National Trade Office · Ministry of International Trade & Investment

Papua New Guinea, trading with the world

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What PNG trades

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HS 1801 Agriculture

Cocoa

Fine-flavour cocoa from East Sepik, Bougainville and East New Britain.

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HS 1513 Agriculture

Coconut & Copra

Copra, coconut oil and downstream products from coastal provinces.

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HS 0901 Agriculture

Coffee

Arabica from the Highlands — PNG's flagship smallholder crop, grown by over 400,000 households.

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HS 2603 Minerals & Energy

Copper Ore

Ok Tedi and future Wafi-Golpu / Frieda River projects.

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HS 07/08 Agriculture

Fresh Produce

Highlands vegetables and tropical fruit for domestic and regional markets.

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HS 7108 Minerals & Energy

Gold

From Lihir, Porgera and alluvial small-scale miners.

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20Oct

PNG–China Inaugural Business Forum & Trade Expo

Port Moresby

Agencies & boards

Who does what in PNG trade

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Bank of Papua New Guinea

Foreign exchange control, export proceeds repatriation, gold export approval.

Climate Change & Development Authority

Climate compliance relevant to forestry & carbon trade.

Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea

Cocoa industry regulation, quality standards and export licensing.

Coffee Industry Corporation

Coffee industry regulation, quality and export licensing.

Department of Agriculture & Livestock

Agricultural policy; hosts rubber and spice industry functions.

Fresh Produce Development Agency

Fresh produce industry development and market linkage.

Internal Revenue Commission

Tax registration (TIN), GST and income tax administration.

Investment Promotion Authority

Company registration, business & IP registries, foreign investor certification.