A Governmental Organization Affiliated to Iran Ministry of Commerce

1. A Governmental Organization Affiliated to Iran Ministry of Commerce Established in 1967 as "Export Promotion Center of Iran“ Reorganized to Iran Trade Promotion Organization in 2006 to promote Non-Oil Exports of the country with the new mission of promoting Iran's Foreign Trade.

2. Mission: • To promote and expand the foreign trade with particular emphasis on the non-oil exports. • To enable Iranian exporters of goods & services achieve their fullest potential in world markets. • To improve the image of "Made in Iran" in markets abroad.

3. Divisions: • First Vice President (2 Offices & 1 Secretarite) Trade Planning – Import & Export Regulations – Secretarite of the High Council of Non-Oil Exports • Vice President for Technical Assistance (5 Offices) Trade Information – Trade Services – Goods Export Promotion Office – Services Export Promotion Office – SME Affairs • Vice President for Marketing & Trade Relations (5 Offices) • Vice President for Management Efficiency & Support (3 Offices)

5. Functions: • To formulate and implement export marketing strategies and trade promotion activities to promote Iran's non-oil exports. • To assist Iranian and foreign enterprises to identify business opportunities, Importers, suppliers and partners through dispatching trade missions abroad, hosting foreign business missions visiting Iran and organizing business meetings, seminars and conferences for Iranian and foreign enterprises. • Main Functions: • To propose to the government policies and measures for the development of business support activities. • To create and facilitate opportunities in international trade for Iranian companies. • To reinforce coordination and cooperation with the relevant international institutions and organizations in support of export expansion.

6. Functions: • To promote, facilitate and assist in the services areas related to trade. • To provide consulting services and technical assistance in trade and export production. • To conduct marketing studies to identify new markets for the exports of Iranian products, studies on trade and development strategies, regional trade and also the bilateral & multilateral trade with international trade and economic blocks and organizations.

7. Functions: • To promote, facilitate and assist in the services areas related to trade. • To provide consulting services and technical assistance in trade and export production. • To conduct marketing studies to identify new markets for the exports of Iranian products, studies on trade and development strategies, regional trade and also the bilateral & multilateral trade with international trade and economic blocks and organizations.

8. Based on the vision of: • Transition from an Oil-based Economy to a Diversified One • New functions of Iran TPO: • Preparation Negotiations • Signing Bilateral Trade Agreements • Trade Regulations (import-export) • Trade Intelligence.

9. Iran TPO has been committed to: • Assisting Iranian exporters of Goods and Services • Develop Export Capability & Expand Export Markets • Facilitate Iran's Rapid Export-led Economic Development

10. Iran TPO representative offices and commercial attaches in 15 countries: • Middle East • South Asia • CIS • Europe • Africa • South America.

11. Exemplary Exporters Award: Holding the National Exports Day on the 21st October of every year is a step towards encouraging Non-Oil Exports in Iran. The Exemplary exporters from all over the country are introduced annually and awarded in a ceremony in the presence of the President of Islamic Republic of Iran. The committee in charge of selecting exemplary exporters which works under the supervision of Iran Trade Promotion Organization, selects exemplary exporters with the support of documents pertaining to their last year performance in the field of export of goods and services

12. Trade Fairs & Events: Iran TPO issues official authorization for the Iranian organizers of international and domestic exhibitions and arranges the participation of domestic companies in international trade fairs of strategic markets abroad.

13. Trade Delegations & Missions: IRAN TPO organizes and dispatches trade missions and market survey teams abroad to promote bilateral trade relations and to explore new business opportunities. It annually organizes a number of trade delegations and marketing missions to major existing and emerging markets in the world. • The major agenda during of the marketing missions are: • Seminars where related foreign participants are briefed on business opportunities available in Iran and are given updates on the Iranian business environment and the potential of the country's non-oil exports. • One-to-one business meetings between the members of the mission and companies of the country visited. IRAN TPO also receives visits of foreign trade delegations and schedules individual business meeting between Iranian business and members of foreign trade delegations.

14. Training: Iran TPO Training Center was launched in 1995 as a professional learning center for international business. It organizes training programs and workshops in short-term and long-term courses and also specialized seminars in the field of trade promotion and export marketing to improve the knowledge and skills of Iranian traders, to nurture/update new exporters and existing exporters. The topics covered include: Export procedures, developing brand names, export packaging, international marketing skills, Export opportunities in specific markets and trade policies, trade documentation and e-commerce at national/international levels.

15. Iranian Exporters Registry: Iran TPO maintains and updates a database of Iranian export community comprising over 8000 exporters of goods and services in the country. Companies registered with Iran TPO are regularly updated on trade opportunities as well as events and activities organized by trade support organizations of Iran.

16. Trade Publications: Iran TPO produces a wide selection of publications for international and domestic circulation annually, by distribution at international trade fairs, events and direct mailing to targeting buyers including trade directories, exporters' guidebooks, foreign trade bulletins, trade research and working papers of Iran TPO and also export & import regulation act of the country.

17. Foreign trade daily news, up-to-date economic and trade statistics, export and import laws, detailed business directory information and event listings, trading systems and procedures, and also international trade issues available in Farsi, English and Russian languages. The portal also includes lists of Iranian exporters, trade associations and export unions as well as business contacts in the country. Iran TPO Online: Iran TPO launched the interactive Internet portal site of Iran TPO online in 2005. The tpo.ir is a leading provider of online trade information and a premier trade portal for doing business with Iran. The portal serves as the country's largest database specializing in foreign trade information and information on trade-related issues and potential business opportunities in Iran.

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