Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

• to strengthen the security of the Czech Republic, analyse threats and counter them;
• to promote the Czech Republic’s economic and trade interests abroad, including energy security;
• to enhance the Czech Republic’s positive image and perception abroad;
• to foster good relations with neighbouring countries and strengthen regional cooperation;
• to support a well-functioning, politically and economically strong European Union;
• to maintain and strengthen the transatlantic link;
• to promote respect for human rights and democracy worldwide (using transition and development cooperation instruments);
• to strengthen the European integration of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Ministry of Industry and Trade 

Ministry of Industry and Trade is a central body of the government administration responsible for commodity exchange, except issues of the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Co—ordinates the preparation of the legislation and the Implementation of the European Law within the Ministry´s authority;
• Co—ordinates the foreign trade policy of the Czech Republic in relation to individual states;
• Concludes bilateral and multilateral business and economic contracts including commodity contracts;
• Executes commercial and economic cooperation with EC, EFTA, OECD, WTO and other international organisations and integration groups;
• Controls and administers activities associated with license regime application within the sphere of economic relations abroad, investigates the dumping of double use of imported products and takes measures to protect against the import of such products.
• Supervises the execution of inspection in the field of consumer protection and energy industries, the hall marking and the precious metals, weapons and ammunition testing.

Organisations directed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade:

• Czech Trade Inspection
• Assay Office
• Office for Technical Standardization, Metrology and State Quality Control
• State Energy Inspection
• Czech Office for Weapons and Ammunition Testing
• Business and Investment Development Agency CzechInvest
• Czech Agency for Trade Support CzechTrade
• Czech Agency for Business and Innovations
• Czech Metrology Institute
• State Research Institute for Material, State Research Institute
• Ministry of Industry and Trade Services Administration

Ministry of Agriculture 

Ministry of Agriculture is a central authority of state administration for agriculture excepting preservation of agricultural land fund, for water management excepting preservation of natural water accumulation, preservation of water sources and preservation of water quality, and for food industry.

It is also a central state authority administrating forests, hunting and game keeping and fisheries outside territory of national parks.

CzechTrade - trade promotion

The agency is an official contact partner for those foreign companies looking for qualified Czech-based suppliers of products, providers of services or investors. CzechTrade operates worldwide via 47 foreign representatives.

CzechTrade provides a wide range of business support and networking services including:

• Introduction to Czech quality suppliers
• Assistance with local outsourcing
• Organisation of buyer’s visits and meetings with Czech companies
• Participation in trade fairs abroad
• Information about doing business in the Czech Republic.

CzechInvest - investment and business support

CzechInvest service includes:

• Business intelligence
• Provision of information on the possibilities of support for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Consultancy on available financial support for investment projects
• Implementation of aid programmes financed by the EU and by the state
• Mediation of state investment aid
• Identification of green/brownfield sites, production facilities and offices
• Identification of potential acquisition, joint venture and supply partners
• Administration of a business-properties database
• Tailor-made visits to the Czech Republic
• Liaising with government bodies
• Aftercare services

All CzechInvest services are free of charge