Provides an ample collection of commercial information (studies, statistics, analyses, etc.) to assist exporters in developing specific strategies for entering international markets.

The Competitive Intelligence service area provides the following services:

Competitive Intelligence System (SIC)

Exclusively provides commercial information such as up to date information about Nicaraguan exports to the rest of the world, information about specific products, the participation of these in the international market, the demand for products worldwide, contacts with importers, and a range of other elements that help exporters to make better decisions.

The following information is provided through the SIC:

• Commercial Intelligence: Provides information from a broad range of local and international databases (online, CD, and printed), to facilitate access to specific international markets.
  
• Market Intelligence: Offers analysis and interpretation of trends among export products (agro-industrial, livestock, crafts, and others) in both domestic and international markets.
  
• Documentation Center: The collection of the Commercial Intelligence Service is made up of specialized materials, among which are market studies, product profiles, trade directories, CDs, newspapers, and other works focusing on the theme of foreign trade.

Trade Point Managua

Its part of the world Trade Point Federation with offices in more than 90 countries. Provides a series of personalized studies that are developed at the request of those companies requiring support to be able to export, and offers information about international markets, the demand for products, mobilization of merchandise, and the customs requirements of markets with which Nicaragua has specific trade agreements or other markets requested by exporters.

The studies developed as part of Trade Point Managua include:

• Export Feasibility
• Product Profiles
• Market Profiles
• Formulation of Export Plans
• Export Costs

These studies allow the exporter to analyze whether or not his/her product is ready to enter the world market, and also assists key decisions that help maximize the possibility of successful exports.