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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in the Cook Islands, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
BTIB, Customs and Statistics Office: the guide’s first stops, of the 13 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Trade and investment promotion agency
BTIB
Business Trade and Investment Board
Promotes trade, supports new businesses, and registers and monitors foreign investment.
Visit BTIB (opens in a new tab)Source: Business Trade and Investment Board, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs
Cook Islands Customs Service
Processes import and export declarations and runs the ASYCUDA World customs system and the trade portal.
Visit Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Customs page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Statistics Office
Cook Islands Statistics Office
Publishes monthly merchandise trade figures built from customs export and import entries, plus GDP and price indexes.
Visit Statistics Office (opens in a new tab)Source: Cook Islands Statistics Office, merchandise trade statistics page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
2. Export development and market information
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade and investment promotion agency
BTIB
Business Trade and Investment Board
Promotes trade, supports new businesses, and registers and monitors foreign investment.
Visit BTIB (opens in a new tab)Source: Business Trade and Investment Board, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Statistics Office
Cook Islands Statistics Office
Publishes monthly merchandise trade figures built from customs export and import entries, plus GDP and price indexes.
Visit Statistics Office (opens in a new tab)Source: Cook Islands Statistics Office, merchandise trade statistics page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Get advice
Regional trade promotion agency
PTI
Pacific Trade Invest
Regional body
Supports Pacific businesses that are ready to export or receive investment, through offices in Australia, China, Europe and New Zealand.
Visit PTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Trade Invest, activities page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Trade agreement implementation unit
PACER Plus Unit
PACER Plus Implementation Unit
Regional body
Offers assistance to parties, including the private sector, to build capacity to use the trade agreement.
- Research markets
Regional policy organization
PIF Secretariat
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Regional body
Runs regional trade programs, ran the SPIRIT project that supported the 2025 trade policy revision, and hosts Pacific Trade Invest.
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Company and business registry
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice, Cook Islands
Keeps the registers of companies and incorporated societies, which a foreign enterprise joins after BTIB approval.
Visit Ministry of Justice (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Justice, registry services page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Foreign affairs and immigration ministry
MFAI
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Negotiates and carries out the Cook Islands' trade agreements, and BTIB's page lists it for visas and permits.
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs
Cook Islands Customs Service
Processes import and export declarations and runs the ASYCUDA World customs system and the trade portal.
Visit Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Customs page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
Inland Revenue
Registers businesses for tax, collects income tax, value added tax and pay-as-you-earn, and publishes a tax calendar.
Visit Inland Revenue (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Inland Revenue page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and biosecurity ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Runs biosecurity border checks and issues biosecurity import and export permits for plants and animals.
Visit Ministry of Agriculture (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Agriculture, biosecurity page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Fisheries management ministry
Marine Resources
Ministry of Marine Resources
Manages fisheries and works with trading partners on market access for fish, including certification and sanitation requirements.
- Meet requirements
Health ministry
Te Marae Ora
Te Marae Ora Cook Islands Ministry of Health
Administers food safety rules, including licensing and export certificates for fish processors, under the Food Act regulations.
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce
Represents Cook Islands businesses and offers training, networking events and advocacy to members.
Visit Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Source: Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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- Check duties and document requirementsCheck the duty, the origin conditions for a preferential rate and the documents a shipment needs.
- Compare the Cook Islands with other countriesSet the Cook Islands beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
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- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:Cook Islands 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.