With international DTI offices present in thirty (30) cities in twenty-two (22) countries across Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia and the Pacific, the Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) is committed to service our Filipino exporters and MSMEs in promoting their products and services to target countries around the globe.
- Trade / Export Promotion / Mainstreaming of products and brands
FTSC can help in growing businesses of Philippine MSMEs that are interested and prepared for internationalization. Through its overseas DTI posts – the Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTICs) – FTSC aids in the international promotion of Philippine exports and the increase in market share in priority sectors through efforts such as market assessment, business matching activities, trade fair participation, trade missions, in-store promotion, and other efforts in mainstreaming our homegrown products and in accessing foreign markets.
- Trade Policy
As the DTI’s representatives in key markets abroad, our overseas offices provide substantive inputs to trade negotiations with its extensive knowledge about the markets and its current policies and regulations. By working together with other relevant agencies and partners, our PTICs take part in advocating better market access for Philippine products and participate in concluding negotiations of trade agreements.
- Market Information
FTSC continues to be a lead source of market and commercial information which aid our exporters and other stakeholders on the current trends and opportunities for Philippine products and services. Through these relevant information, exporters, MSMEs, and policy makers are guided of the existing market access requirements being implemented by the target countries. Through information and knowledge dissemination activities, our overseas offices equip Philippine businesses and industry groups of the new sectors and markets to explore.
