The Department of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for researching, planning and implementing Party policies and the rules and regulations of the government relating to domestic trade; managing the market price in some commodities which are necessary for society and intervening where necessary in the domestic market; promoting domestic goods production for domestic consumption and export; developing the domestic trade network throughout the country; protecting the consumers of goods and services, and domestic production of goods; undertaking the registration of companies; and managing and leading provincial and district level Offices of Trade.