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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Côte d’Ivoire, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Côte d'Ivoire Export, CEPICI and Douanes Ivoiriennes: the guide’s first stops, of the 20 organizations below.
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- Get advice
National trade promotion agency
Côte d'Ivoire Export
Agence de Promotion des Exportations de Côte d'Ivoire
Promotes Ivorian exports and supports companies that sell abroad, as the national export promotion agency.
Visit Côte d'Ivoire Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Economy ministry portal, external trade page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
CEPICI
Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'Ivoire
Runs the one-stop shop for company formalities and the 225invest portal of online services for investors.
Visit CEPICI (opens in a new tab)Source: 225invest portal, about page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Douanes Ivoiriennes
Direction Générale des Douanes
Clears goods, runs the registered exporter system for European Union origin proof, and publishes the ECOWAS tariff.
Visit Douanes Ivoiriennes (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, missions and objectives page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
9 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National trade promotion agency
Côte d'Ivoire Export
Agence de Promotion des Exportations de Côte d'Ivoire
Promotes Ivorian exports and supports companies that sell abroad, as the national export promotion agency.
Visit Côte d'Ivoire Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Economy ministry portal, external trade page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Economy and finance ministry
MEFB
Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et du Budget
Publishes the Investment Code, trade and exchange rule pages and macroeconomic data on its economy portal.
Visit MEFB (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
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
Commerce ministry
Ministère du Commerce, de l'Industrie et de l'Artisanat
Sets foreign trade policy, approves tobacco exporters and publishes the industrial zones law.
Visit Commerce ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Côte d'Ivoire single window, trade ministry page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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National statistics agency
ANStat
Agence Nationale de la Statistique
Produces the consumer price figures that the economy ministry reports.
Visit ANStat (opens in a new tab)Source: Economy ministry portal, inflation page, June 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of June 18, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Sets the regional trade rules and the common external tariff that Côte d'Ivoire applies.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, ECOWAS common external tariff page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Regional economic and monetary union
WAEMU Commission
Commission de l'Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine
Regional body
Sets the union's common trade policy and external tariff, which Ivorian customs applies for the eight members.
Visit WAEMU Commission (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, missions and objectives page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Continental trade agreement secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
Multilateral body
Runs the secretariat of the continental free trade area that Côte d'Ivoire has ratified.
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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Global trade organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Sets global trade rules and runs Trade4MSMEs, a trade information gateway for small and mid-sized companies.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade4MSMEs home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Trade information provider
ITC
International Trade Centre
Multilateral body
Provides Trade Map, a tool for checking trade flows between countries.
Visit ITC (opens in a new tab)Source: ITC, Trade Map (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
CEPICI
Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'Ivoire
Runs the one-stop shop for company formalities and the 225invest portal of online services for investors.
Visit CEPICI (opens in a new tab)Source: 225invest portal, about page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Douanes Ivoiriennes
Direction Générale des Douanes
Clears goods, runs the registered exporter system for European Union origin proof, and publishes the ECOWAS tariff.
Visit Douanes Ivoiriennes (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, missions and objectives page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
National single window
GUCE
Guichet Unique du Commerce Extérieur de Côte d'Ivoire
Carries export permits, certificates of origin, phytosanitary certificates and customs declarations online.
Visit GUCE (opens in a new tab)Source: Côte d'Ivoire single window, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Runs e-Impôts, where companies file and pay taxes online.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Tax directorate, e-Impôts portal home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 2, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BCEAO
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Regional body
Sets the foreign exchange rules for export proceeds, including the domiciliation threshold.
- Meet requirements
Seaport authority
Port Autonome d'Abidjan
Provides digital port services for cargo handled at Abidjan.
Visit Port Autonome d'Abidjan (opens in a new tab)Source: Port of Abidjan, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Shippers' council
Office Ivoirien des Chargeurs
Runs the cargo tracking note and the single transport document services for shippers.
Visit Office Ivoirien des Chargeurs (opens in a new tab)Source: Shippers office, home 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
National standards body
CODINORM
Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation
Develops Ivorian standards, certifies products and systems, and manages the national conformity mark.
Visit CODINORM (opens in a new tab)Source: CODINORM, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Coffee and cocoa regulator
Conseil du Café-Cacao
Approves coffee and cocoa operators and manages export sales, under Ordinance 2018-756.
- Meet requirements
Cotton and cashew regulator
Conseil du Coton et de l'Anacarde
Approves exporters of cashew and cotton products, under the 2013 and 2014 decrees.
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCI-CI
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire
Handles consular registration of companies and offers training and business support.
Visit CCI-CI (opens in a new tab)Source: Chamber of commerce and industry, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Côte d’Ivoire 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.