International Trade Administration (Taiwan) Explained

International Trade Administration
Native Name A:	經濟部國際貿易署
Formed:	1955 (as Foreign Exchange and Trade Review Commission) January 1st, 1969 (as BOFT) September 26th, 2023 (as ITA)
Jurisdiction:	Taiwan
Headquarters:	Zhongzheng, Taipei
Coordinates:	25.0333°N 121.5145°W
Chief1 Name:	Cynthia Kiang
Chief1 Position:	Director-General
Chief2 Name:	Lee Guann-jyh, Liu Chih-hung
Chief2 Position:	Deputy Director-Generals
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Economic Affairs
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The International Trade Administration (ITA;) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan (ROC).

History

In 1955, the Foreign Exchange and Trade Review Commission was established under the Executive Yuan. In 1968 and 1969, the Executive Yuan reorganized the commission by dividing the authority and operation of the commission among the Ministry of Finance, MOEA and Central Bank of China, respectively. The Bureau of Foreign Trade was subsequently established on January 1, 1969, under the MOEA to administer trade in general commercial goods.^[1] It was later renamed as International Trade Administration.

Organizational structure

Multilateral Trade Affairs Division (including WTO/APEC/GAMS/OECD)^[2]
Bilateral Trade Division I
Bilateral Trade Division II
Trade Development Division
Export/Import Administration Division
Congressional Liaison Unit
Planning Committee
Trade Promotion Fund Management Committee, MOEA
Office of Trade Security Controls
Office of Exhibition Center Construction
Information Management Center
Accounting Office
Personnel Office
Statistics Office
Kaohsiung Office
Civil Service Ethics Office^[3]

Transportation

BOFT is accessible within walking distance West from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of Taipei Metro.

Director-Generals

Chang Chun-fu (– August 2014)
Yang Jen-ni (20 August 2014 – August 2020)
Cynthia Kiang (August 2020 – present)

Notes and References

Web site: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs ::: Department Profile . Trade.gov.tw . 2011-10-20 . 2014-04-22.
Web site: 國際貿易局全球資訊網 . 28 November 2011 .
Web site: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs ::: Department Profile . Trade.gov.tw . 28 November 2011. 2014-04-22.