Commerce Related to Belarus from Outside of the Republic of Belarus

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A Caveat. . . .

Various Other Governments' Services Supporting Commerce to Belarus, NIS, etc.

• BISNIS
  BISNIS On-Line is the US Department of Commerce's Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS). the U.S. Government's one-stop shop for doing business in Russia and the other states of the former Soviet Union. Nearly 20,000 firms used BISNIS nearly 160,000 times last year, and BISNIS can help you, too.
  • The following URLs contain some of the links available to Belarus-related information, (a search tool is also available). Most files do not give dates indicating when information was collected.

  The following information is no longer available on the WWW (April, 1999):

  • 1997 Investment Climate Statement on Belarus   July, 1997

  • "Recent Commercial Developments in Belarus" March 19, 1997

  • "Economic and Trade Overview"

  • "Belarus: New U.S. Policy"   February 28, 1997

  • "Current Agreements with the Government of Belarus"

  • "Selected List of Belarus Government Leaders"

  • "Useful Contacts and Addresses for Belarus"   as of June, 1997

  • List of American Companies in Belarus (November 20, 1995)

  • 1997 Trade Fairs in Belarus

  • Belarus - Consular Information Sheet (last updated: October 20, 2006)

• USAID affairs in Belarus
  "USAID affairs in Belarus are managed from USAID/Kiev, Ukraine: Gregory Huger, Regional Mission Director (7-044-220-5589)"

  "Overview of USAID's Focus in Belarus:   The slow pace of reform in Belarus has constrained the assistance program so far. Modest USAID projects are underway in the area of democratization, health, energy, environment, and exchanges and training."

  Text file with more info at USAID site   (USA)   file last updated: February 9, 1995

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Freight, Package, and Mailing Services

• DHL Worldwide Express (USA & Miensk, Belarus)
  "DHL maintains offices around the globe to serve your shipping needs."

  Miensk:
  5 Masherov Avenue, #502
  Miensk 220004

  38/1 Chkalova Street
  Miensk 220065

  Website: DHL Web Page about Services in Belarus

• International Transport Solutions (USA)
  "ITS is an international air express company specializing in The Russian Federation, the rest of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. We provide fast, efficient and highly economical door-to-door delivery of all documents, packages, and freight of a time-sensitive nature to thousands of communities in Eastern Europe and the FSU."

  Website: http://www.visualdata.com/its/eeur.htm

  Page specific to Belarus (prices and cities served): http://www.visualdata.com/its/belar.shtml

  TEL: (718) 995-0017 1-800-ITS-SHIP
  FAX: (718) 995-0019

• MEEST - Karpaty (Canada)

  They will also deliver cash, they hand deliver to the recipient in Belarus, and they will send you a signed receipt. (Canadian & Ukrainian-based, I'm told.) As an example of sending money (please verify for latest information): I am told they charge ten-percent of the amount to be delivered plus a twenty-five dollar delivery fee (USA dollars noted here).

  Note: Recommended by several of the subscribers to the Belarus discussion (e-mail) list. Contact information, below, updated, February, 2000.

  121 Runnymede Road
  Toronto, Ontario
  Canada M6S 2Y4

  TEL: 1-800-265-7189
  FAX: 1-416-761-1662

• V.I.M. Parcel Service (Canada)
  2100 Bloor Street West, #6A
  Toronto, Ontario
  Canada M6S 4Y7

  TEL: 1-416-604-8311
  FAX: 1-416-604-1422

• Western Union

  Website:   http://www.westernunion.com/english/money/ott.html

  Note: The "800" phone number listed on the Web site (for sending money) does not work -- February, 2000.

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