The Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters’ Association (IMMIB) is a professional body which deals with all of the export

Export

The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...

 activities at the export density regions of Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

. It is affiliated with the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade of the office of the Prime Minister of Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. As of 2008 IMMIB’s 25,300 members represented one third of Turkey’s total exports.

Promotional activity

IMMIB has promoted Turkish stone as a product and was represented at Coverings 2004 with a major display.

Organisation

IMMIB is made up of six subsidiary associations, namely:

• Istanbul Mineral Exporters’ Association
• Istanbul Ferrous
  Ferrous
  Ferrous , in chemistry, indicates a divalent iron compound , as opposed to ferric, which indicates a trivalent iron compound ....
  
   and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters’ Association]]
• Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters' Association
• Istanbul Electrical, Electronics
  Electronics
  Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
  
   and Machinery Products Exporters’ Association
• Istanbul Precious Minerals and Jewellery Exporters’ Association
• Istanbul Iron and Steel Exporters’ Association

Objectives

The function and objectives of Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters’ Association are to:

• Maximise Turkey export potential by undertaking studies on harmonization of types, qualities and quantities of exportable products with importing countries’ needs;
• Resolve problems faced by members arising from legal transactions;
• Register and record exportation in relevant sectors and to produce statistics
  Statistics
  Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
  
   based on these records;
• Prepare records and to make in-depth analysis of relevant sectors prepare market reports for selected markets and carry out R&D activities;
• Examine foreign trade regulations and laws of importer countries and keep member firms informed about international rules of arbitration;
• Organise seminars, fairs and exhibitions to introduce Turkish export products to world markets, produce documents concerning export operations and foster cooperation with other organisations considered key partners in achieving Association’s objectives and organise trade missions to potential export markets and to bring buyer missions into Turkey in cooperation with Undersecretary for Foreign Trade;
• Prepare conferences and courses to inform exporters about the improvements.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Name of Association
! Date of Establishment
! Number of Members
(14.01.2008)
|-
| Istanbul Mineral Exporters' Association
| 23.05.1976
| 3.444
|-
| Istanbul Ferrous and Non-Ferrous
Metals Exporters' Association
| 06.12.1986
| 5.633
|-
| Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical
Products Exporters' Association
| 02.09.1991
| 7.212
|-
| Istanbul Electrical, Electronics
and Machinery Products
Exporters' Association
| 02.09.1991
| 7.610
|-
| Istanbul Precious Minerals and Jewellery Exporters' Association
| 01.08.2003
| 1.018
|-
| Istanbul Iron and Steel Exporters' Association
| 20.10.2005
| 380
|}