The Foreign Trade Development Association of the Republic of China (referred to as the Foreign Trade Association or the Trade Association) is Taiwan's most important trade promotion organization. It is a public welfare consortium established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in conjunction with private industrial and commercial organizations to assist the industry in expanding foreign trade. At present, the association has more than 1,300 professional economic and trade personnel at home and abroad. In addition to the Taipei headquarters, it has 5 domestic offices in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, 63 overseas offices around the world, and 319 signed cooperation agreements. The agreement’s international trade promotion sister organization has formed a complete trade service network, providing instant services with zero time difference and borderlessness, continuing to pursue the steady development of Taiwan’s economy with manufacturers, and being the industry’s best partner for expanding trade.
"Trade Association 50, Taiwan speeds up." In 2020, Fu Ying 50 Anniversary trade associations, to strengthen cross-sectoral integration and innovation, this will be re-positioned as an international link wisdom Integration Center (smart integrator), combined with corporate, university, tourism, exhibitions, urban, public associations, overseas Taiwanese businessmen develop international markets, carry out international cooperation, digital transformation, connect to international networks, and provide integrated and digital services for industry players. They hope to become Taiwan’s "pilots of digital economy and trade" and "drivers of innovative models."
