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Trade and Export Promotion Centre's Profile

The Government of Nepal has established "Trade and Export Promotion Centre", a national trade promotion organization of the country in November 2006, as a focal point, by merging three organizations namely Trade Promotion Centre, Export Promotion Board and Carpet & Wool Development Board, with the objective of promoting foreign trade in general and export trade in particular of the country.

The functions are to:
  • Advise the Government of Nepal in formulating policies for the development and expansion of trade and export.
  • Contribute to strengthening the national economy by developing and expanding trade and export of the country.
  • Support in achieving the goal of poverty alleviation through the development of rural economy by enhancing internal and external market for agro-based and other products.
  • Launch programs by establishing coordination among different agencies for increasing the production of exportable products.
  • Assist to diversify trade by identifying potential market for exportable products.
  • Cooperate in opening institutions for export promotion and to diversify trade and extend support to such institutions.
  • Plead for technical assistance with national and international organizations for improving quality/standard of exportable products.
  • Implement appropriate programs so as to attract investment at the national and international level for export-oriented and import management project.
  • Act as information pool by collecting , disseminating and publishing useful trade-related information.
  • Study and identify the problems of foreign trade and advise the Government of Nepal with appropriate measures to solve such problems.
  • Assist in market test of exportable products.
  • Organize buyers/seller meet and conduct training seminar and workshops.
  • Simplify the procedures relating quality control, insurance and transport and enhance support services for export transaction.
Location:

Head office: Trade and Export Promotion Centre,
Na Tole, Pulchowk, Lalitpur,
P.O. Box 825, Kathmandu.
Tel : 977-1-5525898/5532642
Fax : 977-1-5525464
Email : info@tepc.gov.np  

Regional office: Trade and Export Promotion Centre
Tinpaini, Biratnagar, Morang
P.O. Box 14, Biratnagar
Tel : 977-21-522054
Fax : 977-21-526350
Email : tpcbrt@nns.com.np


Chairman and Members of Nepal Trade and Export Promotion Development Board:
Mr. Purshottam Ojha
Secretary,
Ministry of Commerce & Supplies.


Chairman

Mr. Anil Kumar Thakur
Director General,
Department of Commerce.


Member

Mr. Suresh Kumar Regmi
Under-secretary,
Ministry of Finance.

Member

Mr. Anup Bahadur Malla
Coordinator, Export Promotion Forum
Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.


Member

Dr. Dharma Raj Upadhya
Kathmandu

Member

Mr. Devi Prasad Baral
Ilam


Member

Mr. Ramesh Kumar Shrestha
Executive Director,
Trade and Export Promotion Center.


Member Secretary

Invitee Members
Mr. Surya Prasad Silwal
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Commerce and Supplies.


Member

Mr. Surendra Bir Malakar
Chairman,
Nepal Chamber of Commerce.


Member