Pre-Market Service Assessment
Pre-Service Market Assessment (PSMA) – is the service CS Russia
provides to determine whether or not there is a market for a
company’s products and whether a GKS will be successful.
Key content is specific market segment information as well as
feedback from 5-10 possible Russian partners, and whether or not
these Russian firms are interested in partnering with the U.S.
exporter.
If the results of the Pre-Service Market Assessment are positive
and the company would like to come to Russia to have a series of
meetings, then the Gold Key Service (GKS) is arranged. The
PSMA costs is credited to the GKS fee if the company executes the
service within 3 months – the time period when leads remain
current and active. (Fees for the follow-on GKS – $300 for
SME; $1,200 for large company).
The cost structure for the Pre-Market Service Assessment is:
| SME Company* | SME New-to-Export Companies using Service for first time | Large Company* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Service Market Assessment | $400 | $200 | $1100 |
| (Follow-on Gold Key Service) | $300 | $150 | $1200 |
*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 start planning your Pre-Market Service Assessment, please refer to our staff directory and contact the specialist for your industry . For general inquiries about the Pre-Service Market Assessment please contact Yuliya.Vinogradova@mail.doc.gov or call +7(495)728-5586.