Taiwan's small and medium-sized exporters that sign up for or renew Taiwantrade website memberships will be offered discounted Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) accreditation, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said Monday. The TAITRA, Taiwan's largest nonprofit trade promotion organization, signed a deal Monday that will offer the next 3,000 new or renewed members Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S) logos from D&B, the world's biggest provider of business credit services, for NT$3,000. The usual fee is NT$16,800, TAITRA said. 'Most small and medium-sized companies need a well-known international third party to endorse them and enhance their credibility, ' said Tasha Hsiao, deputy executive director of the Trade Net Center of Taiwantrade. 'Buyers will feel more secure if the Taiwanese suppliers' existence can be proven.' TAITRA Secretary-General Chao Yung-chuan said that local companies with the D&B logo are likely to find more business opportunities as international buyers can directly view their profiles by clicking the logo. 'In the past, international buyers were required to access Taiwanese companies information via the D&B website, but now they can reach Taiwanese companies -- using the D&B registered logo -- directly on the Taiwantrade website,' Chao said. Companies that obtain the D&B D-U-N-S registered logo are given a nine-digit D&B D-U-N-S Number, an internationally recognized company identifier in Electronic Data Interchange and global electronic commerce transactions. With the U.S. government introducing new customs regulations that require exporters to provide more data, Taiwanese companies with the D&B D-U-N-S Numbers -- recognized by the U.S. -- can simplify procedures and accelerate their customs clearance, the TAITRA said. Taiwantrade has more than 55,500 members at present, the TAITRA said. 