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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Cabo Verde, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
CVTI, ATCV and INE: the guide’s first stops, of the 14 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
CVTI
Cabo Verde TradeInvest
Promotes investment and exports and runs a one-stop shop for investors.
Visit CVTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Cabo Verde TradeInvest, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
ATCV
Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira de Cabo Verde, I.P.
Collects taxes and customs duties and clears goods at the border.
Visit ATCV (opens in a new tab)Source: Boletim Oficial, tax and customs authority, November 2025 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2025
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National statistics office
INE
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Publishes foreign trade and consumer price statistics.
Visit INE (opens in a new tab)Source: INE Cabo Verde, foreign trade statistics, 2025 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
CVTI
Cabo Verde TradeInvest
Promotes investment and exports and runs a one-stop shop for investors.
Visit CVTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Cabo Verde TradeInvest, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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National statistics office
INE
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Publishes foreign trade and consumer price statistics.
Visit INE (opens in a new tab)Source: INE Cabo Verde, foreign trade statistics, 2025 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 31, 2026
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Continental trade secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Runs the African Continental Free Trade Area and publishes its tariff book and guided trade program.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Runs the trade liberalization scheme, the common external tariff and free movement rules for West Africa.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Cabo Verde, April 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 9, 2025
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Special economic zone authority
AZEEMSV
Autoridade da Zona Económica Especial Marítima de São Vicente
Manages the São Vicente maritime special economic zone and runs its own one-stop business center.
Visit AZEEMSV (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Cabo Verde, April 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 9, 2025
- Get advice
Business support institute
Pró Empresa
Pró Empresa - Instituto de Apoio e Promoção Empresarial
Supports micro, small and medium companies with programs, consultant accreditation and a special regime for small firms.
Visit Pró Empresa (opens in a new tab)Source: Pró Empresa, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCV
Banco de Cabo Verde
Registers foreign investment and authorizes transfers of investment income abroad.
Visit BCV (opens in a new tab)Source: Cabo Verde, Investment Law with 2013 amendment (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 24, 2013
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
ATCV
Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira de Cabo Verde, I.P.
Collects taxes and customs duties and clears goods at the border.
Visit ATCV (opens in a new tab)Source: Boletim Oficial, tax and customs authority, November 2025 (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2025
National ports company
ENAPOR
Empresa Nacional de Administração dos Portos, S.A. (ENAPOR, S.A.)
Manages nine national ports, whose tariffs cover container handling.
Visit ENAPOR (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Cabo Verde, April 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 9, 2025
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
IGQPI
Instituto de Gestão da Qualidade e da Propriedade Intelectual
Sells national standards, certifies products and registers trademarks.
Visit IGQPI (opens in a new tab)Source: IGQPI, home page (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and animal health authority
DGASP
Direção Geral da Agricultura, Silvicultura e Pecuária
Issues sanitary and plant health certificates for exports other than fish.
Visit DGASP (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Cabo Verde, April 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 9, 2025
- Meet requirements
Fisheries inspection authority
IGP
Inspeção Geral das Pescas
Issues sanitary certificates and checks catch certificates for fish exports.
Visit IGP (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Cabo Verde, April 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 9, 2025
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCS
Câmara de Comércio de Sotavento
Issues exporter and importer licenses and offers company creation counters.
Visit CCS (opens in a new tab)Source: Câmara de Comércio de Sotavento, commercial licensing (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Chamber of commerce
CCB
Câmara de Comércio de Barlavento
Issues commercial licenses and authorizes certificates of origin, including ECOWAS and the European Union's registered exporter system.
Visit CCB (opens in a new tab)Source: Câmara de Comércio de Barlavento, licensing and certificates (in Portuguese) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Cabo Verde 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.