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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Burkina Faso, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ABIPEX, DGD and INSD: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
ABIPEX
Agence burkinabè de l'investissement et de promotion des exportations
Brings investment attraction and export promotion into one state agency, created by decree in March 2026.
Visit ABIPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Burkina Faso Council of Ministers, March 26, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 26, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction générale des douanes
Applies the 2025 Customs Code, including its settlement right for customs offenses.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Burkina Faso Council of Ministers, January 22, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 22, 2026
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National statistics office
INSD
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Publishes quarterly foreign trade notes, price indexes and national accounts.
Visit INSD (opens in a new tab)Source: INSD, foreign trade statistics page (in French) (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.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
ABIPEX
Agence burkinabè de l'investissement et de promotion des exportations
Brings investment attraction and export promotion into one state agency, created by decree in March 2026.
Visit ABIPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Burkina Faso Council of Ministers, March 26, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 26, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INSD
Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Publishes quarterly foreign trade notes, price indexes and national accounts.
Visit INSD (opens in a new tab)Source: INSD, foreign trade statistics page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Shippers' council
CBC
Conseil Burkinabè des Chargeurs
Assists shippers with cargo moving through the Togo, Benin, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire ports and publishes transport statistics.
Visit CBC (opens in a new tab)Source: CBC, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Business formalities and support
MEBF
Maison de l'Entreprise du Burkina Faso
Runs company registration counters (CEFORE) and the national trade registry file, and advises small businesses.
Visit MEBF (opens in a new tab)Source: MEBF, CEFORE company formalities page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BCEAO
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Regional body
Issues the foreign exchange instructions on domiciling exports and bringing their proceeds home across the West African union.
Government information service
SIG
Service d'Information du Gouvernement
Publishes Council of Ministers reports, where decrees on trade lists, agencies and investment rules appear.
Visit SIG (opens in a new tab)Source: Burkina Faso government, Council of Ministers reports page (in French) (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
DGD
Direction générale des douanes
Applies the 2025 Customs Code, including its settlement right for customs offenses.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Burkina Faso Council of Ministers, January 22, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 22, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction générale des impôts
Is the tax directorate general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the ministry that registers companies for the unique financial identifier (IFU).
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Service-public.gov.bf, IFU registration procedure (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MICA
Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat
Issues special export authorizations for goods listed by decree, and proposes the decrees that set the list.
Visit MICA (opens in a new tab)Source: Service-public.gov.bf, special export authorization (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards body
ABNORM
Agence Burkinabè de Normalisation, de la Métrologie et de la Qualité
Develops national standards and runs certification, metrology, inspection and testing services.
Visit ABNORM (opens in a new tab)Source: ABNORM, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Food and drug regulator
Faso FDA
Faso Food and Drug Administration
Gives one authority the analysis of food products and the control of medicines, created in March 2026 from two agencies.
Visit Faso FDA (opens in a new tab)Source: Burkina Faso Council of Ministers, March 12, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 12, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCI-BF
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Burkina Faso
Informs investors about the Investment Code, lists support structures and runs training centers.
Visit CCI-BF (opens in a new tab)Source: CCI-BF, legal information for investors (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Burkina Faso 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.