The Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), organized a half-day workshop on the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) and the development of a roadmap for its effective...

Department of Trade Hosts Productive Meeting with IOCL Delegation on Fuel Supply and Quality Assurance on 7thMarch 20215 at Phuentsholing, Bhutan The Department of Trade, led by Chief Trade Officer Ms. Lhazom, hosted a bilateral meeting with the Indian Oil Corporation...

The fourth and final round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Bhutan and Thailand was held in Bangkok from 17–19 February 2025. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Sonam Tshering Dorji, Director of the Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce...

On 13th February 2025, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Employment (MoICE) officially handed over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Use of Inland Waterways for the Transportation of Bilateral Trade and Transit Cargoes between Bhutan and Bangladesh,...

Funded by Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) project, the Department of Trade (DoT), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, India, conducted a capacity-building workshop on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and related matters...

The third round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Bhutan and Thailand was held in Paro, Bhutan, from 11–13 December 2024. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Sonam Tshering Dorji, Director of the Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and...

The Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment would like to inform all businesses and stakeholders involved in international trade that a new Export Registration will be officially rolled out with effect from 1st January 2025. The export...

The Department of Trade, in collaboration with the Royal Monetary Authority, the Department of Revenue and Customs, the Bhutan Exporters Association and Yangkhor Private Limited, successfully conducted a one-day sensitization program across five Dzongkhags; Mongar,...

  The meeting of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Trade Facilitation Working Group (TFWG) was held on 4 November, 2024 in Thimphu.  The meeting was chaired by the Director, Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment,...