Outside the EU - Latvia

Updated 11/2010

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Legal requirements

Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• About WTO

 

Resources

Information on foreign trade, exporting and finding business partners is offered by:

• The Ministry of Economics
• The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) provides information on doing business in third countries. There are three LIAA representative offices located outside the EU: in Japan, Russia and Norway. There are also public LIAA representatives in Egypt, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, India, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

• The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia: representative offices abroad

Latvian businesses also receive help from the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Latvian embassies abroad, which help them to start business with foreign business partners and continue it successfully. The main thrust of embassy activity in different regions and countries varies according to the needs of business.

• The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Latvian embassies abroad

There are also other organisations working with foreign businesses:

• A database for seeking business partners in the EU and the rest of the world

The public administration and business database contains useful information on Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia.

You may find information on foreign trade as well as exports to non-EU member countries:

• The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Economic cooperation with other countries
• Chambers of Commerce of other countries in Latvia

Programmes

The Latvian Guarantee Agency provides an export credit guarantee scheme aiming to support exporters by covering risks associated with export operations as well as serving as an export operations guarantor where funding is needed.

• The Latvian Guarantee Agency

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

• European Union
• Austriadeen
• Belgiumenfrnl
• Bulgariabgen
• Cypruselen
• Czech Republiccsen
• Denmarkdaen
• Estoniaenet
• Finlandenfi
• Franceenfr
• Germanydeen
• Greeceelen
• Hungaryenhu
• Irelanden
• Italyenit
• Latviaenlv
• Lithuaniaenlt
• Luxembourgenfr
• Maltaen
• Netherlandsennl
• Norwayenno
• Polandenpl
• Portugalenpt
• Romaniaenro
• Slovakiaensk
• Sloveniaensl
• Spainenes
• Swedenensv
• United Kingdomen