Department of Commerce (India Government)

Organisation Setup and Function

The Department of Commerce, in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is headed by a Secretary. Four  Additional Secretaries, eight Joint Secretary level officers and a number of other senior officers assist the Secretary. This Department formulates policies in the sphere of foreign trade, especially the import and export policy of the country. Its responsibilities include such matters as multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures, development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities.

Functional Divisions

The Department of Commerce consists of the following nine principal functional Divisions : Administrative and General Division; Finance Division; Economic Division; Trade Policy Division; Foreign Trade Territorial Division; Export Products Division; Export Industries Division; Export Services Division; Supply Division.