First-Ever Certified Trade Mission to Kazakhstan and Ukraine!

Join the webinar to learn about market opportunities in two of the richest markets in Eurasia! 

  Tuesday, August 7, 2018, 12:00-1:00 PM EST 

Cost: $25

Webinar Overview:

With a combined GDP of $230 billion, Kazakhstan and Ukraine offer unprecedented market opportunities in energy, infrastructure, and agriculture sectors. With a growing middle class, Kazakhstan has developed into the leading market in Central Asia and is positioning itself as a transit route between Europe and China. In Ukraine, strengthening domestic demand led by solid private consumption and sustained investment activity present new opportunities for U.S. companies. 

The Washington, DC-based U.S.–Kazakhstan Business Association (USKZBA) and U.S.–Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service, are organizing Certified Trade Missions (CTMs) to Kazakhstan and Ukraine to lead U.S. companies interested in making business connections in these promising markets in Eurasia. 

Speakers

U.S. Commercial Service Regional Senior Commercial Officer for Russia and Eurasia Michael Lally U.S. Commercial Service SCO Kazakhstan Dean Matlack US-Kazakhstan Business Association Executive Director Sarah Frese U.S. Commercial Service SCO Ukraine Martin Claessens US-Ukraine Business Council Morgan Williams 

Trade Missions Dates: 

October 24-26 – Kazakhstan (Almaty and Astana) 
October 29-30 – Ukraine (Kyiv) 
October 27-28 – Travel 

Register Here: CTM Registration

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Navigating European Union Value Added Tax (VAT)

Date of Recording: June 26, 2018 at 11:00am ET (8:00am PT)
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost to access recording: $25

Webinar Objective:   

To understand procedures for Navigating European Union Value Added Tax (VAT)in traditional export shipments and ecommerce sales to Europe.

Topics Covered:

• What is VAT, and how does it apply to your business? How does it work? Who is responsible for VAT payment? When is it paid and how is it paid?
• Differences in VAT fulfillment between standard exports and ecommerce and Differences in VAT from country to country
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Access Recorded Webinar: EU VAT Webinar

Europe's General Data Protection Regulation & EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

Date of Recording: May 22, 2018
Cost to access recording: $25

Overview:

On May 22nd the U.S. Department of Commerce hosted a webinar for American exporters on the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. This is a recording of that webinar. The purpose of the webinar is to provide American companies with a background on the GDPR and information on a compliance mechanism administered by the U.S. federal government.

All U.S. companies who are exporting to the European Union either Business to Business or Business to Consumer, marketing to EU citizens, or addressing inquiries from EU citizens for their products or services must comply with EU data privacy rules regardless of their physical presence (or not) in the EU. The GDPR applies to all industry sectors.

Access Recorded Webinar:  GDPR Webinar Registration

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