Similar to the experience in various counties interested in supporting and encouraging exports and improving the quality of production to increase the competitive capabilities in international markets, Libya has restructured its economic sector formulating a series of strategies and policies and implemented a number of plans and decisions, the most important of which was the establishment of the Export Promotion Centre in accordance with the General Peoples Committee resolution no (128), dated 2006. The Export Promotion Center aims at increasing the size of the Libyan exports and minimizing the cost of the Libyan export operations to international markets. The center is a separate entity that has an independent financial liability and is a subsidiary of the General Peoples Committee of Economic, Trade and Investment. The centre is based in Tripoli, Libya and may establish branches or offices in other cities in Libya or overseas. Such a decision has to be approved by the General Peoples Committee of Economics, Trade and Investment.

Objectives and Responsibilities:

Proposing appropriate procedures and policies to support and promote export.

Encouraging marketing local goods and services for the global markets and offering incentives for local exporters to participate in international exhibitions.

Organizing trade delegations and holding local trade fairs

Providing local exporters with commercial and economic information, and consultation services regarding foreign market.

Collaborating with local and national institutions and organizations working in the field of export promotion

Monitoring and controlling of export regarding quality, standards, specifications, packing and pricing

The centre undertakes the responsibility of supporting the export operations by sustaining exports and granting a percentage of the transporting cost in the following cases

Exporting a new product.

Exporting to new markets.

Providing support to operations that are likely to promote export.

Responsibilities also include:

Facilitating all export procedures in one place and in optimum time through an office located on its premises that uses a newly launched system called the "one – stop – desk" at which representatives of all the relevant establishments offer this service in a timely manner. This office intervenes round the clock to assist exporters in resolving problems and removing obstacles faced during export operations.

Who benefits from our services?

People registered in the exporters' resister.

Companies and individuals involved in or practicing export activities.

Local producers wishing to export.

Why export?

In light of the intense competition and challenges that face the local producers in local markets, exporting forms one of the most crucial outlets for production that provides considerable resources for exporters to improve the status of producers and promotes the national economy .

Exporting of local commodities and services in considered an additional asset of the country's important resources that can grow steadily, realizing that oil wealth can be exhausted and will not continue to exist forever.

Exporting creates other related activities that can provide new jobs in the local economy such as packing, packaging, sorting, transporting, insurance and other related consultancy services.

Exporting motivates the local production and services sector to develop its abilities through increasing production capacity and improving quality and standards as a result of being connected to international markets.

Exporting and re-exporting activities contribute also to the development of the human resources that are involved in these activities, which results in qualifying experts and specialists in the field of export promotion and help them acquire both the scientific and practical knowledge and know–how through the proper use of information technology to get, analyze and use data and information in a timely manner.

Export Benefits

Exporting provides various benefits to exporters, the most important of which are:

Increase of sales and profits: if the company was successful locally, expanding in international markets would certainly increase profitability. In many cases, the company was established solely for export purposes. However, after conducting a sound analysis of the product current performance and its likely demand in international markets, the company may opt for expanding its marketing base to cover both local and international markets.

Winning an international market share: through exporting, the company learns a great deal of exporting tactics and techniques from its competitors. The company would also learn about strategies, methods of entry to international markets, best practices and winning market share.

Overcoming market instability: through interacting with international markets, the company's performance is no longer hindered by economic changes and the diversity of customer requirements or the seasonal changes in local economy.

Surplus in Production: Exporting leads to benefiting from productivity and increase the length of production intervals, which leads to a reduction in unit cost and increases then availability of products.

Strengthening Competitive ability:

Exporting reinforces the competitive advantage of the company and the country. Whilst the company benefits from acquiring new technologies and operations, the country benefits from improving balance of payments and reducing trade deficit.