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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in the Gambia, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
GIEPA, GRA and GBoS: the guide’s first stops, of the 14 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
GIEPA
Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency
Registers exporters, runs the Special Investment Certificate and zone licenses, and helps investors obtain licenses, land and clearances.
Visit GIEPA (opens in a new tab)Source: GIEPA, Our Services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
GRA
Gambia Revenue Authority
Processes customs declarations in ASYCUDAWorld, licenses clearing agents and administers value added and income taxes.
Visit GRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Gambia Revenue Authority, Customs and Excise FAQs (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
GBoS
Gambia Bureau of Statistics
Publishes consumer price, national accounts, tourism and agriculture statistics on its data portal.
Visit GBoS (opens in a new tab)Source: GBoS data portal, Gambia inflation, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 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
GIEPA
Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency
Registers exporters, runs the Special Investment Certificate and zone licenses, and helps investors obtain licenses, land and clearances.
Visit GIEPA (opens in a new tab)Source: GIEPA, Our Services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
GBoS
Gambia Bureau of Statistics
Publishes consumer price, national accounts, tourism and agriculture statistics on its data portal.
Visit GBoS (opens in a new tab)Source: GBoS data portal, Gambia inflation, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Trade policy ministry
MoTIE
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
Leads trade policy, AfCFTA implementation and WTO notifications, and hosts the SheTrades Gambia Hub.
Visit MoTIE (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of The Gambia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 17, 2025
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Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes the Trade Policy Review of The Gambia, with the country’s tariffs, rules and agreements.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of The Gambia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 17, 2025
3. Investment and business setup
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Company registry
Companies Department
Companies Department, Attorney General's Chambers and Ministry of Justice
Registers companies, reserves business names and sets incorporation fees by share capital.
Visit Companies Department (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Justice, Company Registration page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
GRA
Gambia Revenue Authority
Processes customs declarations in ASYCUDAWorld, licenses clearing agents and administers value added and income taxes.
Visit GRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Gambia Revenue Authority, Customs and Excise FAQs (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Sets the Trade Liberalisation Scheme that lets originating products move among member states without customs duties.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: ECOWAS, About the Trade Liberalisation Scheme (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Food safety authority
FSQA
Food Safety and Quality Authority
Registers and licenses food businesses, inspects food for export, and certifies export consignments.
Visit FSQA (opens in a new tab)Source: Food Safety and Quality Authority, About page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Environmental regulator
NEA
National Environment Agency
Issues the environmental clearance that projects with possible environmental impact need.
Visit NEA (opens in a new tab)Source: GIEPA, How to Invest page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards body
TGSB
The Gambia Standards Bureau
Develops national standards and acts as the TBT enquiry point of The Gambia.
Visit TGSB (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of The Gambia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 17, 2025
- Meet requirements
Central bank
CBG
Central Bank of The Gambia
Sets exchange rate policy, licenses banks, foreign exchange bureaus and insurers, and publishes inflation data.
Visit CBG (opens in a new tab)Source: Central Bank of The Gambia, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Competition and consumer regulator
GCCPC
Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Promotes competitive markets and consumer welfare through market studies and enforcement.
Visit GCCPC (opens in a new tab)Source: Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Fisheries ministry
MoFWR
Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources
Its Department of Fisheries issues catch certificates and fishing licenses for fishery exports.
Visit MoFWR (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of The Gambia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 17, 2025
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
GCCI
Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Issues certificates of origin to exporting members and offers advisory services, training and trade missions.
Visit GCCI (opens in a new tab)Source: Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 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 Gambia with other countriesSet the Gambia beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
- Find advisors and service firmsAsk an advisory firm a scoped, paid question, or browse firms that list their own services, from legal work to logistics.
- Organize your next stepsKeep each product and market in a project, with a roadmap of steps you work through.
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Promote:Gambia 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.