The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) is a superior federal authority subordinated to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). It is entrusted with important administrative tasks of the federal government in the following sectors: Foreign Trade, Promotion of Economic Development, and Energy. A central task of BAFA in the foreign trade sector is export control.

For more on BAFA and export, please click here: http://www.bafa.de/1/en/bafa/tasks.htm.

(German Office for Foreign Trade)

The BFAI primarily informs German companies about foreign markets. In addition the BFAI assists foreign companies in establishing business relations with German business partners.

For more on bfai, please click here: http://www.bfai.de/DE/Navigation/home/home.html.

This online directory offers sources of supply and company profiles of the German export industry.

For more, please click here: http://www.sachon-exportadressbuch.de/cl/sid.php?f_a=lc&f_lang=eng.

The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology offers a portal with information on import regulations. Please visit the following link for more: http://www.german-business-portal.info/GBP/Navigation/en/Business-Information/import-regulations.html.

The Trade Compliance Center, the TCC, in the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, is the U.S. Government's focal point for monitoring foreign compliance with trade agreements to see that U.S. firms and workers get the maximum benefits from these agreements.

For more, please  click here: http://tcc.export.gov/.

The U.S. Commercial Service in Germany, located at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin and the five Consulates (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich) assists in the promotion of U.S. goods and services in Germany and the European Union. Commercial Service Trade Specialists help identify trade opportunities, find local partners, and develop market research, through a variety of standardized and customized programs.

For more information, please click here: http://www.buyusa.gov/germany/de/.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce offers tips and information on exporting or expanding into new markets including Germany.

For more, please click here: http://www.uschamber.com/sb/trade/default.

(Federal Customs Administration)

The Federal Customs Administration provides important information about customs in Europe.

For more, please click here: http://www.zoll.de/index.html.