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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in American Samoa, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Commerce, ASEDA and ASG Customs: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Territorial commerce department
Commerce
American Samoa Department of Commerce
Issues business licenses, publishes the territory's statistics and runs the Invest American Samoa program.
Visit Commerce (opens in a new tab)Source: American Samoa Department of Commerce home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Get advice
Economic development authority
ASEDA
American Samoa Economic Development Authority
Promotes economic development with the private sector, with a board drawn from the Governor's office and several departments.
Visit ASEDA (opens in a new tab)Source: American Samoa Government, ASEDA page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Territorial customs service
ASG Customs
Runs a pilot online platform for import entries, excise tax estimates and document uploads.
Visit ASG Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: ASG Customs, About the Pilot, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
2. Export development and market information
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Territorial commerce department
Commerce
American Samoa Department of Commerce
Issues business licenses, publishes the territory's statistics and runs the Invest American Samoa program.
Visit Commerce (opens in a new tab)Source: American Samoa Department of Commerce home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Get advice
Regional development organization
SPC
The Pacific Community
Multilateral body
Publishes the Pacific Data Hub, which carries American Samoa's merchandise trade, consumer price and population statistics.
Visit SPC (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Data Hub home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Economic development authority
ASEDA
American Samoa Economic Development Authority
Promotes economic development with the private sector, with a board drawn from the Governor's office and several departments.
Visit ASEDA (opens in a new tab)Source: American Samoa Government, ASEDA page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration and registry department
Legal Affairs
American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs
Issues residency permits through its Immigration Office and keeps the registry of corporations, land instruments and matai titles.
Visit Legal Affairs (opens in a new tab)Source: American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs home page, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Find finance
Territorial development bank
DBAS
Development Bank of American Samoa
Offers business loans, including a commercial loan and an economic development revolving loan fund.
Visit DBAS (opens in a new tab)Source: Development Bank of American Samoa home page, August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Authentication and records office
Secretary of American Samoa
Office of the Secretary of American Samoa
Issues apostilles, authentications and certificates of good standing for corporations, and publishes the territory's administrative code and rules.
4. Customs and tax
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Territorial customs service
ASG Customs
Runs a pilot online platform for import entries, excise tax estimates and document uploads.
Visit ASG Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: ASG Customs, About the Pilot, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Federal customs agency
CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Receives goods entering the United States and issues the form and rules for duty-free entry of American Samoa products.
Visit CBP (opens in a new tab)Source: CBP Form 3229, Insular Possession Certificate of Origin, July 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs department
Treasury
Department of Treasury
Collects territorial taxes through its Tax Office and late business license fees, and runs the ASG Customs pilot.
Visit Treasury (opens in a new tab)Source: American Samoa Department of Commerce, business license page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Port and airport authority
Port Administration
American Samoa Department of Port Administration
Manages the seaports and airports, harbor movement requests and cargo handling services.
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Agriculture department
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Reviews plants, produce and live animals for quarantine and biosecurity; ask it about rules for any farm product you ship.
Visit Agriculture (opens in a new tab)Source: ASG Customs, Departments and Reviews, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Marine and wildlife department
DMWR
Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
Reviews fish, shellfish, marine products and wildlife items for conservation and protected-species concerns.
Visit DMWR (opens in a new tab)Source: ASG Customs, Departments and Reviews, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
6. How Promote:Global helps
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- Compare American Samoa with other countriesSet American Samoa beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
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- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:American Samoa is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.