Some 150 Exporter Committees representing 1400 firms now work with ProChile in formulating business strategy. They also help give form to programs designed to ensure that export goods meet the necessary quality, scheduling, and shipping requirements. The ProChile Foreign Network, composed of some 38 Trade Offices throughout the world, identifies and taps foreign demand for Chilean products. Requests are conveyed by computer network to ProChile's Head Office in Santiago for referral to exporters. The work of ProChile's Trade Officers abroad is assisted from Head Office by Area Coordinators for Mercosur, North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and Oceania.
Local offices throughtout Chile actively help expand and consolidate the export base.
Economic and commercial positioning efforts abroad, for their part, are coordinated by the Promotion and Marketing Section. The Research Unit conducts regular in-depth reviews of export markets, products, and firms. ProChile also operates a specialized Trade Information Service , acknowledged as one of Latin America's most current and comprehensive. In addition, a Public Information Unit provides personalized service to anyone wishing to find out more about the export business. ProChile's International Trade Show Department, for its part, identifies and evaluates trade events and exhibitions holding the most promise for Chilean export products.