Provides advice on how to perform due diligence and in what areas it is necessary for a U.S. company. Includes information on the U.S. Commercial Service International Company Profile service.
Last Published: 9/12/2019
The success or failure of an operation in a foreign country is often closely tied to the quality of the information a company was able to obtain about creditworthiness, bona fides, and business practices of the local partner.  The Commercial Section strongly recommends checking the bona fides carefully as soon as a business relationship begins to develop. The Commercial Section offers a service known as the International Company Profile (ICP) to help a U.S. firm determine if a company is a suitable trading partner. The report includes data on the firm's management, business activities, product lines, financial conditions, credit-worthiness, and trading experience. Some private sector credit-reporting services, including Equifax and TransUnion, also provide credit reports on Salvadoran firms.

 

Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.