At Iran’s export base in Syria, we will provide accurate and effective analyses by thoroughly examining the Syrian market on the ground. For the past two years, we have been able to use a local body of experts in Syria to take special operational measures to establish links with businessmen and economic actors of the two countries, and we announce that interested Iranian investors and businessmen can use our capacity in Tehran and Damascus to start their operation in Syria safely.

Also, special arrangements have been made in the Iranian export corridor and the office of the vice president for science and technology for the presence of Iranian knowledge-based economic actors, which has made the process of trade with and investment in Syria faster for Iranians. The Syrian office begins work to facilitate the entrance of a company into the Syrian market with market opportunities studies.

The purpose of opportunities studies of export markets includes: Surveying target markets, examining the competitive environment, evaluating market opportunities, identifying documents and licenses required for export, identifying non-market barriers to export, analyzing commodity prices in the Syrian market, estimating the cost of exporting to Syria, offering suggestions to enter and develop in the market.

There are four execution phases for these services:

• Phase One – Product and market introduction
• Phase Two – Preliminary market studies
• Phase three – Evaluating costs and documents required for export
• Phase Four – Concluding and submitting a proposal

At present, the Syrian export base is ready to provide services to knowledge-based companies that have export potential with its office space and a showroom in the Damascus Free Zone, as well as by using local and Iranian personnel. All measures of the “Export Office of Iranian Knowledge-Based Products in Syria” have been provided with the aim of providing the chain of services required by capable companies in the field of export, and in this regard, all services of this office are defined by reducing the challenges and concerns of exporting companies to the target market.

Facilities and services of Iran Innovation House in Syria

1. Permanent exhibition: 300 square meters, including 350 items of knowledge-based products: The exhibition space in the Innovation House is about 300 square meters. At present, about 350 products from 59 knowledge-based companies are in this showroom. Products are from the fields of medicine, medical equipment, electricity, construction and chemical products.

2. Exclusive space; at present 6 administrative offices (18 square meters each) have been provided for exclusive and shared space services.

1. Shared space (Possibility to be equipped with up to 15 seats)
2. Meeting room (With a capacity of 30 people)
3. Recruiting and training 10 local personnel (in the fields of health and machinery) to provide specialized services to knowledge-based companies.
4. Creating extensive networks with the private sector, the Syrian government and Iranians living in Syria.