The Ministry of Commerce of Iran was the main organ of the Government in charge of the regulation and implementation of policies applicable to domestic and foreign trade. This includes:

• implementing commercial strategies and regulations,
• promoting exports,
• development programs,
• import and export regulations,
• pricing of domestic commodities,
• domestic and international trade fairs and exhibitions
  Iran International Exhibitions Company
  The Iran International Exhibitions Company oversees and operates all international and specialized exhibitions held in Iran. Site features exhibitions calendar and provides trade laws and regulations. IIEC is affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Commerce.IIEC is located at the Tehran permanent...
  
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The Ministry of Commerce was also in charge of managing the process of accession to the WTO

Iran and WTO

Iran officially submitted an application to join the World Trade Organization on 19 July 1996. From July 1996 to May 2001, Iran’s application had not been considered, mainly as a result of US objections and the US veto power in the WTO Council. From May 2001 Iran’s application for WTO membership...

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Trade Promotion Organization

The Trade Promotion Organization is affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce. It is in charge of promoting non-oil exports in Iran. It has close ties to the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran

Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran

The Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran is the Iranian governmental institution for standardization and certification...

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Export Guarantee Fund

Affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce, the Export Guarantee Fund has been
established in order to expand and promote exports, to protect exporters against non-commercial risks, which are normally not covered by the insurance companies, and to guarantee credits used for exportation of such goods and services.

The Organization for the Protection of Consumers and Producers

The Organization for the Protection of Consumers and Producers (OPCP) is affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce. The main functions of OPCP are:

• protecting and promoting domestic production;
• protecting consumers against unusual price fluctuations;
• monitoring, adjusting and controlling the price of products and services;

The Government Trading Company (GTC)

The GTC is affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce. The main objective of its establishment is to ensure food security

Food security

Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. According to the World Resources Institute, global per capita food production has been increasing substantially for the past...

 in the country through procuring the basic commodities such as wheat, rice, raw sugar, raw oil, milk in powder, fertilizer, required by the public such as essential foodstuffs from domestic and foreign sources. Such commodities are distributed among consumers at subsidized prices. The activities of the GTC regarding the procurement of essential commodities are regulated by the statute "the Government Procurement Concerning the Supply of Basic Products and Foodstuffs Essential to the Public from Foreign Sources". The Ministry of Commerce has announced that it seeks to support domestic production

Agriculture in Iran

Roughly one-third of Iran's total surface area is suited for farmland, but because of poor soil and lack of adequate water distribution in many areas, most of it is not under cultivation....

 by making the country self-sufficient in the food sector.

External links

• Ministry of Commerce (MoC), official website
• Iran Code portal (e-commerce and tax collection; affiliated to the MoC)