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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Djibouti, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Trade and Tourism Ministry, ANPI and INSTAD: the guide’s first stops, of the 20 organizations below.
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Trade and tourism ministry
Trade and Tourism Ministry
Ministère du Commerce et du Tourisme
Sets trade policy, negotiates trade agreements and supervises the standards agency, the commerce registry and the chamber of commerce.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
ANPI
Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements
Promotes investment and, as of 2022 per the WTO review, ran the single window where company formalities are completed in one place.
Visit ANPI (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
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National statistics office
INSTAD
Institut National de la Statistique de Djibouti
Compiles official statistics under the economy ministry, which has the duty to centralize and publish official data.
Visit INSTAD (opens in a new tab)Source: INSTAD, foreign trade bulletins page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
7 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Trade and tourism ministry
Trade and Tourism Ministry
Ministère du Commerce et du Tourisme
Sets trade policy, negotiates trade agreements and supervises the standards agency, the commerce registry and the chamber of commerce.
- Research markets
National statistics office
INSTAD
Institut National de la Statistique de Djibouti
Compiles official statistics under the economy ministry, which has the duty to centralize and publish official data.
Visit INSTAD (opens in a new tab)Source: INSTAD, foreign trade bulletins page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Regional trade community
COMESA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Regional body
Runs the free trade area in which Djibouti has traded originating goods duty free since October 2000.
Visit COMESA (opens in a new tab)Source: Mauritius trade ministry, Mauritius Trade Easy, COMESA page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Continental trade secretariat
AfCFTA Secretariat
Regional body
Publishes the continental agreement, its legal instruments, the e-tariff book and the Guided Trade Initiative pages.
Visit AfCFTA Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: AfCFTA Secretariat, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Regional development authority
IGAD
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Regional body
Works on regional trade and transport facilitation along the Djibouti to Addis Ababa corridor from its headquarters in Djibouti.
Visit IGAD (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
- Find finance
Export credit insurer
ICIEC
Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit
Multilateral body
Insures export credit and investment against commercial and political risks, with Djibouti among its members per the WTO review.
Visit ICIEC (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
- Research markets
Global trade rules body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Sets global trade rules; Djibouti is a member since 1995 and its trade policy review is published here.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Djibouti member information page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
7 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
ANPI
Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements
Promotes investment and, as of 2022 per the WTO review, ran the single window where company formalities are completed in one place.
Visit ANPI (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
- Get advice
Investment promotion ministry
Investment Ministry
Ministère Délégué chargé des Investissements et du Développement du Secteur Privé
Runs business climate and investment promotion policy, handles the special benefits investors ask for, and oversees the investment promotion agency.
- Meet requirements
Business register and IP office
ODPIC
Office Djiboutien de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale
Keeps the commerce and companies register, registers trademarks and patents, and staffs the company creation single window.
Visit ODPIC (opens in a new tab)Source: ODPIC, about the office (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Ports and free zones authority
DPFZA
Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority
Regulates ports and free zones, licenses free zone companies and is their single contact point with other agencies.
Visit DPFZA (opens in a new tab)Source: DPFZA, free zone licensing and registration (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
Central Bank of Djibouti
Banque Centrale de Djibouti
Runs the currency board that fixes the Djibouti franc to the United States dollar and publishes balance of payments statistics.
Visit Central Bank of Djibouti (opens in a new tab)Source: Central Bank of Djibouti, the currency board (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Economy, finance and industry ministry
Economy Ministry
Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances, chargé de l'Industrie
Sets economic and industrial policy, including special economic zone rules, and supervises the statistics office and the development fund.
- Find finance
Development finance fund
Development Fund
Fonds de Développement de Djibouti
Finances small and medium projects in agriculture, livestock, fishing, tourism, services and light industry, as the WTO review describes it.
Visit Development Fund (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Djibouti Customs
Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects
Runs customs procedures under the Customs Code, including declarations in the electronic customs system.
Visit Djibouti Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Djibouti Official Journal, 2026 finance law (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of December 31, 2025
- Meet requirements
Budget, tax and customs ministry
Budget Ministry
Ministère du Budget
Runs budget, customs and tax policy, collects revenue, and keeps the land registry and cadastre.
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
ADN
Agence Djiboutienne des Normes et de la Qualité
Develops and approves national standards, handles metrology and assesses conformity; it is also the national enquiry point for technical and sanitary trade rules.
Visit ADN (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and fisheries ministry
Agriculture Ministry
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Eau, de la Pêche, de l'Élevage et des Ressources Halieutiques
Controls veterinary and food safety, sets sanitary norms for national production and oversees the national food analysis laboratory.
- Meet requirements
Food analysis laboratory
Food Analysis Laboratory
Laboratoire National d'Analyses Alimentaires
Tests food and water samples to support veterinary and food safety controls on exports and imports.
Visit Food Analysis Laboratory (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chambre de Commerce de Djibouti
Issues certificates of origin for trade agreements other than COMESA and speaks for exporters such as salt producers.
Visit Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Djibouti, report WT/TPR/S/430, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 7, 2022
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Promote:Djibouti 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 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.