred by ITA.
9. Gold Key Service: Provides U.S.
companies with matchmaking
appointments with up to five interested
partners in a foreign market. The full
service includes identification and
outreach to potential matching firms,
sending client’s information to
identified matching firms, preparing a
profile of interested firms, attending the
appointments and providing a report
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with the profile and contact information
for interested firms.
10. Initial Market Check: Provides
U.S. firms with an initial assessment of
the market potential of their product or
service in a targeted market. The service
gauges the potential of a specific
product or service in a market by
gathering feedback from up to five
industry participants and provides
written recommendations on whether to
pursue the target market. The service
does not guarantee interest by the
contacted industry participants.
11. International Company Profile—
Full Report: Provides U.S. companies
and economic development
organizations with a comprehensive
background report on a specific foreign
company, including: general business
information, background and product
information, key officials, references
contacted by ITA, financial data/
creditworthiness information,
reputational information, a site visit and
interviews with principals; information
sources consulted in preparing the
report; and analysis of information
collected.
12. International Company Profile—
Partial Report: Provides U.S. companies
and economic development
organizations with a general background
report on a specific foreign company
based on publicly available information;
including general business information,
background and product information,
key officials, financial data/
creditworthiness information (only
when publicly available) and
reputational information; information
sources used in preparing the report;
and brief analysis of information
collected.
13. International Partner Search:
Provides U.S. companies with a list of
up to five partners/distributors that have
expressed an interest in the client’s
goods/services. The service includes
identification and outreach to potential
matching firms, sending client’s
information to identified matching
firms, preparing a profile of interested
firms, and providing a report with the
profile and contact information for
interested firms.
14. International Partner Search Plus
Virtual Introductions: Provides the same
as the International Partner Search
service listed above, but also includes
virtual introductions via conference
calls with up to five of the contacts
identified. Additional fees apply if more
than 5 introductions are arranged with
the identified partners.
15. Official Letter (not previously
listed): A letter provided by ITA to help
U.S. companies comply with local
regulatory requirements that must be
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followed to conduct business in certain
foreign countries (i.e. Colombia,
Philippines, and Thailand). The letters
can address reciprocity,
appropriateness of documents and other
issues specific to a foreign market.
16. Other Services/Events (previously
listed as Other Customized Services/
Events): Includes all other services/
events not listed.
17. Seminar (not previously listed):
Provides U.S. companies and economic
development organizations with export/
investment knowledge and/or market
intelligence from ITA and public/private
sector experts via an in-person seminar.
18. Single Company or Location
Promotion: Provides a U.S. firm or
locality with a promotional event (such
as a technical seminar, press conference,
luncheon, dinner, cocktail reception,
etc.) to help increase awareness of their
locality or existing/new products/
services in a specific market, including
organizing the event logistics/venue;
conducting a targeted direct mail or
email campaigns; managing the
promotional campaign and event-related
logistics; providing logistical and
promotional support on-site during the
event; and providing a post-event debriefing to discuss next steps.
19. Trade Event (not previously
listed): Provides services to U.S.
companies to connect them with foreign
buyers and partners at trade events in
order to help U.S. companies navigate
the increasingly complex international
marketplace. Services may also be
provided to foreign companies attending
these trade events to connect them with
U.S. companies exporting goods and
services. The services and fees for these
trade events are separate from the
International Buyer Program and Trade
Fair Certification, which are
administered by the ITA Industry and
Analysis unit.
20. Trade Show Representation:
Provides U.S. companies and economic
development organizations with the
ability to increase their marketing
exposure at an overseas trade show
when they are unable to attend inperson. The service entails conducting
pre-trade show promotions via internet/
social media/email campaign,
representing the client at the overseas
trade show, displaying the client’s
promotional materials at the overseas
trade show, and conducting outreach to
foreign buyers/distributors in
attendance at the trade show.
21. Virtual Fair (not previously listed):
Provides a group of U.S. entities with an
opportunity to promote their products/
services to potential partners in a
foreign market live via a webinar
platform.
22. Virtual Introduction (not
previously listed): Provides U.S.
companies with a virtual introduction
via conference call or email to a foreign
buyer/partner that they have preidentified. The U.S. exporter
independently identifies the foreign
company and contact information and
requests an introduction. The U.S.
Government is not allowed to and does
not endorse or vouch for specific U.S.
companies or their products or services.
23. Webinar: Provides U.S. firms and
economic development organizations
with export knowledge and/or market
intelligence from experts located around
the globe via an online webinar. The
webinars are often archived on
export.gov.
24. Website Globalization: Provides
U.S. companies with services to
enhance the strength of their website for
attracting foreign partners/business.
Revisions to the User Fee Schedule
The fees for the export and
investment promotion services/events
listed in the revised User Fee Schedule
below were set based on the same
methodology as described in the
Federal Register Notice published on
July 10, 2017 (82 FR 31752). The
revisions to the User Fee Schedule are
italicized for emphasis.
REVISED USER FEE SCHEDULE FOR EXPORT PROMOTION SERVICES/EVENTS
Fee for commercial service staff time 1
(Does not include other direct costs, when applicable, such as transportation, use of contractors, venue rental,
promotional materials, catering, etc.)
Service/event
U.S. small company 2
Business Service Provider
Conference ........................
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Contact List .......................
Customized Market Research.
Certified Trade Mission 5 ...
U.S. medium company 3
U.S. large company
$150 ..................................
+$50 per language for
translation if needed.
+$30 for additional category listing.
Annual renewal: $75 .........
$30 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$150 ..................................
$30 per staff hour .............
$250 ..................................
+$50 per language for
translation if needed.
+$50 for additional category listing.
Annual renewal: $125 .......
$70 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$350 ..................................
$70 per staff hour .............
$350 ..................................
+$50 per language for
translation if needed.
+$70 for additional category listing.
Annual renewal: $175 .......
$90 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$450 ..................................
$90 per staff hour .............
$350.
+$50 per language for
translation if needed.
+$70 for additional category listing.
Annual renewal: $175.
$90 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
N/A.
N/A.
$30 per staff hour .............
+ $950 per participant if a
Gold Key Service is included.
+ any direct costs .............
$70 per staff hour .............
+ $2,300 per participant if
a Gold Key Service is
included.
+ any direct costs .............
$90 per staff hour .............
+ $3,400 per participant if
a Gold Key Service is
included.
+ any direct costs .............
N/A.
1 Other direct costs not included in the service
description must be assumed by the client. Types
of other direct costs include translation,
transportation, use of contractors, venue rental,
catering, etc. Please note that any transportation for
ITA staff beyond 80 kilometers or more than 2
hours from an ITA office will be charged an
additional user fee to cover the cost.
2 Must qualify as a ‘‘small business’’ under the
Small Business Administration’s size standards,
which vary by North American Industry
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Classification System (NAICS) Code: https://
www.sba.gov/document/support-table-sizestandards. Fees listed also apply to U.S. Economic
Development Organizations (EDO) and Non-profit
Educational Institutions that purchase ITA services
for their own use. For example, when an EDO
requests a Gold Key Service (GKS) to promote itself
as a tourist destination, it will be charged the small
company fee. If, however, an EDO requests a (GKS)
to promote a U.S. company’s goods/services, the
size of the company will be used to determine the
fee.
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All foreign companies 4
3 Must have less than $1B in annual revenue
(including affiliates: Parent, child, subsidiaries,
divisions, etc.) to qualify.
4 Fees listed apply to all Foreign Companies
regardless of their size.
5 Full package includes a market briefing,
networking event/reception, and Gold Key Service.
6 Fee to be charged for services/events provided
to foreign buyer delegates seeking U.S. suppliers of
goods/services.
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REVISED USER FEE SCHEDULE FOR EXPORT PROMOTION SERVICES/EVENTS—Continued
Fee for commercial service staff time 1
(Does not include other direct costs, when applicable, such as transportation, use of contractors, venue rental,
promotional materials, catering, etc.)
Service/event
U.S. small company 2
Featured U.S. Exporter listing.
Foreign Buyer Delegation
Gold Key Service ..............
(matchmaking appointments).
Initial Market Check ...........
International Company
Profile Full.
International Company
Profile Partial.
International Partner
Search.
International Partner
Search Plus Virtual Introductions.
Official Letter .....................
Other Services/Events .......
Seminar .............................
Single Company Promotion
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Trade Event .......................
Trade Show Representation.
Virtual Introduction ............
Virtual Fair .........................
Webinar .............................
Website Globalization ........
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U.S. medium company 3
U.S. large company
$150 ..................................
($30 per market) ...............
+ $50 per language for
translation if needed.
Annual renewal: $75 .........
($15 per market) ...............
N/A ....................................
$350 ..................................
($70 per market) ...............
+ $50 per language for
translation if needed.
Annual renewal: $175 .......
($35 per market) ...............
N/A ....................................
$500 ..................................
($100 per market) .............
+ $50 per language for
translation if needed.
Annual renewal: $250 .......
($50 per market) ...............
N/A ....................................
Identify, Arrange & Attend:
$950.
Identify, Arrange & Attend:
$2,300.
Identify, Arrange & Attend:
$3,400.
+ $350 for > than 5 appointments or if > than 8
hours is required to attend.
Identify & Arrange Appointments: $800.
Arrange & Attend Appointments: $125 per appointment.
Arrange Appointments:
$75 per appointment.
+ any direct costs .............
$350 ..................................
$700 ..................................
+ $1,000 for > than 5 appointments or if > than 8
hours is required to attend.
Identify & Arrange Appointments: $1,850.
Arrange & Attend Appointments: $280 per appointment.
Arrange Appointments:
$175 per appointment.
+ any direct costs .............
$900 ..................................
$1,200 ...............................
+ $1,200 for > than 5 appointments or if > than 8
hours is required to attend.
Identify & Arrange Appointments: $2,400.
Arrange & Attend Appointments: $360 per appointment.
Arrange Appointments:
$225 per appointment.
+ any direct costs .............
$1,300 ...............................
$2,000 ...............................
N/A.
N/A.
$150 ..................................
$350 ..................................
$450 ..................................
N/A.
$750 ..................................
$1,750 ...............................
$2,250 ...............................
N/A.
$900 ..................................
$2,100 ...............................
$2,700 ...............................
N/A.
+ $30 per introduction beyond 5.
Colombia Official Letter:
$100.
Philippines Letter on Reciprocity: $100.
Philippines Letter on Appropriateness: $150.
Thailand: Letter for Treaty
of Amity, Defense,
Equipment and Medical
Device:
Standard: $100 .................
Overnight: $125 ................
Same Day: $150 ...............
Other Letters Specific to a
Market: $30 per hour.
$30 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$30 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$30 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$30 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$400 ..................................
+ $70 per introduction beyond 5.
Colombia Official Letter:
$200.
Philippines Letter on Reciprocity: $250.
Philippines Letter on Appropriateness: $350.
Thailand: Letter for Treaty
of Amity, Defense,
Equipment and Medical
Device:
Standard: $200 .................
Overnight: $250 ................
Same Day: $275 ...............
Other Letters Specific to a
Market: $70 per hour.
$70 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$70 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$70 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$70 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$950 ..................................
+ $90 per introduction beyond 5.
Colombia Official Letter:
$300.
Philippines Letter on Reciprocity: $350.
Philippines Letter on Appropriateness: $450.
Thailand: Letter for Treaty
of Amity, Defense,
Equipment and Medical
Device:
Standard: $300 .................
Overnight: $375 ................
Same Day: $400 ...............
Other Letters Specific to a
Market: $90 per hour.
$90 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$90 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$90 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$90 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$1,350 ...............................
+ any direct costs .............
$30 per introduction ..........
$30 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$25 per webinar hour ........
$100 ..................................
+ any direct costs .............
$70 per introduction ..........
$70 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$25 per webinar hour ........
$300 ..................................
+ any direct costs .............
$90 per introduction ..........
$90 per staff hour .............
+ any direct costs .............
$25 per webinar hour ........
$400 ..................................
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All foreign companies 4
N/A.
$90 per staff hour 6
+ any direct costs.
N/A.
$90 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
$90 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
N/A.
$90 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
$25 per webinar hour.
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Notes:
REVISED USER FEE SCHEDULE FOR IN• All Events: All ITA staff time
VESTMENT PROMOTION SERVICES/
required to support an event is to be
EVENTS
Service
Facilitated Investment
Mission 8.
International
Company
Profile—Full.
International
Company
Profile—Partial.
Other Services/Events.
Seminar ..........
Single Location Promotion.
Trade Event ...
Fee for commercial service
staff time for U.S. economic
development organizations 7
(Does not include other direct costs, when applicable,
such as transportation, use
of contractors, venue rental,
promotional materials,
catering, etc.)
Full package: $1,200 per
stop; or
$30 per staff hour if not Full
Package.
+ any direct costs.
$700.
$150.
$30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
$30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
$30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
$30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
assessed a user fee at the hourly rates
listed. When the size and number of the
participants for an event is unknown,
the estimated number of participants by
company size will be used to apply the
approved hourly rates.
• All Services: When requested by
one entity on behalf of another entity(s),
a user fee for ITA staff time will be
assessed based on the company size of
the end client(s)/ultimate
beneficiary(ies) and not based on the
size of the requesting entity.
• All Standardized Fee Services/
Events: When ITA uses an alternative
service provider/contractor (ASP) to
complete some or all of the
standardized tasks included in the
statement of work for a standardized fee
service/event, if the cost billed to ITA by
the ASP plus the cost for any ITA staff
time and other direct costs incurred is
more than the ITA standardized fees,
then an additional fee must be collected
to recover the difference. However, if the
cost billed to ITA by the ASP plus the
cost for any ITA staff time and other
direct costs incurred required to perform
the service is less than the ITA
standardized fees, then no additional
fee will be collected.
• Fee Reductions for Follow-on
Services: The table below lists the
standardized fees to be charged if the
follow-on service is provided after the
initial service. The fee has been reduced
for the follow-on service because the
level of effort required is reduced by
performing the initial service. However,
if an Alternative Service Provider (ASP)
is used to deliver the follow-on service,
the cost billed to GM by the ASP and all
other direct costs, must be fully
recovered from the client in the form of
additional fees. Payment for the followon service must be received within the
deadline specified in the table below to
be eligible for the reduced fee listed.
Deadline to
purchase
follow-on
service
Initial service
Follow-on service and reduced fee
Initial Market Check ..................
International Partner Search: $550 for a Small Company; $1,300 for a Medium Company;
and $1,650 for a Large Company.
International Partner Search Plus Virtual Introductions: $700 for a Small Company; $1,650
for a Medium Company; and $2,100 for a Large Company.
Gold Key Service: $750 for a Small Company; $1,850 for a Medium Company; and $2,800
for a Large Company.
International Partner Search Plus Virtual Introductions: $150 for a Small Company; $350 for
a Medium Company; and $450 for a Large Company.
Gold Key Service = $625 for a Small Company; $1,400 for a Medium Company; and $1,800
for a Large Company.
International Company Profile—Full: $550 for a Small Company; $850 for a Medium Company; and $1,550 for a Large Company.
International Partner Search .....
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International Company Profile—
Partial.
• Business Service Provider:
Individual category fee. To be listed in
more than one category, there is an
additional fee per category of $30 for
small companies, $50 for medium
companies and $70 for large companies.
The annual renewal fee is $75 for small
companies, $125 for medium companies
and $175 for large companies.
• Certified Trade Mission: The fee is
assessed per Post/city. Applicants will
be charged a fee for an Initial Market
Check if staff is uncertain about their
market potential. The fee paid by the
7 Other direct costs not included in the service
description must be covered by the client in the
form of additional user fees. Types of other direct
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60 days.
30 days.
applicant is then applied to their
Certified Trade Mission fee if they
participate in the mission.
• Featured U.S. Exporter: Listings are
typically provided for up to 5 markets.
An individual market listing can be
provided for $30 for small companies,
$50 for medium companies, and $70 for
large companies. The annual renewal
fee for 5 listings is $75 for small
companies, $175 for medium
companies, and $250 for large
companies. An individual market listing
can be renewed for $15 for small
companies, $25 for medium companies,
and $35 for large companies. Fee for
translation is per language and will be
charged for the initial listing and for
adjustments requested.
• Initial Market Check: Is a required
precursor for more time intensive
services if staff is uncertain about a
client’s market potential. Fees paid for
the Initial Market Check will then be
applied to one follow-on service if the
results are positive.
• Webinars: Will be provided at a
standard fee of $25 per participant per
costs include translation, transportation, use of
contractors, venue rental, catering, etc.
8 Full package includes a market briefing,
networking event/reception, and matchmaking.
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webinar hour. No charge for webinar
participation will be assessed by ITA
when the purpose is to promote/recruit
for an ITA or other USG agency hosted
event or when serving only as a guest
speaker for a webinar organized by a
third party.
Conclusion
reassess this fee schedule after its first
year of implementation and, in
accordance with OMB Circular A–25, at
least every two years thereafter.
Dated: May 29, 2018.
Aditi Palli,
Program Analyst, Global Markets,
International Trade Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–11812 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am]
Based on the information provided
above, ITA believes its revised fee
schedules are more consistent with the
mission to promote ‘‘exports of goods
and services from the United States,
particularly by small businesses and
medium businesses,’’ and better achieve
the objective of OMB Circular A–25 to
‘‘promote efficient allocation of the
nation’s resources by establishing
charges for special benefits provided to
the recipient that are at least as great as
the cost to the U.S. Government of
providing the special benefits.’’ ITA will
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Advance Notification of
Sunset Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Background
Every five years, pursuant to the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
and the International Trade Commission
automatically initiate and conduct a
review to determine whether revocation
of a countervailing or antidumping duty
order or termination of an investigation
suspended under section 704 or 734 of
the Act would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
or a countervailable subsidy (as the case
may be) and of material injury (i.e., a
Sunset Review).
Upcoming Sunset Reviews for July 2018
Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act,
the following Sunset Review is
scheduled for initiation in July 2018 and
will appear in that month’s Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review.
Department contact
Antidumping Duty Proceedings
No Sunset Review of antidumping duty orders is scheduled for initiation in July 2018.
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
No Sunset Review of countervailing duty orders is scheduled for initiation in July 2018.
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Suspended Investigations
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Commerce’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review
provides further information regarding
what is required of all parties to
participate in a Sunset Review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c),
Commerce will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
contact Commerce in writing within 10
days of the publication of the Notice of
Initiation.
Please note that if Commerce receives
a Notice of Intent to Participate from a
member of the domestic industry within
15 days of the date of initiation, the
review will continue.
Thereafter, any interested party
wishing to participate in the Sunset
Review must provide substantive
comments in response to the notice of
initiation no later than 30 days after the
date of initiation.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
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James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018–11813 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset)
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department of Commerce (Commerce) is
automatically initiating the five-year
reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the
antidumping and countervailing duty
(AD/CVD) order(s) listed below. The
International Trade Commission (the
Commission) is publishing concurrently
with this notice its notice of Institution
of Five-Year Reviews which covers the
same order(s).
DATES: Applicable (June 1, 2018).
AGENCY:
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Matthew Renkey, (202) 482–2312.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commerce official identified in the
Initiation of Review section below at
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230. For
information from the Commission
contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission at (202) 205–3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR
13516 (March 20, 1998) and 70 FR
62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on
methodological or analytical issues
relevant to Commerce’s conduct of
Sunset Reviews is set forth in
Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation
of the Weighted-Average Dumping
Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain
Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14,
2012).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Docket No. 180507461-8461-01]
RIN 0625-XC039
Revisions and Clarifications to User Fees for Export and
Investment Promotion Services/Events
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revised user fees.
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SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA) recently
implemented new user fees for its export and investment promotion
services/events in light of an independent cost study, which concluded
that ITA was not fully covering its costs for providing services under
the prior fee structure. Federal agencies are directed by Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-25 to ensure they recoup their
costs when providing certain services. ITA is announcing revisions to
its export and investment promotion User Fee Schedule, published on
July 10, 2017.
DATES: This user fee schedule will be effective on July 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joe Carter, International Trade
Administration, Global Markets, Office of Strategic Planning, 1400
Constitution Avenue NW, Rm. 21022, Washington, DC 20230, Phone: (202)
482-2484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 6 of OMB Circular A-25 directs agencies to asses a user fee
``when a service (or privilege) provides special benefits to an
identifiable recipient beyond those that accrue to the general
public.'' A ``user fee'' is the amount paid by a recipient of a special
benefit beyond those benefits accruing to the general public. A
``special benefit'' may accrue and a user fee should be imposed when a
government service: (a) Enables the beneficiary to obtain more
immediate or substantial gains or values than those that accrue to the
general public; (b) is performed at the request or for the convenience
of the recipient, and is beyond the services regularly received by
members of the same industry or group or by the general public; or (c)
provides business stability or contributes to public confidence in the
business activity of the beneficiary.
ITA offers export and investment promotion services/events to U.S.
businesses that consist of Standardized Fee Services/Events and Non-
Standardized Fee Services/Events. For each of these services/events,
fees are collected according to the User Fee Schedule that is made
available on the https://2016.export.gov/csuserfees/ website and agency
publications. The ``Standardized Fee Services/Events'' listed in the
User Fee Schedule are services/events that are performed in the same
general manner by all field units. Other ``Non-Standardized Fee
Services/Events'' entail substantive variation of the scope of work
with fees based on the estimated level of effort required and all
direct costs incurred. ITA is revising the user fees and offerings for
both Standardized Fee Services/Events and Non-Standardized Fee
Services/Events based on questions and concerns raised by ITA clients
and partners since the current fee schedule was published on July 10,
2017 (82 FR 31752) that announced updates to the ITA user fee schedule
for export and investment promotion services/events. The revised User
Fee Schedule below lists the fee for each Standardized and Non-
Standardized Fee export and investment promotion service/event. Fees
listed in the revised User Fee Schedule are for ITA staff time only and
do not include other direct costs (i.e., transportation, venue rental,
catering/food, etc.), which will incur an additional user fee to cover
the full cost.
Summary of Revisions
The following services/events, which were previously considered
``Other Customized Services/Events,'' have been added to the User Fee
Schedule to provide more clarity about ITA service/event offerings
(please see the descriptions of these services/events in the section
below):
Conference: Non-Standardized Fee
Customized Market Research: Non-Standardized Fee
Foreign Buyer Delegation: Non-Standardized Fee
Official Letter: Standardized Fee
Seminar: Non-Standardized Fee
Seminar (Investment Promotion): Non-Standardized Fee
Trade Event: Non-Standardized Fee
Trade Event (Investment Promotion): Non-Standardized Fee
Virtual Fair: Non-Standardized Fee
Virtual Introduction: Standardized Fee
The following services/events have been renamed:
Certified Trade Mission: previously listed as ``Certified
Trade/Investment Mission''
Contact List: previously listed as ``Verified Contact List''
Facilitated Investment Mission: previously listed as
``Certified Trade/Investment Mission''
Other Services/Events: previously listed as ``Other Customized
Services/Events''
The following services/events have been removed:
Investment Promotion--Gold Key Service: this fee was
inadvertently listed
In addition, the following clarifications have been made to the
fees previously listed in GM's User Fee Schedule:
Certified Trade Mission: Converted to a Non-Standardized
Fee Service/Event, except for any Gold Key Service or Initial Market
Check provided to participants, given substantial variations in the
scope of activities performed that
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were raised to ITA attention by clients and partners.
Facilitated Investment Mission: When the full package
service is not requested, converted to a Non-Standardized Fee Service/
Event given substantial variations in the scope of activities often
performed that were raised to ITA attention by clients and partners.
Featured U.S. Exporters: Additional Standardized Fee
options have been included to account for standardized variations of
the activities performed for this service.
Gold Key Service: Additional Standardized Fee options have
been included to account for standardized variations of the activities
performed for this service.
International Company Profile--Partial: Revised the
standardized fees based on revisions to the scope of work for this
service and updated information collected on the level of effort
required to perform it.
International Partner Search: Fee corrected to the
appropriate level of effort due to a calculation error.
International Partner Search Plus Virtual Introductions:
Fee corrected to the appropriate level of effort due to a calculation
error; additional Standardized Fee options have been included to
account for standardized variations of the activities performed for
this service.
Single Company/Location Promotion: Converted to a Non-
Standardized Fee Service/Event given substantial variations in
activities performed that were raised to ITA attention by clients,
partners and staff.
Foreign Companies: A column has been added to the User Fee
schedule denoting the fees that will be charged to all foreign
companies regardless of their size to provide assistance connecting
them to U.S. exporters.
Description of the Services/Events Listed in the Revised User Fee
Schedule
The services/events included in the revised User Fee Schedule are
described below with the revisions italicized for emphasis.
1. Business Service Provider: A listing of U.S. and foreign
business service providers that offer export/investment assistance,
such as consultants, lawyers, freight forwarders, etc. The fee is paid
for by the business service provider to be listed on ITA websites.
2. Certified Trade Mission (previously listed as Certified Trade/
Investment Mission): Provides a group of U.S. companies or economic
development organizations with a market briefing, networking reception,
Gold Key Service and/or other services in-country as part of a mission
organized by a private sector entity. These missions are different from
Department of Commerce Executive-led Missions, which are organized by
Industry and Analysis/Trade Promotion Programs.
3. Conference (not previously listed): Provides export/investment
knowledge and/or market intelligence at a conference.
4. Contact List (previously listed as a Verified Contact List):
Provides U.S. companies with a basic contact list of up to five to 10
agents, distributors and partners in a foreign market. The information
included in the contact list will have been reviewed and verified for
accuracy only and no information will be provided on the level of
interest in the client's products/services.
5. Customized Market Research (not previously listed): Provides
U.S. companies with answers to questions specific to the client's
products/services in a market; including market structure, trends and
size, customary distribution and promotion practices and key
competitors and agents, distributors, or strategic partners in the
market.
6. Facilitated Investment Mission (previously listed as Certified
Trade/Investment Mission): Provides a group of U.S. economic
development organizations with a market briefing, networking reception
and matchmaking services in-country.
7. Featured U.S. Exporter: Provides U.S. companies with an
opportunity to enhance their international marketing efforts through
improved search engine optimization via .gov link-backs to their
company's website. The service entails listing their goods/services
overseas on a trusted U.S. government website with a brief description
and contact information.
8. Foreign Buyer Delegation (not previously listed): Support
provided to foreign buyer delegates to assist them in identifying and
connecting with U.S. exporters at trade shows/events and on trade
missions. Typically, this support is covered by the fees paid by trade
show/event/mission organizers and/or U.S. company participants.
However, in some circumstances fees need to be charged to the foreign
buyer delegates to cover the costs incurred by ITA.
9. Gold Key Service: Provides U.S. companies with matchmaking
appointments with up to five interested partners in a foreign market.
The full service includes identification and outreach to potential
matching firms, sending client's information to identified matching
firms, preparing a profile of interested firms, attending the
appointments and providing a report with the profile and contact
information for interested firms.
10. Initial Market Check: Provides U.S. firms with an initial
assessment of the market potential of their product or service in a
targeted market. The service gauges the potential of a specific product
or service in a market by gathering feedback from up to five industry
participants and provides written recommendations on whether to pursue
the target market. The service does not guarantee interest by the
contacted industry participants.
11. International Company Profile--Full Report: Provides U.S.
companies and economic development organizations with a comprehensive
background report on a specific foreign company, including: general
business information, background and product information, key
officials, references contacted by ITA, financial data/creditworthiness
information, reputational information, a site visit and interviews with
principals; information sources consulted in preparing the report; and
analysis of information collected.
12. International Company Profile--Partial Report: Provides U.S.
companies and economic development organizations with a general
background report on a specific foreign company based on publicly
available information; including general business information,
background and product information, key officials, financial data/
creditworthiness information (only when publicly available) and
reputational information; information sources used in preparing the
report; and brief analysis of information collected.
13. International Partner Search: Provides U.S. companies with a
list of up to five partners/distributors that have expressed an
interest in the client's goods/services. The service includes
identification and outreach to potential matching firms, sending
client's information to identified matching firms, preparing a profile
of interested firms, and providing a report with the profile and
contact information for interested firms.
14. International Partner Search Plus Virtual Introductions:
Provides the same as the International Partner Search service listed
above, but also includes virtual introductions via conference calls
with up to five of the contacts identified. Additional fees apply if
more than 5 introductions are arranged with the identified partners.
15. Official Letter (not previously listed): A letter provided by
ITA to help U.S. companies comply with local regulatory requirements
that must be
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followed to conduct business in certain foreign countries (i.e.
Colombia, Philippines, and Thailand). The letters can address
reciprocity, appropriateness of documents and other issues specific to
a foreign market.
16. Other Services/Events (previously listed as Other Customized
Services/Events): Includes all other services/events not listed.
17. Seminar (not previously listed): Provides U.S. companies and
economic development organizations with export/investment knowledge
and/or market intelligence from ITA and public/private sector experts
via an in-person seminar.
18. Single Company or Location Promotion: Provides a U.S. firm or
locality with a promotional event (such as a technical seminar, press
conference, luncheon, dinner, cocktail reception, etc.) to help
increase awareness of their locality or existing/new products/services
in a specific market, including organizing the event logistics/venue;
conducting a targeted direct mail or email campaigns; managing the
promotional campaign and event-related logistics; providing logistical
and promotional support on-site during the event; and providing a post-
event de-briefing to discuss next steps.
19. Trade Event (not previously listed): Provides services to U.S.
companies to connect them with foreign buyers and partners at trade
events in order to help U.S. companies navigate the increasingly
complex international marketplace. Services may also be provided to
foreign companies attending these trade events to connect them with
U.S. companies exporting goods and services. The services and fees for
these trade events are separate from the International Buyer Program
and Trade Fair Certification, which are administered by the ITA
Industry and Analysis unit.
20. Trade Show Representation: Provides U.S. companies and economic
development organizations with the ability to increase their marketing
exposure at an overseas trade show when they are unable to attend in-
person. The service entails conducting pre-trade show promotions via
internet/social media/email campaign, representing the client at the
overseas trade show, displaying the client's promotional materials at
the overseas trade show, and conducting outreach to foreign buyers/
distributors in attendance at the trade show.
21. Virtual Fair (not previously listed): Provides a group of U.S.
entities with an opportunity to promote their products/services to
potential partners in a foreign market live via a webinar platform.
22. Virtual Introduction (not previously listed): Provides U.S.
companies with a virtual introduction via conference call or email to a
foreign buyer/partner that they have pre-identified. The U.S. exporter
independently identifies the foreign company and contact information
and requests an introduction. The U.S. Government is not allowed to and
does not endorse or vouch for specific U.S. companies or their products
or services.
23. Webinar: Provides U.S. firms and economic development
organizations with export knowledge and/or market intelligence from
experts located around the globe via an online webinar. The webinars
are often archived on export.gov.
24. Website Globalization: Provides U.S. companies with services to
enhance the strength of their website for attracting foreign partners/
business.
Revisions to the User Fee Schedule
The fees for the export and investment promotion services/events
listed in the revised User Fee Schedule below were set based on the
same methodology as described in the Federal Register Notice published
on July 10, 2017 (82 FR 31752). The revisions to the User Fee Schedule
are italicized for emphasis.
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\1\ Other direct costs not included in the service description
must be assumed by the client. Types of other direct costs include
translation, transportation, use of contractors, venue rental,
catering, etc. Please note that any transportation for ITA staff
beyond 80 kilometers or more than 2 hours from an ITA office will be
charged an additional user fee to cover the cost.
\2\ Must qualify as a ``small business'' under the Small
Business Administration's size standards, which vary by North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards. Fees listed also
apply to U.S. Economic Development Organizations (EDO) and Non-
profit Educational Institutions that purchase ITA services for their
own use. For example, when an EDO requests a Gold Key Service (GKS)
to promote itself as a tourist destination, it will be charged the
small company fee. If, however, an EDO requests a (GKS) to promote a
U.S. company's goods/services, the size of the company will be used
to determine the fee.
\3\ Must have less than $1B in annual revenue (including
affiliates: Parent, child, subsidiaries, divisions, etc.) to
qualify.
\4\ Fees listed apply to all Foreign Companies regardless of
their size.
\5\ Full package includes a market briefing, networking event/
reception, and Gold Key Service.
\6\ Fee to be charged for services/events provided to foreign
buyer delegates seeking U.S. suppliers of goods/services.
Revised User Fee Schedule for Export Promotion Services/Events
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Fee for commercial service staff time \1\ (Does not include other direct
costs, when applicable, such as transportation, use of contractors, venue
rental, promotional materials, catering, etc.)
Service/event -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. small company U.S. medium All foreign
\2\ company \3\ U.S. large company companies \4\
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Business Service Provider....... $150.............. $250.............. $350.............. $350.
+$50 per language +$50 per language +$50 per language +$50 per language
for translation for translation for translation for translation
if needed. if needed. if needed. if needed.
+$30 for +$50 for +$70 for +$70 for
additional additional additional additional
category listing. category listing. category listing. category listing.
Annual renewal: Annual renewal: Annual renewal: Annual renewal:
$75. $125. $175. $175.
Conference...................... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour $90 per staff
hour.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct
costs.
Contact List.................... $150.............. $350.............. $450.............. N/A.
Customized Market Research...... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour N/A.
Certified Trade Mission \5\..... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour N/A.
+ $950 per + $2,300 per + $3,400 per ..................
participant if a participant if a participant if a
Gold Key Service Gold Key Service Gold Key Service
is included. is included. is included.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs ..................
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Featured U.S. Exporter listing.. $150.............. $350.............. $500.............. N/A.
($30 per market).. ($70 per market).. ($100 per market).
+ $50 per language + $50 per language + $50 per language ..................
for translation for translation for translation
if needed. if needed. if needed.
Annual renewal: Annual renewal: Annual renewal: ..................
$75. $175. $250.
($15 per market).. ($35 per market).. ($50 per market)..
Foreign Buyer Delegation........ N/A............... N/A............... N/A............... $90 per staff hour
\6\
+ any direct
costs.
Gold Key Service................ Identify, Arrange Identify, Arrange Identify, Arrange N/A.
(matchmaking appointments)...... & Attend: $950. & Attend: $2,300. & Attend: $3,400.
+ $350 for than 5 thn-eq> than 5 thn-eq> than 5
appointments or appointments or appointments or
if if if
than 8 hours is than 8 hours is than 8 hours is
required to required to required to
attend. attend. attend.
Identify & Arrange Identify & Arrange Identify & Arrange ..................
Appointments: Appointments: Appointments:
$800. $1,850. $2,400.
Arrange & Attend Arrange & Attend Arrange & Attend ..................
Appointments: Appointments: Appointments:
$125 per $280 per $360 per
appointment. appointment. appointment.
Arrange Arrange Arrange ..................
Appointments: $75 Appointments: Appointments:
per appointment. $175 per $225 per
appointment. appointment.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs ..................
Initial Market Check............ $350.............. $900.............. $1,300............ N/A.
International Company Profile $700.............. $1,200............ $2,000............ N/A.
Full.
International Company Profile $150.............. $350.............. $450.............. N/A.
Partial.
International Partner Search.... $750.............. $1,750............ $2,250............ N/A.
International Partner Search $900.............. $2,100............ $2,700............ N/A.
Plus Virtual Introductions.
+ $30 per + $70 per + $90 per ..................
introduction introduction introduction
beyond 5. beyond 5. beyond 5.
Official Letter................. Colombia Official Colombia Official Colombia Official ..................
Letter: $100. Letter: $200. Letter: $300.
Philippines Letter Philippines Letter Philippines Letter ..................
on Reciprocity: on Reciprocity: on Reciprocity:
$100. $250. $350.
Philippines Letter Philippines Letter Philippines Letter ..................
on on on
Appropriateness: Appropriateness: Appropriateness:
$150. $350. $450.
Thailand: Letter Thailand: Letter Thailand: Letter ..................
for Treaty of for Treaty of for Treaty of
Amity, Defense, Amity, Defense, Amity, Defense,
Equipment and Equipment and Equipment and
Medical Device: Medical Device: Medical Device:
Standard: $100.... Standard: $200.... Standard: $300....
Overnight: $125... Overnight: $250... Overnight: $375...
Same Day: $150.... Same Day: $275.... Same Day: $400....
Other Letters Other Letters Other Letters ..................
Specific to a Specific to a Specific to a
Market: $30 per Market: $70 per Market: $90 per
hour. hour. hour.
Other Services/Events........... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour $90 per staff
hour.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct
costs.
Seminar......................... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour $90 per staff
hour.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct
costs.
Single Company Promotion........ $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour N/A.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs ..................
Trade Event..................... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour $90 per staff
hour.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct
costs.
Trade Show Representation....... $400.............. $950.............. $1,350............ N/A.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs ..................
Virtual Introduction............ $30 per $70 per $90 per N/A.
introduction. introduction. introduction.
Virtual Fair.................... $30 per staff hour $70 per staff hour $90 per staff hour N/A.
+ any direct costs + any direct costs + any direct costs ..................
Webinar......................... $25 per webinar $25 per webinar $25 per webinar $25 per webinar
hour. hour. hour. hour.
Website Globalization........... $100.............. $300.............. $400.............. N/A.
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Revised User Fee Schedule for Investment Promotion Services/Events
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Fee for commercial service
staff time for U.S. economic
development organizations \7\
(Does not include other direct
Service costs, when applicable, such as
transportation, use of
contractors, venue rental,
promotional materials,
catering, etc.)
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Facilitated Investment Mission \8\..... Full package: $1,200 per stop;
or
$30 per staff hour if not Full
Package.
+ any direct costs.
International Company Profile--Full.... $700.
International Company Profile--Partial. $150.
Other Services/Events.................. $30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
Seminar................................ $30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
Single Location Promotion.............. $30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
Trade Event............................ $30 per staff hour.
+ any direct costs.
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Notes:
All Events: All ITA staff time required to support an
event is to be assessed a user fee at the hourly rates listed. When the
size and number of the participants for an event is unknown, the
estimated number of participants by company size will be used to apply
the approved hourly rates.
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\7\ Other direct costs not included in the service description
must be covered by the client in the form of additional user fees.
Types of other direct costs include translation, transportation, use
of contractors, venue rental, catering, etc.
\8\ Full package includes a market briefing, networking event/
reception, and matchmaking.
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All Services: When requested by one entity on behalf of
another entity(s), a user fee for ITA staff time will be assessed based
on the company size of the end client(s)/ultimate beneficiary(ies) and
not based on the size of the requesting entity.
All Standardized Fee Services/Events: When ITA uses an
alternative service provider/contractor (ASP) to complete some or all
of the standardized tasks included in the statement of work for a
standardized fee service/event, if the cost billed to ITA by the ASP
plus the cost for any ITA staff time and other direct costs incurred is
more than the ITA standardized fees, then an additional fee must be
collected to recover the difference. However, if the cost billed to ITA
by the ASP plus the cost for any ITA staff time and other direct costs
incurred required to perform the service is less than the ITA
standardized fees, then no additional fee will be collected.
Fee Reductions for Follow-on Services: The table below
lists the standardized fees to be charged if the follow-on service is
provided after the initial service. The fee has been reduced for the
follow-on service because the level of effort required is reduced by
performing the initial service. However, if an Alternative Service
Provider (ASP) is used to deliver the follow-on service, the cost
billed to GM by the ASP and all other direct costs, must be fully
recovered from the client in the form of additional fees. Payment for
the follow-on service must be received within the deadline specified in
the table below to be eligible for the reduced fee listed.
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Deadline to purchase
Initial service Follow-on service and reduced fee follow-on service
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Initial Market Check.................... International Partner Search: $550 for a 180 days.
Small Company; $1,300 for a Medium
Company; and $1,650 for a Large Company.
International Partner Search Plus Virtual ..........................
Introductions: $700 for a Small Company;
$1,650 for a Medium Company; and $2,100
for a Large Company.
Gold Key Service: $750 for a Small ..........................
Company; $1,850 for a Medium Company; and
$2,800 for a Large Company.
International Partner Search............ International Partner Search Plus Virtual 60 days.
Introductions: $150 for a Small Company;
$350 for a Medium Company; and $450 for a
Large Company.
Gold Key Service = $625 for a Small ..........................
Company; $1,400 for a Medium Company; and
$1,800 for a Large Company.
International Company Profile--Partial.. International Company Profile--Full: $550 30 days.
for a Small Company; $850 for a Medium
Company; and $1,550 for a Large Company.
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Business Service Provider: Individual category fee. To be
listed in more than one category, there is an additional fee per
category of $30 for small companies, $50 for medium companies and $70
for large companies. The annual renewal fee is $75 for small companies,
$125 for medium companies and $175 for large companies.
Certified Trade Mission: The fee is assessed per Post/
city. Applicants will be charged a fee for an Initial Market Check if
staff is uncertain about their market potential. The fee paid by the
applicant is then applied to their Certified Trade Mission fee if they
participate in the mission.
Featured U.S. Exporter: Listings are typically provided
for up to 5 markets. An individual market listing can be provided for
$30 for small companies, $50 for medium companies, and $70 for large
companies. The annual renewal fee for 5 listings is $75 for small
companies, $175 for medium companies, and $250 for large companies. An
individual market listing can be renewed for $15 for small companies,
$25 for medium companies, and $35 for large companies. Fee for
translation is per language and will be charged for the initial listing
and for adjustments requested.
Initial Market Check: Is a required precursor for more
time intensive services if staff is uncertain about a client's market
potential. Fees paid for the Initial Market Check will then be applied
to one follow-on service if the results are positive.
Webinars: Will be provided at a standard fee of $25 per
participant per
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webinar hour. No charge for webinar participation will be assessed by
ITA when the purpose is to promote/recruit for an ITA or other USG
agency hosted event or when serving only as a guest speaker for a
webinar organized by a third party.
Conclusion
Based on the information provided above, ITA believes its revised
fee schedules are more consistent with the mission to promote ``exports
of goods and services from the United States, particularly by small
businesses and medium businesses,'' and better achieve the objective of
OMB Circular A-25 to ``promote efficient allocation of the nation's
resources by establishing charges for special benefits provided to the
recipient that are at least as great as the cost to the U.S. Government
of providing the special benefits.'' ITA will reassess this fee
schedule after its first year of implementation and, in accordance with
OMB Circular A-25, at least every two years thereafter.
Dated: May 29, 2018.
Aditi Palli,
Program Analyst, Global Markets, International Trade Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-11812 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-FP-P
