Advisory Service
BVA International Trade Advisory Service provides support to exporters to improve their export performance and to penetrate markets affording them access to essential trade and market information. Through this service they have access to current market and trade-related information which includes:
Provisions and benefits of bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements
Export documentation requirements
Foreign Market Information including:
• General country information (population, currency, main exports/imports etc.)
• Barriers to import in Overseas Markets (prohibited imports, duties, license requirements)
• Export Requirements for specific products (labelling, health, technical and safety standards)
• Overseas Importer contact information
• Overseas Exporter contact information
Non-financial assistance available to local companies through international institutions ;( technical assistance, training, sourcing of joint venture partners, market surveys, etc.)
Generally, the information provided by the International Trade Advisory Service forms a major part of the desk research required before a company attempts to enter a market or even to visit the market for field research.
The full range of information is indispensable for first-time exporters or companies with little export experience, as well as for smaller companies that may lack the necessary human and financial resources to carry out in-depth field research.
Companies with greater resources and export experience find the foreign market information most valuable and use it in the initial stages of their investigations to assist in the market selection and to prepare for an eventual visit to the market.