Are you encountering corruption when you try to export, invest, or otherwise conduct business abroad?

Bribery of a public official, including a foreign official, is a crime under U.S. law. Bribery is also a crime under the laws of other countries.

• Do public officials ask you for bribes in exchange for services, contracts, permits, licenses or other business you may have or would like to have with them?
  
  
• Do you know whether your competitors are promising, offering or giving such bribes to public officials?
  
  
• Are there any other situations related to corruption you would like to tell us about?

The United States and many of its trading partners have signed and ratified several international conventions devoted to combating bribery and corruption, including:

• Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (OECD Anti-Bribery Convention);
• UN Convention Against Corruption (offsite link); and
• Inter-American Convention Against Corruption.

The text of these conventions, along with relevant reports, guides, and links, is provided as a public service. Further anti-corruption resources are provided by:

• the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of General Counsel,
• the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and
• the ITA Good Governance Program
• Commerce Anti-Bribery Reports
• OECD Recommendation On Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials - 2009
• Exporter's Guide to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
• Report a Bribery Complaint

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