Office & Departments

Commerical Section

The Commercial Section (CS) of the American Embassy in Moldova, is managed by the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The primary mission of CS in Moldova is to facilitate the export of U.S. goods and services to Moldova and to promote the establishment of U.S. firms on the local market. Our commitment is to:

 

• Promote the Export of U.S. goods and services to strengthen the U.S. economy, maintain job security and create jobs.

• Protect U.S. business interests abroad.

• Assist U.S. firms in realizing their export potencial by providing councelling, overseas market information, international contacts, and trade promotion vehicles.

• Support the export promotion efforts of other public and private organizations, creating, through partnership, a full-service export development infrastructure. CS staff is available for consultations with U.S. firms on local market conditions and opportunities, assistance with business contacts and help in resolving trade or investment problems.

CS serves as a clearinghouse of information on U.S. Department of Commerce programs and related U.S. Government and private sector programs and services of interest to American firms.

CS also runs the Special American Business Internship Training program (SABIT) for business executives and scientists from the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, a program of the U.S. Government-Private Sector Partnership providing technical assistance and managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration.

CS works in a close relationship with other American business organizations active in Moldova.

CS Chisinau maintains a commercial library with reference materials on American firms and products as well as information on markets in Moldova.

NOTE: A separatist regime controls a narrow strip of land in eastern Moldova known as Transnistria ("Pridnestrovie" in Russian). Individuals considering doing business in Transnistria should exercise extreme caution. Many Transnistrian firms are not legally registered with Moldovan authorities and operate in contravention of Moldovan law, which may complicate or prevent the import or export of goods. An increasing number of Internet fraud schemes have also originated in Transnistria recently. The Government of Moldova has indicated that it will not recognize the validity of contracts for the privatization of firms in Transnistria that are concluded without the approval of the appropriate Moldovan authorities. In addition, the Embassy may not be able to offer consular or commercial services to Americans in Transnistria.

Commercial Assistant: Iulian Bogasieru

For more information on U.S.- based International Trade Contacts, please visit the Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce and BISNIS Home Pages.