UNITED STATES HELP DESK - All the information and services required to export and invest in the USA by calling a single phone number in the home country: +39 0541-709073

A service dedicated exclusively to international companies that want to work and invest in the United States, bringing together information, advice and services with a single goal: to provide companies with an effective tool for doing business in America

The "UNITED STATES Help Desk" has opened, the only information center about the United States offering an integrated way of accessing all the information and services foreign companies need to invest in and work with the United States

From the Italian office of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, IACC Italy Representative Muriel Nussbaumer remarked:

The enormous advantage of the USA Help Desk is its total specialization in the American system. On the one hand, the businesses that turn to the Help Desk obtain information and advice and, on the other, they gain the operational ability on American soil to implement that suggested in the initial consultancy phase.

By calling a single phone number in Italy you can take advantage of all the information and services you need to export and sell your product or service in America.

Food Products and Specialties: Advice on the FDA and achieving compliance, Consultancy services for Customs, International Transportation and US Customs Clearance matters in a single package of information and services

One example of how the USA Help Desk offers a mixture of information, consultancy and services concerns the importation of Food Products and Specialties to the United States.

The United States Help Desk offers a one.stop solution for:

• Achieving FDA product compliance [product labels and FDA registration];
• Calculating import duties;
• Advice about customs matters for preparing your shipments and avoiding running into problems with the US Customs when your goods arrive;
• Shipments to the United States by sea or air;
• Fast, hassle-free customs clearance of goods in America.

For companies producing food products and specialties, the U.S. Help Desk also offers US importers the certification service required by the new FDA food safety rules for imports of products into the United States [the FSMA law]

Help Desk for those considering investing in the USA: Making Direct Investments and Opening Production Facilities in the United States

Opening Production Facilities in the United States Another successful example of the range of integrated services offered by the Help Desk is the possibility of making direct investments in the United States for industrial and production facilities. The Help Desk manages the many different relationships established with the state authorities and other local agencies for the approval of the investment, the negotiation of incentives and the maintenance of the relations during and after the implementation phase of the investment.

From consultancy services regarding the investment project, to drawing up the business plan, comparing the opportunities offered by the various states, organizing meetings with representatives of the various states and negotiating state incentives, the USA Help Desk handles every phase of the process for companies wishing to invest in the United States.

To contact the USA Help Desk, you can call:

+39 0541-709073

The service is active from 10 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and vacations.

Some of the information available at the USA HELP DESK

1. Import permits;
2. Export consulting;
3. Duty calculation;
4. International shipping;
5. Import customs documentation;
6. Customs clearance;
7. Customs consulting;
8. Legal advice on American laws;
9. Contracts and commercial agreements;
10. Registration of trademarks and patents;
11. Licensing agreements;
12. Tax and fiscal consulting;
13. US tax returns;
14. Bilateral agreements to prevent double taxation;
15. Sales Tax;
16. Opening of production facilities in America;
17. Direct investment in the United States;
18. Work visas for relocation to America;
19. Licenses and authorizations;
20. Product liability insurance;
21. Membership of American trade unions;
22. Importing of food products;
23. FDA compliance for food products, over-the-counter drugs, medical devices and dietary supplements;
24. Staff recruitment;
25. Cost of labor, salary and social security contributions calculation;
26. Aggregation agreement for the payment of social security contributions in the US and the home country;
27. Commercial research;
28. Logistics services;
29. Ecommerce, online sales and opening stores on Amazon;
30. Crowdfunding and Equity crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo;
31. Market Research;
32. Searches for distributors and sales representatives;
33. Solutions for advertising in America;
34. Information for opening restaurants or shops;
35. Office location and rental;
36. Rental / purchase of residential or commercial properties;
37. Opening companies;
38. Opening checking accounts with American banks;
39. US tax number request for corporations [EIN] and individuals [ITIN];
40. Participation in trade fairs;
41. Debt collection;
42. Export Financing and all the other information required to sell in the US