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For further information about the Costa Rican market,
please consult the Country
Commercial Guide.
| http://www.crecex.com/ |
Costa Rican Chamber of
Representatives of Foreign Firms (In Spanish) |
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http://www.amcham.co.cr |
COSTA RICAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (AMCHAM),
(CAMARA COSTARRICENSE-NORTEAMERICANA DE COMERCIO--AMCHAM), USA Mailing Address: 1576 P.O. Box 025216,
Miami, FL 33102-5216, International mailing address to Costa Rica:
Apdo 4946-1000, San Jos , Costa Rica, T: (506)220-2200 F: (506)220-2300, Contact: Ms. Lynda Solar, Executive Director |
| http://www.camara-comercio.com/ |
COSTA RICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/CAMARA DE COMERCIO DE COSTA
RICA, Apartado 1114, 1000 San Jos , Costa Rica, T: (506)221-0005/221-0124 F: (506)233-7091,
Contact: Lic. Julio Ugarte, Executive Director |
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http://www.la-toile.com/ |
chambers of commerce |
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http://www.crica.com/ |
Chambers of Commerce in Costa Rica |
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http://www.bruncas.com/ |
COSTA RICAN-GERMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
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http://www.la-toile.com/ |
Costa Rica, search engines, chambers of
commerce |
For further information of the definitions of the channels of distribution, please click
here. The following are known ICT sales channels.
They may or may not be available in all markets.
| http://www.tecapro.com |
TecApro - Tecnologia Apropiada, Attn: Sr.
Alexander Mora, President, Ph: 506-234-4400,Fax: 506-234-4401, San
Jose 857-2050 |
| http://www.csilatina.com/ |
CSI Leasing de Centroamérica SRL, Parque Empresarial
Forum, Torre G Cuarto Piso, Apartado Postal: 90165 Forum, Santa Ana, San
Jose - Costa Rica, Dario
Avello, General Manager Central America & the Caribbean,
Tel: 506-204-9300, Fax: 506-204-9307 |
Please see:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
VARs
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http://www.premierway.com/Home
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Premier Group,
Edificio Meridiano (HSBC), Escazú - Tercer Piso,
P.O. Box 794-1007, San José , Costa Rica,
+506-2201-5544 Telephone
+506-2201-5535 Facsimile |
Although a Free Trade Agreement is in negotiation, duty is
still charged.
For ICT related products, please click here:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
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http://www.findlaw.com/ |
Information on free trade zones,
immigration and intellectual property. ... Property Rights and Foreign
Investment in Costa Rica From the United States ... |
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http://www.costaricaattorneys.com/ |
Costa Rica has subscribed a series of
multilateral international and ... the enjoyment of the rights protected
by intellectual property agreements, such |
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http://www.wohlstein.com |
in all aspects of Intellectual Property
Law, including ... to help turn imperceptible rights into substantial
business results, especially in Costa Rica and the ... |
| http://www.iipa.com/ |
INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE
- 2001 SPECIAL 301 REPORT |
| http://www.sice.oas.org/ |
Intellectual Property Legislation for Costa
Rica |
Costa
Rica is a signatory of all major international agreements and conventions
regarding intellectual property. It ratified the GATT agreement on Trade Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS), which took effect in Costa Rica on
January 1, 2000. Eight bills to implement the TRIPS agreement were passed by the
Legislative Assembly in 1999 and 2000. One of these bills corrected a major
deficiency in Costa Rica's intellectual property regime by extending all patent
protection to a twenty-year term.
While
the legal framework governing intellectual property is in place, enforcement is
often ineffective. Costa Rica has taken steps in 2001-2002 to step up
enforcement efforts and to increase IPR training for judges and prosecutors.
Costa Rica was removed from the U.S. Government’s Priority Watch List
in 2002 and placed on the Watch List.
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http://www.intertaxfirm.com/ |
firm's consultanship of the facts and legal
issues of it. ... 232-2589 PO Box : 602-4005, San Antonio de Belén Costa
Rica - Central America ... |
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http://www.sice.oas.org/ |
Fourth Western Hemisphere Trade
Ministerial and Business Forum San José, Costa Rica - March 1998. ...
Harmonize technical standards |
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http://www.intracen.org/ |
National System of Quality in Costa Rica,
the new ... support is the definition of technical regulations, as ... in
relation to the prevailing standards and technical ... |
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http://e-com.ic.gc.ca/ |
Technical Standards |
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http://www.dirla.com/ |
Technical Standards. Costa Rica uses US and
European commercial and product standards. Restricted or Prohibited
Products. ... |
None Noted
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http://www.tscentral.com/
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http://www.techweb.com/ |
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Additional information concerning computer related trade shows can be found here. |
Computers & Peripherals
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HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS
THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI |
71,277,063 |
118,935,922 |
47,995,697 |
-59.6% |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
13,927,105 |
12,389,116 |
16,100,705 |
30.0% |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
9,168,895 |
12,370,877 |
13,010,441 |
5.2% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
2,352,701 |
4,242,004 |
8,398,533 |
98.0% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
3,256,646 |
3,659,065 |
7,615,386 |
108.1% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
542,897 |
351,801 |
3,589,735 |
920.4% |
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,880,666 |
1,948,405 |
2,654,944 |
36.3% |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
2,018,324 |
1,762,784 |
2,109,339 |
19.7% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
3,056,856 |
5,817,242 |
1,391,086 |
-76.1% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
518,497 |
987,376 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
107,999,650 |
162,464,592 |
102,865,866 |
-36.7% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
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HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS |
0 |
0 |
25,167,149 |
N/A |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
11,999,518 |
N/A |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
8,744,224 |
N/A |
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
2,412,667 |
N/A |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
179,183 |
480,331 |
1,648,767 |
243.3% |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
1,347,005 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
93,041 |
N/A |
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES |
45,746 |
7,264 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
197,224 |
312,864 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,132,965 |
1,198,923 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
4,883,423 |
7,087,789 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
10,476,949 |
6,385,950 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
215,027 |
176,218 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
17,130,517 |
15,649,339 |
51,412,371 |
228.5% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
http://www.intracen.org/
Source: The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of
the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.
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Mr. Victor Cambronero, Senior Commercial Specialist
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Telephone: 506-220-3939, X-2299
- Facsimile: 506-231-4783
- E-mail address: Victor.Cambronero@mail.doc.gov
- Industry Sectors: Computer
Services (CSV), Computer Software (CSF), Computers/Peripherals (CPT)
OFFICE INFORMATION
STREET ADDRESS
- American Embassy
- Avenida O, Calle 120 PAVAS
- San Jose, Costa Rica
U.S. MAILING ADDRESS
- American Embassy - San Jose
- Commercial Section, U.S. Embassy
- Unit 2508, APO AA 34020
Rodrigo Rojas, Commercial Specialist
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Telephone: 506-220-3939
- Facsimile: 506-231-4783
- E-mail address: Rodrigo.Rojas@mail.doc.gov
- Industry Sectors: Telecommunications Eq. (TEL),
Telecommunications Services (TES)
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Revised:
November 24, 2008
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