A Governmental OrganizationA Governmental Organization

Affiliated to Iran Ministry of CommerceAffiliated to Iran Ministry of Commerce

Established in 1967 as "Export Promotion Center of Iran“Established in 1967 as "Export Promotion Center of Iran“

Reorganized to Reorganized to Iran Trade Promotion OrganizationIran Trade Promotion Organization in 2006 in 2006

to promote Non-Oil Exports of the countryto promote Non-Oil Exports of the country

with the new mission of promoting Iran's Foreign Tradewith the new mission of promoting Iran's Foreign Trade..

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Based on the vision of:Based on the vision of:

Transition from an Oil-based Economy to a Diversified OneTransition from an Oil-based Economy to a Diversified One New functions of Iran TPO:New functions of Iran TPO:

• Preparation NegotiationsPreparation Negotiations• Signing Bilateral Trade AgreementsSigning Bilateral Trade Agreements• Trade Regulations (import-export)Trade Regulations (import-export)• Trade Intelligence.Trade Intelligence.

Iran TPO has been committed to:Iran TPO has been committed to:

Assisting Iranian exporters of Goods and ServicesAssisting Iranian exporters of Goods and Services Develop Export Capability & Expand Export MarketsDevelop Export Capability & Expand Export Markets

Facilitate Iran's Rapid Export-led Economic DevelopmentFacilitate Iran's Rapid Export-led Economic Development

Iran TPO representative offices and commercial attachesIran TPO representative offices and commercial attachesin 15 countries:in 15 countries:

Middle EastMiddle East South AsiaSouth Asia

CISCIS EuropeEurope Africa Africa

South America.South America.

CountryCity

AfghanistanKabul

Algeria Algeria

AustriaVienna

IndiaNew Delhi

IraqBaghdad

KazakhstanAstana

KuwaitKuwait

PakistanKarachi

RussiaMoscow

Saudi ArabiaRiyadh

TurkeyAnkara

UAEDubai

UzbekistanTashkent

VenezuelaCaracas

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

Trade Fairs & Events:Trade Fairs & Events:

Iran TPO Iran TPO issues official authorizationissues official authorization for the Iranian organizers for the Iranian organizers

of international and domestic exhibitions and arranges the of international and domestic exhibitions and arranges the

participation of domestic companies in international trade fairs participation of domestic companies in international trade fairs

of strategic markets abroad.of strategic markets abroad.

Trade Delegations & Missions:Trade Delegations & Missions: IRAN TPO organizes and IRAN TPO organizes and

dispatches trade missions and market survey teams abroad to dispatches trade missions and market survey teams abroad to

promote bilateral trade relations and to explore new business promote bilateral trade relations and to explore new business

opportunities. opportunities.

It annually organizes a number of trade delegations and It annually organizes a number of trade delegations and

marketing missions to major existing and emerging markets in marketing missions to major existing and emerging markets in

the world. 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.

TrainingTraining: Iran TPO Training Center was launched in 1995 as a : Iran TPO Training Center was launched in 1995 as a

professional learning center for international business. It professional learning center for international business. It

organizes training programs and workshops in short-term and organizes training programs and workshops in short-term and

long-term courses and also specialized seminars in the field of long-term courses and also specialized seminars in the field of

trade promotion and export marketing to improve the trade promotion and export marketing to improve the

knowledge and skills of Iranian traders, to nurture/update new knowledge and skills of Iranian traders, to nurture/update new

exporters and existing exporters. exporters and existing exporters.

The topics covered include:The topics covered include:

Export procedures, developing brand names, export packaging, Export procedures, developing brand names, export packaging,

international marketing skills, Export opportunities in specific international marketing skills, Export opportunities in specific

markets and trade policies, trade documentation and e-markets and trade policies, trade documentation and e-

commerce at national/international levels.commerce at national/international levels.

Iranian Exporters Registry:Iranian Exporters Registry: Iran TPO maintains and updates Iran TPO maintains and updates

a database of Iranian export community comprising over 8000 a database of Iranian export community comprising over 8000

exporters of goods and services in the country. Companies exporters of goods and services in the country. Companies

registered with Iran TPO are regularly updated on trade registered with Iran TPO are regularly updated on trade

opportunities as well as events and activities organized by opportunities as well as events and activities organized by

trade support organizations of Iran.trade support organizations of Iran.

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.

Iran TPO Online: Iran TPO Online: Iran TPO launched the interactive Internet Iran TPO launched the interactive Internet

portal site of Iran TPO online in 2005. The tpo.ir is portal site of Iran TPO online in 2005. The tpo.ir is a leading a leading

provider of online trade information and provider of online trade information and a premier trade portal a premier trade portal

for doing business with Iran. The portal serves as the country's for doing business with Iran. The portal serves as the country's

largest database specializing in foreign trade information and largest database specializing in foreign trade information and

information on trade-related issues and potential business information on trade-related issues and potential business

opportunities in Iran. opportunities in Iran.

Foreign trade daily news, up-to-date economic and trade Foreign trade daily news, up-to-date economic and trade statistics, export and import laws, statistics, export and import laws, detailed business directory detailed business directory

information and event listingsinformation and event listings, trading systems and , trading systems and procedures, and also international trade issues available in procedures, and also international trade issues available in

Farsi, English and Russian languagesFarsi, English and Russian languages. The portal also . The portal also includes lists of Iranian exporters, trade associations and includes lists of Iranian exporters, trade associations and

export unions as well as business contacts in the country.export unions as well as business contacts in the country.

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