Roles and Functions
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Establish and regulate commodity and trade standards.
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Collect, evaluate, and publish data pertaining to Commerce and Industry.
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Establish and enforce standards for business practices.
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Promote sound dev elopement of foreign and domestic trade.
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Issue Import and Export Permits.
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Control quality of goods and commodity imported into and exported from the Country.
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Implement efficient and effective trade management system including pre-shipment Inspection of imports and exports.
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Monitoring and regulating prices of essential goods.
Structure of the Ministry
The Ministry has three distinct bureaus:
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Bureau of Administration
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Bureau of Commence & Trade and
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Bureau of Industry
The three bureaus are subdivided into 13 Divisions and they are: Personnel, Finance, Electronic Data Processing, Information, and Planning & Research, Foreign Trade, Domestic Trade, Inspectorate, Price Analysis & Marketing, Standards, Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Industrial Development, Industrial Administration & Supervision.