Venezuela - Limitations on Selling US Products and Services Venezuela - Sales Limitations
Venezuela maintains restrictions on a number of services sectors, including professional services, audiovisual, and telecommunications services. Foreign employees are restricted to 10 percent of the work force of any enterprise with more than 10 workers, and Venezuelan law limits foreign employee salaries to 20 percent of the payroll.
However, U.S. companies benefit from established commercial ties between the two countries including strong consumer preference for U.S. products, preference for U.S. technologies, and the long tradition of U.S. foreign direct investment in Venezuela. More than two-thirds of consumer products and intermediate goods consumed in Venezuela are imported.