Amid the sounds of talking, telephones, typing, and writing, personnel are busy with the phones, consulting records, answering official letters, and responding to questions from businesses. After thirteen years of steady expansion, it has more than 400 employees, annual expenditures of NT $ 500 million (US $ 12.5 million), and 42 overseas offices. However, recently CETDC has met with criticisms and suggestions of improvement.
今年五月，經濟部長趙耀東在立法院答覆質詢時，承認貿協未能滿足工商界需求，有必要改組，遂進一步引發各界對貿協的議論：有談經費，有說人事，有評功能，也有積極的改進建議。