Trade and Investment South Africa
Trade and Investment South Africa, is a division of the Department of Trade
and Industry (the dti).
Mission
TISA's primary mission is to increase South Africa's capability and
capacity to promote exports into targeted markets; increase and retain the level of
foreign and domestic direct investment and manage the Department's network of foreign offices.
Purpose
Trade and Investment South Africa is a division of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti),
a national government department. Its mandate is to develop the South African economy by focusing on
investment promotion and facilitation; export development and promotion as well as managing its network of
foreign economic offices.
To carry out this mandate, Trade and Investment South Africa regularly interacts with its stakeholders,
especially industry and sector customers through various forums, advisory bodies, stakeholder meetings, conferences,
exhibitions and business missions.
Trade and Investment South Africa contributes to the dti's strategic objectives by:
- Increasing the quality and quantum of foreign and domestic direct investment by undertaking effective
investment recruitment campaigns, providing an efficient facilitation and information service in order
to retain and expand investment into South Africa as well as into Africa. This will be a one-stop shop initiative.
- Developing new and existing South African exporters' capabilities in order to grow exports globally
(goods, services and capital) by providing appropriate information, financial support and practical assistance
to sustain organic growth in traditional markets and to penetrate new high growth markets.
- Effectively managing and administering the Foreign Office network.
Co-operation with key organisations
The division works closely with other divisions of the dti, COTII agencies, other national
government departments, provincial government departments and their agencies, urban metropolitan councils,
chambers of commerce, private sector companies and international counterparts to meet it's objectives.
Trade and Investment South Africa has three business units viz.:
Investment Promotion and Facilitation
TISA is responsible for attracting foreign direct investment as well as developing and
promoting local direct investment by:
- Identifying investment opportunities in South Africa
- Packaging investment opportunities
- Identifying potential investors
- Promoting investment opportunities
- Facilitating investment into and in South Africa
- Providing a dedicated aftercare service
- Providing general information on investing in South Africa and the domestic business environment
- Arranging inward and outward investment missions
- Facilitating funding and government support
Export development and Promotion
Development and promotion of South African goods and services including specific
assistance in terms of export advice, matchmaking and market intelligence. Some of the
services and offerings provided by the Unit are:
- Gathering of market intelligence
- Identify markets with potential and export opportunities
- Identify and facilitate the removal of obstacles impeding export growth
- Match potential exporters with foreign buyers
- Export Marketing and Incentive Assistance
- Development of exporters especially SMME's
- Export advisory services
- Export market information
- Export Marketing Incentive Assistance (EMIA) with respect to:
- National pavilions
- Individual exhibitions
- Provision of finance for export skills development capabilities
- Financial assistance for inward and outward missions
- Primary Market Research
- Financial assistance for Patent registration/trade mark & quality mark
- Sector specific funding
International operations business unit
International Operations Unit is responsible for the effective management and
administration of the Department's Foreign Office network.
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