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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Chad, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ANIE, DGDDI and INSEED: the guide’s first stops, of the 18 organizations below.
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- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
ANIE
Agence Nationale des Investissements et des Exportations
Promotes investment and exports, and runs the one-stop shop where a company is registered.
Visit ANIE (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs and indirect duties authority
DGDDI
Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects
Handles customs duty exemptions on equipment and the export declaration for goods leaving Chad.
Visit DGDDI (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, business environment page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INSEED
Institut National de la Statistique, des Études Économiques et Démographiques
Publishes foreign trade, consumer price and national accounts statistics for Chad.
Visit INSEED (opens in a new tab)Source: INSEED, foreign trade statistics 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of May 8, 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
ANIE
Agence Nationale des Investissements et des Exportations
Promotes investment and exports, and runs the one-stop shop where a company is registered.
Visit ANIE (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INSEED
Institut National de la Statistique, des Études Économiques et Démographiques
Publishes foreign trade, consumer price and national accounts statistics for Chad.
Visit INSEED (opens in a new tab)Source: INSEED, foreign trade statistics 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of May 8, 2026
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
Commerce and Industry Ministry
Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie
Keeps the importers and exporters file and handles applications for investment Charter regimes.
- Research markets
Continental free trade secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Multilateral body
Publishes the status of members' tariff schedules under the continental free trade area.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, status of tariff offers, July 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Special economic zones authority
AAZES
Agence d'Administration des Zones Économiques Spéciales
Administers the special economic zones and approves companies that locate in them.
Visit AAZES (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, investor guide for Chad, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
National employment office
ONAPE
Office National pour la Promotion de l'Emploi
Authorizes the employment of foreign workers and visas work contracts before work begins.
Visit ONAPE (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, investor guide for Chad, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration and visa directorate
D.E.I
Direction de l'Emigration et de l'Immigration
Issues entry e-visas through its online portal and extends visas for people already in Chad.
Visit D.E.I (opens in a new tab)Source: e-Visa Tchad, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Business law organization
OHADA
Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires
Regional body
Provides the uniform business law that governs company forms, security and disputes in Chad.
Visit OHADA (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, investor guide for Chad, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs and indirect duties authority
DGDDI
Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects
Handles customs duty exemptions on equipment and the export declaration for goods leaving Chad.
Visit DGDDI (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, business environment page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Issues the tax identification number and manages tax returns for companies in Chad.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, business environment page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Regional economic community
CEEAC
Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Regional body
Runs the central African common external tariff that applies from January 1, 2026.
Visit CEEAC (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, investor guide for Chad, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional customs and monetary union
CEMAC
Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale
Regional body
Sets the customs union rules and common exchange regulation that apply in Chad.
Visit CEMAC (opens in a new tab)Source: CEMAC Commission, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Shippers' council
COC-Tchad
Conseil des Chargeurs du Tchad
Issues the electronic cargo tracking note (BESC) and assists shippers on the transit corridors to the sea.
Visit COC-Tchad (opens in a new tab)Source: COC-Tchad, cargo tracking note page (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.
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BEAC
Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Regional body
Issues the CFA franc and sets the exchange rules for exports, export proceeds and direct investment.
Visit BEAC (opens in a new tab)Source: BEAC, foreign exchange policy page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards agency
ATNOR
Agence Tchadienne de Normalisation
Develops and adopts national standards for products, goods and services in Chad.
Visit ATNOR (opens in a new tab)Source: FAOLEX scan, Chad standards law 2014 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 31, 2014
- Meet requirements
Telecom and postal regulator
ARCEP
Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes
Issues licenses for electronic communications and monitors service quality.
Visit ARCEP (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, investor guide for Chad, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCIAMA
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie, d'Agriculture, des Mines et de l'Artisanat
Issues certificates of origin and mediates commercial disputes between companies.
Visit CCIAMA (opens in a new tab)Source: ANIE, investor guide for Chad, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Employers' federation
CNPT
Conseil National du Patronat Tchadien
Speaks for private-sector companies and takes part in national economic planning.
Visit CNPT (opens in a new tab)Source: CNPT, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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Promote:Chad 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.