Core Activities

?'1r Trade Information and Documentation

Trade statistics & AnalysisW.T.O. and Regional Trade

Agro and Forest based Products De:-elopmentCarpet and Wool Products DevelopmentReadymade Garments DevelopmentHandicrafts and Industrial based Products Development

International Trade Fair and Exhibition Arrangement & Co-ordination

Export Promotion Assistance Activities

O~e Window Export ServiceMarket Study and GSP .

Trade policy and programmeOrganization of export trade related Training, Seminars & Workshops programs

Publication of Nepal Foreign Trade Statistics, A Glimpse of Nepal Foreign Trade,Bulletin, Product Brochure, Annual Report etc.Operation of Trade point progr<'1mme.

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Medicine Buddha(Gold Plated Statue)

Ankhi Jhyal (Wood)

Wooden door

Leather Product

Introduction:Export promotion plays an important role for the economic developmentof the country. Realizing this, the Government of Nepal has established"Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TEPC)" in November 2006 underthe Development Board Act 2013 by abolishing Trade Promotion Centre,Wool and Carpet Development Board and Export Promotion Board. Allactivities 9fJh~se organizations are now being carried out by the TEPC.The TEPPil3)oi;!tcl/j§ chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of CQmmerce

and SUPRI!~$"{~C~$'($tgQLrepresentatives from the following Ministriesand Privatessectors~

~Secretary, Ministry of CommerCi

Direqtor General, Department Qf CmnRepresentative, Ministry of Finance

Rep~~entative, Federation of Nepalese Chambers ofComtnerce and IndustriesTwo persons, nominated by the Government of Nepal

on t qrnmendation of Board from amongst thosewho. e obtained at least Bachelor's Degree in

commerce, economics, and management or law and

who ~ave at least fiveyear xperience in the concerned field.Exe Director

Trad~ ad Export Promotion Centre

Chairman

,M~mberMember~""'"'

Member

, "',~;.The TEPC is a non-profit making and national focal point orgaillz nfor the promotion of foreign trade in general and export trade in particThe TEPG is conscious of the rapidly changing international tradscenario and is, therefore, engaged in launching export promotionalactivities!by providing trade information services and guidance on awide range of trade and trade related matters like identification of newmarkets tor exportable products, follow up trade procedures and meetrequirement for international trade transaction to the business community.The majdr fundions of the TEPC are to:

a aqvfse the Government of Nepal in formulating the policiesn~eQ"ecljifordeveloping and expanding trade and export of thecqQQtt¥i;

b p~Qmotenational economy by developing and expanding trade;c. organize trade fairs and exhibitions at national and international

le~e'rfor'promoting trade;d. expancl:national and international markets for agro and non-

agrQ prQducts produced in rural areas and thereby assist inpQvertYalieviation through the development of rural economy;

e. orgaf\jzE1wograms by coordinating the ~~dJc;;§!9~nceri1eawjt~a view to',increasiflgpr:Qf1Y({~i9n/of'exportable products;

f. identity marl\e!s fbre)(portaple products arid thereby providesupport for trade dTvers'ification;

g. establish institutions for export promotion and trade diversification

and to provide necessary support to the established institutions;

h. exchange technical cooperation on import, export and trademanagement amongst foreign countries and international

organizations/institutions for upgrading the quality of exportablep~u~; I

i design substitution projects at national and international level ;

j. collect trade-related information and publish, sale, distributepublished material on notification, data, information and

knowledge-based matter and perform tasks relating thereto asan information-pool;

k identify the problems arisen in foreign trade and provide the

Government of Nepal with advice for the solution thereof;

I provide support for market testing of exportable goods;m organize buyers-seller meet at national and international level

conduct various types of seminar, workshop and training;lity,quality control, insurance, transportation, among others,

oJ,<p(:)j~~abJ~,~oods and services, and provide support forpromoti6~~d'en/;lancement of other services related to exportbusiness. ,

Trade Point Kathmandu Nepal (TPKN):""L

rogramme", . enf(UNCTAD)

was establishedin,ZOQO. Through a netWork of about gOlrade informationand facilitation centers, Rnown~as Trade~Points, the WTPF assistsSl1lall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in over 70 countries worldwideto trade internationally through the use of electronic commerce

hnologies. Capitalizing on over a decade of Trade point market~e,the Federation constantly seeks strategic partners for thement of new value added services to enable it to better serve

With the as;if~ta~jp~of UNCTAD and approval of Ministry of Commerceand Suppli€s. ep;;t17Trade point Kathmandu-Nepal was establishedin 2003 unde jtlt coordination of Trade & Export PromotionCentre (TEPC) aeration of Nepal Cottage & Small Industries

(FNCSI), with an obj1jvetoa~sist the business community speciallySMEs in widening the iht~X,Oa~iol"laltrading activities through GlobalNetworkSystem. '!!:!"!<!

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TPKN, an operational member ofWT~fatl(ja[1f3tio.nqLTra~e Pointof the country, is one stop location designe8"for,th~2r8moti8oof1radingbusiness for the SMEs by the use of E-comnierce.tech9 gy, Itprovides all required services for global marketing like rade

0'., ryServices (GTDS), Electronic Trade Opp°!J\'!i~IS.'1'O) andtrade ,'rFil'JCitionfrom a single portalV>"vV\X.trf3dep~in~,orgwhere fromthe cfientshaie~he!!pos§ibjlity#to.identlf§'"Dew.Fil'Jarkef and post theirdemands and suPPlIes"

Paper Craft

Coffee Products

Pashmina Products

Metal Crafts

WoollenCarpets