History of Commerce Organization of Tehran Province

Commerce includes a set of activities that transfer necessary products and commodities of

households, producer units and government from supply outlets to the demands and consumptions

or store centers. Meeting the domestic shortages, reducing inflation pressures through preparation

of products and theirs fair distribution and controlling the market of food items, improving and

developing export and supporting the producers and governmental monitoring on all the above

activities are of the main responsibilities of Commerce Organization.

Ministry of commerce was established in 1974 with the aim of developing and improving commercial

affairs.  After the victory of Islamic Revolution, the subsequent economic restrictions and imposed

war, the limited facilities caused domestic supply and demand of some basic goods to be out of

equilibrium. Because of particular circumstances of war time and necessity of supplying the main

needs of peoples compelled the authorities to impose the quota for food items and consumption

products in country. At the beginning of the war, local distribution committees were also doing it

with reliable peoples in the mosques under monitoring. Commerce Administration of Tehran

province has been functioning since its foundation in 1981 in order to supply and to distribute fairly

as its main responsibility.

This tendency had very ups and downs according to the time conditions. One time due to the

production deficit, economic restrictions had vast role in supplying products to classes of society.

With the policy of privatization of product and along with the policy of government, this

organization was working on supervision, controlling and balancing the distribution networks and

reparing for the development of no oil exports.

commerce Administration of Tehran province had three offices: office of market monitoring and

controlling supply and distribution, office of guilds and traders affairs, and general office. But by

2002 number of these offices increased to eight: office of guilds affairs, office of monitoring

committee of economic mobilization, office of foreign trade, office of internal trade, office of

administrative, budget and finance affair and plan and program. In the same year, with the aim of

shrinking government body, Commerce Administration of Tehran province merged with

administration of inspection and monitoring of Teheran province and formed a new administration

called commerce Organization of Tehran province with tree subordinates: foreign trade, domestic

trade, inspection and supervision and management of human resources planning and development

and inspection. inspection and supervision  office cracks down on economic offences

Commerce Organization of Tehran Province takes steps towards no oil exports, considering massive

policies of five years developing programs and 20 years prospect country document. Currently more

than 20 thousand of business cards are active in Tehran and 45 percent of import orders and 60

percent of overall transactions of Iran are done through Tehran which are managed by Commerce

Organization of Tehran Province with widespread measures for market regulation.

1) to provide commodities and secure public needful

4) to take actions and necessary coordination in the executive affairs of economic mobilization

headquarter, and etc.

Duties of inspection and supervision Administration of Tehran province include:

1) to train inspectors

2) to supervise taking effect of rules and regulations for goods and services distribution

3) to develop and implement effective inspection and monitoring methods appropriate to the type

of goods and services

4) to make report on abuse and report it to Tazirat Organization to take appropriate steps and

pursue the results based on approved schedule.