WORLD TRADE POINT FEDERATION (WTPF)

The World Trade Point Federation , is a non-governmental organization registered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its purpose is to bring together, within one working philosophy all the Trade Points established in accordance with the guidelines of the Trade Point Programme and to serve as an institutional framework for them.


The WTPF has the following objectives:
(a) Fostering greater participation in international trade of small and medium-sized enterprises MEs, giving special attention to the Least Developed Countries and other countries less advanced in the area of trade efficiency through the use of e-commerce technologies;

(b) Reducing transaction costs in international trade by contributing to the simplification and harmonization of trade procedures worldwide.
(c) Opening international trade to new participants, especially SMEs, by contributing to the simplification and harmonization of trade procedures worldwide and giving traders access to advanced technologies and information networks.


1. Membership in the WTPF is automatic for Trade Points established in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Trade Point Programme;
The organs of the WTPF are the General Assembly, the Steering Committee and technical committees.

2. The founding members are the already existing Trade Points.