Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 10 January 2019, an Uzbek-American seminar on the theme “Features of exporting domestic products to the USA” was held in the format of a video conference.

The seminar was organized by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the USA together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan with the participation of the head of the American company WCC International Elshan Baloghlanov.

WCC International is an international trading company specializing in assisting foreign manufacturers in entering into export contracts with US retail chains.

Earlier, in September 2018, Elshan Baloghlanov visited Uzbekistan. As a result of his trip, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between WCC International and the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, which envisages support for the desire of Uzbek producers to increase exports of intermediate and textile products to foreign markets, including the United States, to develop a program to ensure the continuous improvement of Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. compliance with international standards.

About 50 representatives of the Uztekstilprom Association, exporters of textile and fruit and vegetable products, member companies of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry took part in the seminar.

The head of WCC International held a detailed presentation on the basics of organizing highly specialized work to establish and develop exports of a wide range of Uzbek-made goods to the large American market. In his comments, he elaborated on the features of traditional trade with the United States, the specifics of working with such widespread electronic sales platforms like Amazon, E-Bay, Shopify, ETSY, Overstock, Magento and others.

The seminar allowed to deeper understand the features of the American market and its requirements for the quality of imported products, to focus the attention of the audience on the terms of its delivery, logistical, organizational and other important aspects.

Following the event, an agreement was reached on the development of a draft CCI joint work plan with WCC International, which envisages assistance to Uzbek exporters in finding potential importers in the US, developing a list of topics for future similar seminars on more focused topics. In particular, the issue of holding a regular video conference on the establishment of electronic commerce is being worked out.

“The most important result of the seminar is that the Uzbek side has great interest in cooperating with WCC International not only by opening stores in the US, but also using online trading opportunities,” said Elshan Baloghlanov. “It was agreed to continue the practice of conducting similar webinars so that Uzbek manufacturers are aware of internationally recognized standards and requirements for export-import operations worldwide.”