Council of Trade and Foreign Plantations (1672)

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1. 1672London · LondonCharles II established the Council of Trade and Foreign Plantations by privy seal, merging existing trade advisory bodies; its members included merchant representatives and secretaries of state, responsible for reviewing trade regulations, colonial charters, and tariff policy, and regularly submitting advisory reports to the Privy Council.
2. 1672–1675London · LondonDuring its operation, the Council submitted multiple reports on issues such as trade disputes in the North American colonies, East India Company privileges, and enforcement of the Navigation Acts, promoting the professionalization of British trade administration; after being reorganized into the Lords of Trade in 1675, it ceased independent operation, and its functional structure became the institutional predecessor of the Board of Trade established in 1696.