Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is a cabinet level government ministry of Zambia. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country. The ministry is headed by the Minister Commerce, Trade and Industry.

Location
The headquarters of the MCTI are located on the eighth, ninth and tenth Floors of the New Government Complex, in the Lusaka neighbourhood of Cathedral Hill.

Overview
The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, assisted by a deputy minister, both of whom are political appointees. The Permanent Secretary, a career civil servant, oversees the five departments of the ministry. Each of the five departments is headed by a departmental director.
 * Department of Foreign Trade
 * Department of Domestic Trade
 * Department of Human Resources and Administration
 * Department of Planning and Information
 * Department of Industry

The MCTI works in collaboration with the following government agencies:
 * 1) Zambia Bureau of Standards
 * 2) Zambia Development Agency
 * 3) Zambia Metrology Agency
 * 4) Patents and Companies Registration Agency
 * 5) Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission
 * 6) Competition and Consumer Protection Commission