The tailored services provided by Tejarah’s General Directorates have been built around our commitment to help companies locate, invest, grow and prosper in Oman.


Supporting Business

  •  Oversees procedures regarding Oman’s trade balance
  • Facilitates and encourages domestic trade
  • Regulates export and import procedures and promotes direct imports
  • Ensures the availability of key products and commodities in the domestic market
  • Oversees the availability of Oman-made products in the domestic market
  • Combats money laundering and tax evasion
  • Ensures all procedures related to product safety and quality are applied

  • Office of the Undersecretary for Commerce & Industry.
  • Conducts negotiations and discussions at the WTO on behalf of Oman
  • Prepares reports and recommendations on WTO meetings
  • Follows up on the implementation of Oman’s WTO commitments
  • Attends trade meetings and activities organised by various Geneva-based international organisations
  • Acts as a point of contact between the ministry and international organisations based in Geneva
  • Participates in meetings of regional groups and interest groups including the GCC states, the Arab Group, G-77 and the ASEAN Group
  • Participates in workshops, seminars and conferences, including UNCTAD conferences
  • Provides investment information on Oman to foreign investors in Geneva

  • Sets standards and specifications for commodities and products
  • Conducts laboratory sample testing
  • Carries out inspections and ensures the validity of goods and their conformity with approved specifications 
  • Activates quality control systems
  • Develops regulations for the accreditation of laboratories operating in Oman in various fields of testing and calibration
  • Identifies organisations that issue product conformity assessment certificates
  • Develops regulations for the control of precious metals and stones
  • Inspects and validates artefacts and conduct the necessary analysis

  • Creates an attractive, pro-enterprise environment that attracts investment
  • Reviews and evaluates investment policies, laws and incentives
  • Sets controls related to the establishment of Omani and foreign investment projects
  • Conducts studies to improve Oman’s investment and business environment
  • Showcases Oman’s dynamic investment offer through media campaigns, exhibitions, seminars and roadshows
  • Develops contacts with potential investors.

  • Sets and develops policies and plans for the development of Oman’s non-oil exports
  • Introduce Omani businesses to the benefits of exporting
  • Provides Omani businesses with trade statistics and helps identify target market opportunities
  • Enhances the international image of Omani non-oil exports through exhibitions, conferences and international trade missions
  • Compiles reports on Omani exports using ITC’s Trade Map and Market Access Map 
  • Identifies export challenges facing Omani businesses and propose solutions

  •  Collects data, statistics and conducts research to serve the ministry’s development plans
  •  Contributes to economic research in cooperation with domestic and international organisations
  • Prepares the ministry’s five-year development plans in co-ordination with the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Financ
  • Prepares the ministry’s strategic and operational plan
  • Follows up on and supervises the implementation of the ministry’s strategic plans and five-year operational development plan 
  • Supervises the implementation of the ministry’s quality management system
  • Oversees the Ejada platform
  • Follows up on ministry projects and performance indicators related to Oman Vision 204
  • Evaluates the ministry’s digital transformation
  • Monitors international indicators and proposes ways to improve Oman’s global ranking

Office of the Undersecretary for Commerce & Industry 

  • Strengthens Oman’s relationship with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 
  • Improves relations with regional and international trade and investment organisations
  • Develop ties with relevant international trade and investment organisations
  • Represents Oman at international conferences, events and meetings related to the ministry's remit

  • Facilitates licensing procedures for commercial and industrial activities
  • Registers businesses, agencies and trademarks
  • Develops programs to improve the quality of Oman-made products
  • Evaluates Oman’s industrial facilities
  • Encourages Omani manufacturers to export
  • Increases the presence of Oman-made goods in international markets
  • Develops Oman as a re-export hub
  • Helps and encourages Omani manufacturers to adopt 4IR technologies
  • Cultivates a culture of industrial innovation
  • Promotes and enhances the national in-country value program 
  • Raises the public profile of Omani manufacturing
  • Promotes the ‘Made in Oman’ brandmark

  •   Protects intellectual property rights. 
  • Audits, studies and organises registration of trademarks and commercial data
  • Enforces the law on the protection of competition, prevention of harmful business practices and monopol
  • Conducts market research to identify harmful business practices and introduces preventive measures
  • Carries out studies to investigate and collect evidence of aggressive business practices in competition and monopoly
  • Receives and investigates complaints related to harmful competition and monopolistic practices  
  • Raises efficiency levels in the domestic market and determines the best mechanisms to improve the level of competition

  •  Co-ordinates with government and private agencies to identify and register available investment land
  • Facilitates and accelerates the establishment of investment projects
  • Facilitate procedures to obtain necessary commercial project approvals, licences and permits in accordance with Oman’s Foreign Capital Investment Law
  • Follows up on the issuance of approvals and exemptions for qualified projects with organisations authorised to grant approvals and exemption
  • Ensures investment projects in Oman’s less developed regions receive the privileges stipulated in the Foreign Capital Investment Law
  • Studies target markets, analyses promising economic sectors and identifies investment opportunities
  • Promotes and develops investment opportunities and attract investors
  • Manages the Invest Easy platform and responds to investor enquirie
  • Organises investment promotion activities and events   
  • Participates in international trade missions to promote Oman’s investment offe

Office of the Undersecretary for Investment Promotion  

  • Supervise and follow-up on economic agreements signed between Oman, the UAE and Qatar 
  • Develop and enhance commercial and economic relations between Oman, the UAE and Qatar   
  • Promote investment opportunities in Oman’s key sectors
  • Distribute business, investment and tourism information on Oman
  • Promote Oman-made products and services 
  • Organise Oman’s participation at UAE and Qatari exhibitions and business events
  • Submit proposals and economic studies to ministry management in order to enhance UAE, Qatar trade and investment relations
  • Participate in the preparation of five-year and development plans in coordination with the Undersecretary's Office for Investment Promotion

  • Participates in the preparation of ministry plans and policies
  • Implements the provisions of laws, decisions, regulations and instructions related to administrative and financial affairs 
  • Prepares the ministry’s general draft budget
  • Oversees all financial work related to collecting ministry revenue and paying expenses
  • Manages the ministry’s administrative work related to services, maintenance and transportation
  • Manages the ministry's human resource needs
  • Supervises ministry’s data protection system
  • Identifies training programs for ministry staff

Talk to Us

Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion, PO Box 550, Muscat 100, Sultanate of Oman.

Location
Muscat ,Sultanate of Oman
Call us
+968 80000070
Info@tejarah.gov.om
Business Hours
Sunday - Thursday 7:30am - 2:30pm