Bureau of Foreign Trade

Bureau of Foreign Trade
經濟部國際貿易局
Agency overview
Formed	1955 (as Foreign Exchange and Trade Review Commission); January 1st, 1969 (as BOFT)
Jurisdiction	Taiwan
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei; 25°02′00″N 121°30′52″E / 25.033261°N 121.514468°ECoordinates: 25°02′00″N 121°30′52″E / 25.033261°N 121.514468°E
Agency executives	, Director-General; , , Deputy Director-Generals;
Parent agency	Ministry of Economic Affairs
Website	Official website

The Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT; traditional Chinese: 經濟部國際貿易局; simplified Chinese: 经济部国际贸易局; pinyin: Jīngjìbù Guójì Màoyìjú) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan (ROC).

History[]

In 1955, the Foreign Exchange and Trade Review Commission (Chinese: 行政院外匯貿易審議委員會) 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 1st, 1969 under the MOEA to administer trade in general commercial goods.^[1]

Organizational structure[]

Multilateral Trade Affairs Division
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^[2]

Transportation[]

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

Director-Generals[]

(– August 2014)
Yang Jen-ni (20 August 2014 – August 2020)
(August 2020 – present)

References[]

^ "Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs ::: Department Profile". Trade.gov.tw. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs ::: Department Profile". Trade.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] "Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs ::: Department Profile". Trade.gov.tw. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[2] "Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs ::: Department Profile". Trade.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

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