Practical Measures of ExportPromotion
Experience at JETRO and EEPC

Saburo Yuzawa

Framework of Export PromotionSupportive Regime▲ Export Finance▲ Export insurance▲ Export Inspection

Vitalize Private Sectors▲ Organize National Conference for Export promotion▲Spread National Awareness About Importance of Export▲ Establish URLs of Export Industries withmanufacturers/Exporters ‘ Profiles

Set up National Arm for Export Promotion Services▲ Provide Foreign Market Information, Trade Matching
Service and Help Local Exporters Join Foreign Trade Fairs

Overseas Market Research▲By JETRO Staffs Abroad and Research Companies▲Upon request from Companies/Trade Entities as Paid
Research Request
Domestic Service of Foreign Market Information▲By Printed Matters; Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Annuallyand by casually issued publication▲By Seminars, Press Release▲By Face to Face & Telephone Consultation , Library service
Help Private Sectors Participate in Trade Fairs, Dispatch Missions▲Financial Support, Market Research▲PR Activities on Japanese Industries
Matching Service for Export Business Formation▲Information Service on Daily Publication and by Overseas
JETRO’s Approach to Importers

ＪＩＣＡ’S Cooperation on The EEPC (EgyptianExport Promotion Center) Project (Nov.2006-Nov.2010)

Establish Fundamental Services

Build 7 Websites of Leading Export Industries
Framework of the Scheme▲Crucial requirement in the World trade arena for export
promotion.
▲Cost; About US$15-20 thousand for each financed by JICA
maintenance cost paid by Council.
▲Design; Repeated discussion among Exp. Councils, EEPC(JICA)
and Developer on info tabs like company profile, statistics etc.
▲Outcome; Enable to identify exporters, enhance ownership &aggressiveness toward further export.

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greatly sought after by the Export Community

Started May 2009
Trade data report of 34 countries in service

Establish Fundamental Services

Provide Foreign Trade Statistics of 34 Countries
Framework of the Activity▲Raised due to unreliability of local statistics ; most required
by Export Councils as EEPC service▲Indispensable to forge export strategy▲Unaffordable price of commercial database for individual firm
▲Subscribe with outside database developer under paid
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New Service Has Been Launched.
On-demand Foreign Market Survey,, now starting !
One Item Survey
New Service has been Launched*On-demand Foreign* MarketSurvey,**, now starting!
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* Nairobi* Manila* Tanzania *Teheran*Lagos*Saudi, Riyadh* Nairob* Daccai* Shanghais*SoulSantiago*SingaporeEEPC’S own network of Foreign Market Information Advisors is in operation!!
The cost of the survey is $100 to 150 per survey item

Help Plan Export strategy

One Item Survey : Paid Foreign Market Research▲Motives ; How to meet exporters’ needs of foreign market
information—Needs of “ On demand survey abroad”.
▲Free information serves little to exporters’ satisfaction.
▲Valued intelligence is costly.
▲Foreign network of research needed to satisfy exporters’demand.
▲Affordable cost crucial to serve exporters; $100-150/case.
▲“Foreign Market Adviser” system devised over 20 countries.
▲Advisers paid upon each case with no annual retain fee.
▲Correspondence form standardized between advisers & EEPC.

Draw out visitors’ pereference on Egyptian
products at Trade Fairs throughConducted in; Cairo (FURNEX 2007) incollaboration with Furniture Export Council
Tokyo (FOODEX 2008) in collaboration with Food
Export Council
Istanbul (WIN II 2009) in collaboration withEngineering Export Council

Help Plan Export Strategy

Market Preference Survey ;Direct Interview Survey at Fair Booths▲Most visitors silently pass no dropping in Egyptian booths.
▲Draw out their views on Egyptian exhibits .
▲ Conduct interview survey upon designed questionnaire bylocal researchers.
▲Conducted as joint project between EEPC and Export Councils.
▲Minimized direct cost ; Below $3000/case by exploring
competent individual staff and self-elaborated questionnaire .
▲Supervisor sent from Councils with travel expenses covered.
▲Computer analysis of collected questionnaire by EEPC staff
with prior technical training provided by JICA Project.

Market Japan Program;Entered into thePremium Market Spearheaded by Herbs & Dates

Practical Export marketing“Market Japan” ;Select champion product to getfoothold in Premium market for bettercountry image to spearhead further exports▲Herbs: Represent thousands’ year history, national identity.
▲ Didn’t exist dominant producing country .
▲Egypt abounds in lots of original species.
▲Herb’s apt for in Japanese market ;Must be organic herbs. health conscious trend▲Intensive promotion at Foodex 2008 collaborating with JETRO▲Dates: Adequate sweetness of Egyptian dates ( oasis grown)▲Excellent supplier specializing in organic agro products.
▲ Semi-dried dates market left unexplored as niche.
▲Successful marketing in entering premium market .

Practical Export marketing

Inter-Industrial Exchange Program
Aiming to Create Japan-Egypt Business Collaborationin Sight ofDeveloping New Products
With Fourteen Egyptian Companies
Resulting in Two Successful Cases ;Pharaohnic Ties ; Started sales in Cairo
New Product of Papyrus; Further technical development
undergoing following the make of trial products.

Practical Hints from the EEPC Project
1. Exports Represent National Identity and Pride;
Enhance Country Image by Export Product2. Integrity and Enthusiasm in Serving Exporters Leadto Export Expansion
3. Empower Trade Associations
4. Explore Export Strategy by Item and Market
5. Develop Less Costly Measures of Promotional Tools
6. Explore Marketable Products from Foreign Market
Angle on Taste and PreferenceThank You