How can I find information on tariffs?
All tariff requests for agricultural exports must be faxed: For Europe, Africa, and the Middle East: phone: 202-720-1341; fax: 202-690-2079. For Asia and the Americas: phone: 202-720-1289; fax: 202-690-1093.

How can I locate buyers overseas?
Foreign Buyers Lists are available from FAS. There is a $15 service fee for each list. For more information visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/agexport/forbuy.html.

How can I locate U.S. suppliers?
FAS "Buying U.S. Products" is a "one-stop" information source for U.S. exporters and international buyers available on FAS Online at http://www.fas.usda.gov/buying.html.

How do I get an export certificates for agricultural products?
Visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/agexport/requires.html.

How do I export to Cuba, Iraq, Iran and North Korea?
Visit http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sanctions/index.html or call 202-622-2520. (Remember agricultural and medicine must have a license.)

How does the Sugar Re-export Program work?
Please contact Von Deleah Williams, Import Policies and Programs Division at 202-690-0633 or visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/imports/ussugar.html.

How do I contact your overseas posts?
Visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/fasfield/ovs_directory_search.asp for a searchable directory with contact information.

How do I receive information on labeling?
Visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/attacherep/default.asp. Click on custom (Change the date back two years prior). Click on commodities and locate the report that states Food & Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS). Click on the country of your choice, hit search. If a FAIRS reports is not available for the country of interest, contact Audrey Talley, Food Safety & Technical Services Division at 202-720-9408, fax 202-690-0677 or email Audrey.Talley@fas.usdgov.

My shipment is stuck at a foreign port. Now what?
Contact the appropriate FAS Overseas Office. Visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/fasfield/ovs_directory_search.asp for a searchable list of FAS Overseas Office.

What services does FAS offer?
A "one-stop" information source for U.S. exporters and international buyers to research, plan, and evaluate potential trade opportunities. For information, visit http://www.fas.usda.gov and click on Exporter Assistance.

How do I get information on financial help?
Visit http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/exp-cred-guar.html for information.

Are there any subsidies for exporting?
No! (Frozen chicken only).

I want to export. Now what?
Create an export plan at http://www.fas.usda.gov/agexport/export_plan/.

I want to participate in the Market Access Program (MAP). Now what?
Contact your State Department of Agriculture they will determine export readiness and help with paperwork for submission to State Regional Trade Groups.

How do I know what’s going on in the agricultural and trade world?
Visit http://www.fas.usda.gov and follow the links to Ag Exporter magazine
(Click directly on the magazine).

How can I get a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Certificate of Origin?
Visit http://www.itdoc.gov/td/tic/, click on the NAFTA bar at the bottom of the page. A blank copy of the certificate maybe downloaded with instructions for filling. For more details, call US Dept. of Commerce NAFTA facts line at 202-482-4464.

Comments? Questions?
Contact the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Phone: (202) 720-7420 | Fax: (202) 690-2489