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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Aruba, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
DEZHI, ARINA and Customs: the guide’s first stops, of the 15 organizations below.
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- Aruba has 108,785 people, so this guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Meet requirements
Economic affairs and licensing department
DEZHI
Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry
Issues business licenses and publishes counts of new business permits.
Visit DEZHI (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, new business permits, first half of 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 10, 2026
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
ARINA
Aruba Investment Agency
Guides foreign investors on licenses, land and rules and acts as their main contact, free of charge.
Visit ARINA (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, ARINA public warning, July 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of July 29, 2025
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs
Departamento di Aduana
Takes export declarations in ASYCUDA World and applications for overseas territory origin status for goods sold to the European Union.
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Economic affairs and licensing department
DEZHI
Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry
Issues business licenses and publishes counts of new business permits.
Visit DEZHI (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, new business permits, first half of 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 10, 2026
Government trade office in Colombia
Aruba Trade & Investment Office
Aruba Trade & Investment Office at Holland House Colombia
Gives Aruban companies a desk and local advice in Colombia and supports Colombian investors considering Aruba.
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National statistics office
CBS
Central Bureau of Statistics
Publishes the consumer price index and other national statistics, with a press release each month.
Visit CBS (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, CBS consumer price index release, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 28, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
ARINA
Aruba Investment Agency
Guides foreign investors on licenses, land and rules and acts as their main contact, free of charge.
Visit ARINA (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, ARINA public warning, July 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of July 29, 2025
- Get advice
Free zone authority
FZA
Free Zone Aruba N.V.
Issues free zone admission licenses and leases warehouses, offices and land at the Bushiri and Barcadera free zones.
Visit FZA (opens in a new tab)Source: Free Zone Aruba, services page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration and admission department
DIMAS
Department for the Integration, Management and Admission of Foreign Nationals
Grants work permits to foreign nationals once their medical examination results are recorded in its system.
Visit DIMAS (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, DIMAS work permit notice, February 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 12, 2026
- Meet requirements
Labor department
DAO
Directie Arbeid en Onderzoek
Takes employers' annual employee register and workforce requirements through the LABORA portal, as the Labor Ordinance 2013 requires.
- Meet requirements
Land survey and property registry
DLV
Dienst Landmeetkunde en Vastgoedregistratie
Runs the land survey and the property registration service, the cadaster.
Visit DLV (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, 2024 annual report release, March 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 14, 2025
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs
Departamento di Aduana
Takes export declarations in ASYCUDA World and applications for overseas territory origin status for goods sold to the European Union.
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
Tax Department
Departamento di Impuesto
Registers businesses for a tax number and runs the online portal where returns, including turnover tax, are filed.
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Central bank and financial regulator
CBA
Centrale Bank van Aruba
Regulates payments with abroad through foreign exchange licenses and supervises the financial sector.
Visit CBA (opens in a new tab)Source: Centrale Bank van Aruba, foreign exchange transactions page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Public health department
DVG
Department of Public Health
Runs the Veterinary Service, which inspects imported meat and meat products before they enter Aruba.
Visit DVG (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, sanitary measures for importing meat (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Public health inspectorate
IVA
Inspectie Volksgezondheid Aruba
Registers pharmaceuticals, which must be registered before import into Aruba or the free zones.
Visit IVA (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Aruba, import licenses page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
Chamber
Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Keeps the trade registry, gives free business consultations and advises the Minister on business licenses.
Visit Chamber (opens in a new tab)Source: Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry, services page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Get advice
Employers business association
ATIA
Aruba Trade & Industry Association
Speaks for Aruban employers and businesses and runs training and events for members.
Visit ATIA (opens in a new tab)Source: Aruba Trade & Industry Association, home page (secure address) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
- Compare potential export marketsSee which markets import what you sell, ranked on public trade data, and read each country before you commit.
- Check duties and document requirementsCheck the duty, the origin conditions for a preferential rate and the documents a shipment needs.
- Compare Aruba with other countriesSet Aruba beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
- Find advisors and service firmsAsk an advisory firm a scoped, paid question, or browse firms that list their own services, from legal work to logistics.
- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:Aruba 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.