The Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce & Ni-Vanuatu Business works to facilitate trade, business,
private sector development, investment, industries, tourism, cooperatives, intellectual property, and
standards. The actual contribution of these sector to the economy is immense, as tourism alone
accounts for over 60% of GDP contribution and sustains a current surplus in trade in services.
Commerce trade and investment are key drivers for Vanuatu’s economic growth and the MTTCNVB is
gradually upgrading its vision and mission statements, as well as its key long terms objectives to ensure
it will achieve maximum yield for the next decade to come.
The Trade Policy Framework (TPF) is the overarching framework of the Ministry. Whilst the TPF provides
us with the guidance, recommendations, orientations, and direction towards our final destination, which
is materialized by the NSDP vision statement, the TRP structures the pathways to achieve our milestones
to get there.
The TPF was first formulated in 2012 within the context of the Trade Mainstreaming Agenda of the
Government, which was then supported by a national Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS); a
document aiming at informing the process for Vanuatu to access the World Trade Organization (WTO)
membership in 2012.
The Ministerial structure consists of a Ministerial Cabinet, a Corporate Services Unit headed by the
Office of the Director General, which currently comprises an Administrative Division including a Human
Resources section and a Finance section, and a Policy Coordination Division. Distinct from the CSU, the
Trade Development Division and the Vanuatu Intellectual Property Office are also under the supervision
of the Office of the Director General.

The Departmental structure includes three Departments

1. The Department of Industry (DOI);
2. The Department of Tourism (DOT); and
3. The Office of the Registrar of Cooperative and Business Development Services
(ORCBDS).

Statutory Bodies, established by way of legislations passed by Parliament, include:

1. The Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA);
2. The Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI);
3. The Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO);
4. The Vanuatu Bureau of Standards (VBS); and
5. The Vanuatu Commodities Marketing Board (VCMB).11. Goods