Includes typical use of agents and distributors and how to find a good partner, e.g., whether use of an agent or distributor is legally required.

The formal appointment of an agent or distributor is not legally required for a foreign entity to enter the Mongolian market, though use of an agent or distributor is advisable as are frequent visits.  Mongolia's population of three million generally dictates that agent and distributor contracts involving foreign business entities be non-exclusive; care should be taken by foreign investors when contracting with a given agent or distributor to learn whether that agent or distributor represents or may come to represent competing foreign or domestic companies.  The U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar can help U.S. exporters find appropriate sales agents and distributors.  
 

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