The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) is a government organization that performs its role as the main promoter of Thai exports.
There are four missions, namely to:
1) Expand the markets for Thai products and services;
2) Develop and create added value for exported products and services;
3) Provide trade information; and
4) Enhance the potential of Thai exporters in the world market.
The next task now on the drawing board is the all-out commitment to make the DITP Asia’s leading trade promotion agency, in order to help foster Thailand’s international trade and prepare the Thai industries for the rapidly-changing global environment.
Main Activities
• Increase the competitiveness of Thai entrepreneurs, particularly small-and, medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global market place
• Promote the development of products and services on the basis of value-added production, brand creation, innovation, and environmental-friendly creativity in line with global trade trends in the new economic age
• Promote and develop trade channels in new markets and establish friendly trade alliance
• Support logistics development of reduce costs for Thai exporters
• Maintain share of matured markets and expand trade in emerging markets, by utilizing benefits gained from free-trade agreements (FTAs), and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
• Support human resource development and improvement in the field of international trade information systems