The Ministry of Commerce was the central state institution of the Russian Empire, in charge of foreign and domestic trade. It was created as part of the establishment of ministries, according to the manifesto of September 8, 1802. The former

Collegium of Commerce The Collegium of Commerce (also College, russian: Коммерц-коллегия, from olg German ''Kommerz'' - ''trade'') is the central government agency created by Peter I to protect the trade. History The commission for the establishment of ...

was subordinated to the Minister of Commerce and was divided into 4 institutions: foreign trade, domestic trade, communication and customs affairs.

Gavriil Gagarin Prince Gavriil Petrovich Gagarin (January 20, 1745 – January 31, 1808 (1807), Bogoslovskoye village, Dmitrovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate) was a Russian writer, senator and minister of the Gagarin family. Active Privy Councillor (1800), under ...

was the Minister of Commerce in 1800–1801 (before the ministry was established),

Nikolay Rumyantsev Count Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev (; 3 April 1754 – 3 January 1826), born in Saint Petersburg, was Russia's Foreign Minister and Chancellor of the Russian Empire in the run-up to Napoleon's invasion of Russia (1808–12). He was the son of ...

in 1801–1810. In 1803, the Commerce Department was established. By decree of August 17, 1810, the Ministry of Commerce was disestablished and its competences were divided between the ministries: foreign trade and customs affairs were transferred to the ministry of finance, and domestic trade and communication affairs – to the ministry of internal affairs.

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Ministry of Commerce (Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary)
{{authority control Government ministries of the Russian Empire Ministries established in 1802 1802 establishments in the Russian Empire 1810 disestablishments in the Russian Empire

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