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Invest in Côte d’Ivoire

A short guide for companies expanding into Côte d’Ivoire: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Côte d’Ivoire at a glance

The currency is the CFA franc (XOF), issued by the BCEAO for the West African Economic and Monetary Union.

Source: BCEAO, economic note on WAEMU countries, September 2026 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

2. Before you set up

The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Côte d’Ivoire

  1. File the company creation at the CEPICI one-stop shop, after the notary deeds, registration and extracts the eRegulations procedure lists.Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'IvoireA file filed between 8:00 and 11:00 is collected the same day from 15:00.Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: eRegulations Côte d'Ivoire, company creation procedure (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

  2. Join the e-Impôts portal with your taxpayer account number and the télédéclarant number from your tax center.Direction Générale des ImpôtsThe tax directorate validates the request within 48 hours.Official page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Tax directorate, e-Impôts membership guide (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

  3. Choose the declaration regime or the approval regime of the Investment Code, and file with the investment agency.Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'IvoireOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Economy ministry portal, Investment Code page, November 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 28, 2025

  4. For an industrial activity, ask the commerce ministry about the industrial activity declaration and the rules for industrial zones and land.Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et de l'ArtisanatOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Commerce ministry, industrial zones law listing, June 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of June 11, 2025

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  1. For rural land, expect an emphyteutic lease from the State if you do not qualify for ownership under Law 98-750.Administration du domaine foncier ruralOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Law 2019-868, rural land, official copy (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 14, 2019

  2. Open a company bank account; the eRegulations procedure lists it as the last company creation step.Établissement bancaire agrééOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: eRegulations Côte d'Ivoire, company creation procedure (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026

  3. For payments outside the monetary union, file the exchange form with your approved bank; only payments the exchange rules reserve need the finance minister's prior authorization.Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'OuestOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: BCEAO, instruction on payments abroad, 2025 (in French)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of July 7, 2025

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with CEPICI and Douanes Ivoiriennes. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Investment and business setup

Customs and tax

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Chambers and industry associations

5. Worth knowing

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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.