About Association

Major goals of the Association are to:

  • promote development of foreign economic ties of the region, development of export activities, attraction of foreign investments;
  • create favourable conditions for development and further improvement of Member’s business activities;
  • promote projects and programs aimed at support of the export from the region;
  • maintain the preparation process for future entry of the Russian Federation to the WTO.

 

At work of the Association actively cooperates with Regional Authorities and Municipal Government

 

Functions of the Association:

the Association

  • takes part at creation of guidelines for defining and executing the regional policy in the sphere of foreign economic activities;
  • promotes the development of infrastructure for export and import operations;
  • provides members with information, consultant, juridical, advertising and other services;
  • searches for foreign trade partners, distributes the information about the business potential of Association Members abroad;
  • publishes information about the Association members in foreign languages;
  • works in order to increase the competitiveness of export-orientated goods and services;
  • attracts foreign investments;
  • manages the participation of Association members at the exhibitions and fairs abroad;
  • supports the Association members in their preparation for future entry of the Russian Federation to the WTO.

 

Offer for NON-RESIDENTS of Russia

Association of exporters and importers gives a unique chance for non-resident companies to join the Association without being a member of LRCCI.

Main benefits that you will obtain joining us:

-  Participation in seminars held on different topics covering foreign trade with Russia that are of current interest (free of charge);
- Promotion of your goods/services in Russia (making marketing researches, organizing bilateral meetings with senior management of companies, that are interested in your goods/services);
-  Obtaining assistance in settling disputes with Russian customs;
-  Getting opportunity to take part in business missions that are regularly organized by LRCCI to different regions of Russian Federation and abroad;
-  Gaining a chance to participate in meetings with Regional Government representatives;
-  Obtaining other services listed below.

To become a member of Association you should fill in our Application  form and send it to us by e-mail or fax. Annual member fee for non-residents is 1000 Euro.

The services rendered by Association of exporters and importers:

 

  • Consultation in sphere of foreign trade activities:

-The export-import taxation (application of the tax rate of 0 %, compensation of the VAT, etc.);

-Customs registration of the goods;

-The currency control;

-Systems of the taxation in foreign countries;

 

  • Assistance in search of business partners and establishment of contacts in the countries of near and far abroad;

 

  • Promotion of the goods and services for the export;

 

  • The organization of seminars (conferences) on the most actual problematics in sphere of foreign trade activities with participation of representatives of customs, tax and other state organizations;

 

  • Granting to the Russian organizations of the information on the foreign companies, for foreign partners - about the enterprises of Leningrad region and St.-Petersburg;

 

  • The qualified help in the settlement of tax disputes, including lawful compensation of the VAT from the budget, etc.

 

  • Representatives of scientific circles, experts and specialists can be involved in work of Association.

 


Contact person:

Roman Gordienok, 

Executive secretary of the Association

Tel/fax +7 812 334-49-69 (128). E-mail: eximport@lotpp.ru