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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Antigua and Barbuda, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ABIA, Customs and Excise and NBS: the guide’s first stops, of the 15 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
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Investment and export promotion agency
ABIA
Antigua & Barbuda Investment Authority
Helps companies with investment certificates and concessions, and by law also gives exporters information on markets, quality and labeling requirements.
Visit ABIA (opens in a new tab)Source: Investment Authority Act, 2006 (Ministry of Legal Affairs) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 14, 2006
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs and Excise
Customs and Excise Division
Processes export declarations in ASYCUDA World and publishes export procedures and customs laws.
Visit Customs and Excise (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs and Excise Division, export procedure, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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National statistics office
NBS
National Bureau of Statistics
Publishes consumer prices, merchandise trade, national accounts and population statistics.
Visit NBS (opens in a new tab)Source: National Bureau of Statistics, key indicators, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
NBS
National Bureau of Statistics
Publishes consumer prices, merchandise trade, national accounts and population statistics.
Visit NBS (opens in a new tab)Source: National Bureau of Statistics, key indicators, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Regional trade promotion agency
Caribbean Export
Caribbean Export Development Agency
Regional body
Offers Caribbean exporters grants, training, an exporters toolkit and a trade and market intelligence portal.
Visit Caribbean Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Caribbean Export, exporters toolkit, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes trade policy reviews, and Trade4MSMEs for small businesses.
3. Investment and business setup
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
ABIA
Antigua & Barbuda Investment Authority
Helps companies with investment certificates and concessions, and by law also gives exporters information on markets, quality and labeling requirements.
Visit ABIA (opens in a new tab)Source: Investment Authority Act, 2006 (Ministry of Legal Affairs) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 14, 2006
- Meet requirements
Company and intellectual property registry
ABIPCO
Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property and Commerce Office
Registers companies, external companies and business names, and runs e-filing and a one-stop shop.
Visit ABIPCO (opens in a new tab)Source: ABIPCO, companies guide, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Free trade zone authority
Free Trade Zone
Antigua and Barbuda Free Trade and Processing Zone
Licenses companies to operate in a zone of about 100 acres near the main airport.
Visit Free Trade Zone (opens in a new tab)Source: Free Trade and Processing Zone, about page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration and residency authority
Immigration Department
Department of Immigration
Handles visas, permits, extensions and residency applications.
Visit Immigration Department (opens in a new tab)Source: Department of Immigration, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Legal affairs ministry
Ministry of Legal Affairs
Keeps the official laws website with Acts, bills and the gazette link.
Visit Ministry of Legal Affairs (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Legal Affairs, Laws of Antigua and Barbuda (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs and Excise
Customs and Excise Division
Processes export declarations in ASYCUDA World and publishes export procedures and customs laws.
Visit Customs and Excise (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs and Excise Division, export procedure, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue Department
Issues tax identification numbers and administers corporate income tax and the sales tax.
Visit Inland Revenue (opens in a new tab)Source: Inland Revenue, corporate income tax registration guide, 2021 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and fisheries ministry
Agriculture Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy
Runs the Plant Protection Unit, the national plant protection organization, and the Veterinary and Livestock Division, which certifies animal health.
Visit Agriculture Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Agriculture Ministry, Plant Protection Unit page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Financial services regulator
FSRC
Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Regulates international business corporations, banking, trusts, insurance and money services.
Visit FSRC (opens in a new tab)Source: Financial Services Regulatory Commission, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards body
ABBS
Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards
Is the national standards body, a body corporate continued under the Standards Act of 2017.
Visit ABBS (opens in a new tab)Source: Standards Act, 2017 (Ministry of Legal Affairs) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 15, 2018
- Meet requirements
Regional standards organization
CROSQ
CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
Regional body
Develops regional standards, and its member profile lists the national standards bureau.
Visit CROSQ (opens in a new tab)Source: CROSQ, Antigua and Barbuda member profile (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Tourism business association
ABHTA
Antigua Barbuda Hotels & Tourism Association
Represents hotels, restaurants and other tourism businesses, and runs training and a trade showcase.
Visit ABHTA (opens in a new tab)Source: Hotels and Tourism Association, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Antigua and Barbuda 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 October 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.