U.S. Government
U.S. Embassy in Germany
International Trade Administration is offered by the Department of Commerce and provides info on international trade.
Export.gov offers valuable assistance to help your business export goods and services to markets worldwide. From this site you can access a global listing of trade events, international market research, and practical tools to help with every step of the export process.
Trade Information Center (TIC) is a comprehensive resource for information on all U.S. Federal Government export assistance programs.
MyExports gives US exporters a simple way to establish contacts and conduct global business
Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals.
Office of Defense Trade Control is charged with controlling the export and temporary import of defense articles and defense services covered by the United States Munitions List (USML).
U.S. Census Bureau The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the US American people and economy.
The
Council of American States in Europe (C.A.S.E.) is an organization comprised of the European representative offices of individual American state governments. The members of CASE offer confidential and professional assistance to European firms that are interested to:
-establish or expand a business in the USA
-establish a joint venture or strategic alliance with a US company
-represent American manufactures in Europe, Africa or the Middle East
-source US manufactured products
C.A.S.E. Administrator
Ute Vogler
Mainzer Landstr. 176
D - 60528 Frankfurt
tel.: +49 (69) 97 35 8-315
fax: +49 (69) 97 35 8-101
e-mail: case-europe@ mainoffice.de
German Government
The
German Federal Government's website. It informs about current politics, government policies and other pending issues.
The
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology provides news and updates on current developments in economic and labour policy as well as information about tasks of the ministry itself.
The
Statistisches Bundesamt is the German equivalent to the U.S. Census Bureau and collects, processes, presents and analyses statistical information.
Federal Statistical Office
Statistical Information Service
Gustav - Stresemann - Ring 11
65189 Wiesbaden
Tel.:+49 (0)611/75-2405
Fax: +49 (0)611/75-3330
email: info@ destatis.de
Invest-in-Germany by the Federal Commissioner for Foreign Investment in Germany offers information about the advantages of investing in Germany. You will also find specific information about each German State.
Industrial Investment Council (ICC) specifically focuses on the New German States in Eastern Germany.
ICC
Charlottenstr. 57
10117 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 20 94 56 60
Fax: +49 (0)30 20 94 56 66
email: info@ icc.deThe
Bundesagentur für Aussenwirtschaft provides information for exports to the U.S or starting a business.
BfAi
Agrippastr. 87-93
50676 Köln
Tel: +49 221-2057-249
Fax: +49 221-2057-212
U.S. Organizations
The
American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany) is a private, non-profit organization. With over 3,000 members, it is the largest bilateral economic organization in Europe. AmCham represents the largest group of foreign investors in Germany. The goals of the AmCham include the promotion of German-American trade relationships and of Germany as an investment location.
Frankfurt Office
AmCham Germany
Rossmarkt 12
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49 (0)69 92 91 04 0
Fax: +49 (0)69 92 91 04 11
email: accinfo@ amcham.de
Berlin Office
Charlottenstrasse 42
10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 28 87 89 21
Fax: +49 (0)30 28 87 89 29
email: berlinoffice@ amcham.de
The
American German Business Club (AGBC) is a private, non-profit organization, presently consisting of AGBC Club Chapters in Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. Its activities are designed to strengthen the ties between representatives of American companies based in Germany and the German business community through personal networking in an informal atmosphere.
AGBC - Deutschland National Office
Beethovenallee 85
D-53173 Bonn
Tel.: +49 (0) 228 35 48 45
Fax: +49 (0) 228 36 56 28
e-mail: national@ agbc.de
AGBC Berlin
Klingelhoeffer Strasse 5
10785 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 2408-5212
Fax: +49 30 2408-5213
e-mail: admin@ agbc-berlin.de
German American Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Chicago
New York
Representative of German Industry and Trade, Washington D.C.