The International Company Profile (ICP) helps you determine whether an overseas company or individual is a suitable potential trading partner. ICPs include factual data and the post's evaluation to help assess risk, reliability and capability. ICP reports provide the following information:
- Management details
- Business activities
- Product/service lines
- Financial condition
- Credit-worthiness
- Trading experience
- Market coverage
- Business connections in the target country.
Eligible subjects of a CS Russia ICP are basically any firm or business entity with less than 50% U.S. ownership and operating in Russia. The cost of a CS Russia ICP is $600 and includes a D&B "Basic Company Profile." The average delivery time for an ICP is minimum of business 15 days. The charge for delivery of an expedited ICP in 10 business days or less, or for one that requests additional data can exceed $1,000, depending on unusual costs incurred.
As of May 1, 2008 the US Commercial Service has instituted a new streamlined pricing system for all it services. The cost structure for the International Company Profile is:
| SME Company* | SME New-to-Export Companies using Service for first time | Large Company* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Company Profile (Due diligence) | $600 | $350 | $900 |
*A Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer employees or self-certified as a small business under SBA regulations. A large company is defined as a firm with more than 500 employees. Subsidiaries will be classified based on the size of the parent company.
To order an International Company Profile (ICP), please refer to our staff directory and contact the specialist for your industry . For general inquiries about International Company Profile (ICP), please contact: Vladislav.Borodulin@mail.doc.gov or call +7(495)737-5036.