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| http://www.abc-k.org/ |
The
American Business Council, Kuwait (ABC-K) is a non-profit organization
whose purpose is to bring better awareness of the Kuwait market to the
United States. |
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http://www.kuwaitchamber.org.kw/ |
Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Commercial Area
# 9, Al-Shuhadaa St. Kuwait City, Phone: (965)805580 Ext.#555, Business Center Phone, (965) 2423555 - (965) 2423666,
Fax: (965)2460693, P O Box 775, Safat 13008, Kuwait, E-mail:
kcci@kcci.org.kw
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http://www.kuwaitbusiness.net/ |
Banks in Kuwait |
| http://www.abkuwait.com |
Al Ahli Bank, P.O. Box
21923 Safat, 13014 Kuwait, Tel: (965) 240-0900, Fax:
(965) 242-4557, Chief General Manager & CEO: Mr. Irvin Knox. |
| http://www.bbkonline.com/ |
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Contact: Mr. Rashid Al
Zayani, Chairman,
P.O. Box 24396 Safat, 13104 Kuwait, Tel: 965-241-7140, Fax: 965-244-0937 |
| http://www.bkme.com/ |
Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East, Contact: Saleh Mubarak Al
Falah,
: Chairman & Managing Director, P.O.Box 71 Safat, 13001 Kuwait, Tel: 965-245-9771,
Fax: 965-246-1430 |
| http://www.burgan.com/ |
Burgan Bank,
Ahmed
Al-Jaber Street, Sharq, Kuwait, State of Kuwait
, P.O.Box
5389, Postal Code 13054 Safat, Tel.: 2439000 (20 Lines) Telex : 2309,
22730 Fax : 2433276, EMail: mainbr@burgan.com |
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http://www.cbk.gov.kw/ |
Central Bank of Kuwait, P.O.Box 526
Safat, 13006 Kuwait, Tel: (965) 244-9200, Fax: (965)
246-4887, Deputy Governor: Dr. Nabil Al-Mannae |
| http://www.cbk.com |
Commercial Bank of Kuwait, CGM
& CEO: Mr. Jamal Al-Mutawa, E-mail: jamalm@cbk.com,
P.O. Box 2861
Safat, 13029 Kuwait, Tel: 965-241-1001, Fax: 965-245-0150 |
| http://www.gulfbank-online.com/ |
Gulf Bank, P.O. Box 3200,
Safat, 130032 Kuwait, Tel.: (965) 244‑9501, Fax.:
(965) 244‑6126, Chief General Manager & CEO: Mr. Thomas Chen |
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http://www.ibkuwt.com/cms/web/ar
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Industrial Bank of Kuwait, Contact: Saleh Al
Yousef, Chairman & Managing Director,
P.O.Box 3146 Safat, 13032 Kuwait, Tel: 965-245-7661, Fax: 965-246-2057 |
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http://www.jordan-kuwait-bank.com |
Jordan Kuwait Bank |
| http://www.kfh.com/ |
Kuwait Finance House, Contact: Mr. Bader A.
Mukhazeem,
Managing Director, P.O.Box 24989 Safat, 13110 Kuwait, Tel: 965-244-5050,
Fax: 965-240-9414 |
| http://www.kreb.com.kw/ |
Kuwait Real Estate Bank,
P.O. Box 22822 Safat, 13089 Kuwait, Tel.: (965) 245‑8177,
Fax.: (965) 246‑2271, Acting General Manager: Mr. Ahmad A.
Mohammad. |
| http://www.nbk.com/ |
National Bank of Kuwait, Contact: Ibrahim
Dabdoub, Chief General Manager,
P.O.Box 95 Safat, 13001 Kuwait, Tel: 965-242-2011,
Fax: 965-245-9032, Chief General Manager: Mr. Ibrahim Dabdoub,
E-mail: dabdoub@nbk.com |
| http://www.gulfbank-online.com/ |
The Gulf Bank, Contact: John Wright, Chief General Manager,
P.O.Box 3200 Safat 13032 Kuwait, Tel: 965-244-9501, Fax: 965-244-5212 |
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IBM c/o Khorafi Business Machines, 7th Floor Joint Banking Complex
(IBK), Mubarak Al Kabeer Street, Kuwait 13042, P.O. Box 4175,
State of Kuwait, Tel: +965-243-9900, Fax: +965-242-4577, E-mail: manal@kw.ibm.com |
| http://www.oracle.com/me/ |
Oracle Middle East (Kuwait Office), PO Box 709 Safat, 13008 Kuwait,
Tel: +965 2429734, Fax: +965 2429764 |
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http://www.kia.gov.kw/ |
Kuwait
Investment Authority. (KIA) is an autonomous government body responsible for managing and
administrating the local and overseas investment for and on behalf of the State of Kuwait. |
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Current information on Tariffs and Taxes on Computer Hardware
and Software can be found at: http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
Kuwait
was placed on USTR’s Priority Watch List in April 1998 and subsequently
downgraded to
Watch List status, largely based on their adoption of a Copyright Protection law
in December of 1999. After initial encouraging anti-piracy efforts taken by the
Kuwaiti authorities in 1995
and 1996, the anti-piracy campaign deteriorated in 1997. The Ministry of
Information has shown
a recent willingness to enforce the new Copyright Protection Law, having seized
illegal products and fined violators during several well-publicized raids on
software and videocassette pirates in late 1999 and the first half of 2000.
Vigorous enforcement and continued industry policing by private industry will
continue to be key factors in determining the effectiveness of the new law.
Patents:
Kuwait
has yet to enact legislation to amend its existing 1962 Patent Law. This is
required to bring Kuwait into compliance with its WTO obligations. This
situation is particularly damaging to U.S. pharmaceutical producers.
Copyrights:
Kuwait’s
new Copyright Protection Law provides protection for computer software and
related programs, video and music tapes/cassettes/CDs, cinema, drawings,
original books and translations, and scientific papers. Officially adopted in
December 1999, the new law stipulates rather light (by world standards)
punishment for copyright piracy. Copyright violators are now liable for fines of
KD500 (US$1,650) and/or a jail term of up to six months, although penalties
double for second offenses.
Trademarks:
Kuwait
has effective trademark legislation but, again penalties are light. Trademarks
may be registered in Kuwait for ten years and renewed indefinitely for another
ten-year period. If a trademark has not been used for a five-year period, an
interested party can apply to the courts to have it canceled. Registration gives
the owner the exclusive right to use the mark on the goods for which it is
registered, and third parties can be prevented from using the mark on competing
products. Registration procedures take about three weeks and require a US$60
fee. Trademark registration is linked to the Kuwait agent; when a new agent is
selected, the trademark continues in
force under the old agent’s name until the new agent registers the trademark.
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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 |
5,807,180 |
2,809,895 |
3,319,714 |
18.1% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
5,097,765 |
2,287,927 |
2,485,001 |
8.6% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
752,959 |
753,704 |
1,848,949 |
145.3% |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
223,986 |
974,762 |
1,335,398 |
37.0% |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
2,173,239 |
3,993,185 |
1,137,857 |
-71.5% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
3,532,261 |
1,065,486 |
1,053,223 |
-1.2% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
2,974,883 |
294,506 |
989,066 |
235.8% |
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. |
856,969 |
1,039,874 |
961,786 |
-7.5% |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
620,858 |
891,469 |
905,187 |
1.5% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
1,515,902 |
1,442,366 |
0 |
-100.0% |
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23,556,002 |
15,553,174 |
14,036,181 |
-9.8% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
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HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
10,876,118 |
N/A |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
1,964,132 |
N/A |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
668,942 |
N/A |
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS |
0 |
0 |
358,524 |
N/A |
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
99,135 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
62,365 |
N/A |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
37,386 |
0 |
2,720 |
N/A |
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES |
0 |
14,550 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
1,419,618 |
5,113,365 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
690,272 |
129,181 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
3,682,427 |
2,753,074 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
2,358,872 |
5,796,309 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
221,374 |
195,254 |
0 |
-100.0% |
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8,409,949 |
14,001,733 |
14,031,936 |
0.2% |
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8,409,949 |
14,001,733 |
14,031,936 |
0.2% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Kamal Zaher, Commercial Specialist
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Telephone: 965-539-5307
- Facsimile: 965-538-0281
- Industry Sectors: Process
Controls - Industrial (PCI), Telecommunications Eq. (TEL), Telecommunications
Services (TES)
OFFICE INFORMATION
STREET ADDRESS
- American Embassy
- Al Masjeed Al Aqsa Street, Plot 14, Block 14
- Bayan, Kuwait
U.S. MAILING ADDRESS
- American Embassy - Kuwait City
- Unit 6900, Box 10,
- APO AE 09880-9000
Revised:
November 08, 2008
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