Export Organisations
South African Export Councils
and Contacts
The dti promotes the formation of
industry-based export councils.
Officials from the Directorate:
Export Sector Promotion are encouraging
industry, especially those involved
with cluster formation, to include
an export strategy and ultimately
an export council in their future
plans. A financial assistance scheme
makes provision for financial contributions
to industry associations in order
to form export councils. the dti
currently has 53 Economic Representatives
in 44 offices situated in over 40
strategically selected countries
and they are active participants
in the process of helping the exporters
reach their targets.
Many export-orientated firms, in
various industrial sectors, have
already organized themselves into
20 sector Export Councils (in partnership
with the dti) to tackle the global
market place as a collective force.
The exporters have selected certain
target markets and have set export
targets that they will be seeking
to achieve this year.
the dti has undertaken to provide
financial support to some of the
Export Council's activities. The
Export Councils have collectively
set an export target close to R30bn
for 2000. This figure could be even
bigger, given that a number of additional
councils are in the process of being
formed with financial assistance
from the dti. Executives appointed
by the exporting firms serve these
Export Councils.
The Export Council approach has
also been tailored to allow Small
Businesses to form a SMME Export
Council that can act as an entry
point for first-time exporters.
This format allows small businesses
in any sector to access the dti
support structures and become successful
exporters. A similar approach is
also taken with the Arts & Crafts
Export Council that supports artists
and crafters to enter export markets.
This is especially helpful in rural
communities where women, who form
the major constituents of this Export
Council, often head the households.
The Export Council structure has
also been given a forum to address
all obstacles and proposals that
may affect their ability to export
successfully. This takes the form
of a National Export Advisory Council,
chaired by Minister Alec Erwin.
This quarterly meeting is attended
by the executives of the various
Councils.
Contact list of Export Councils & Associations
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