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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Guyana, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
GO-Invest, GRA and Bureau of Statistics: the guide’s first stops, of the 24 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
GO-Invest
Guyana Office for Investment
Guides expanding companies through investment steps, incentive applications and the export registration requirements that come before Customs procedures.
Visit GO-Invest (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Guyana Portal, GO-Invest agency page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
GRA
Guyana Revenue Authority
Runs customs export declarations in ASYCUDA World, the Guyana Trade Network, exporter registration for Norway, and tax registration.
Visit GRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Guyana Revenue Authority, exports page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Bureau of Statistics
Publishes external trade, national accounts, price index and census statistics that a company can use to size a market.
Visit Bureau of Statistics (opens in a new tab)Source: Bureau of Statistics, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion agency
GO-Invest
Guyana Office for Investment
Guides expanding companies through investment steps, incentive applications and the export registration requirements that come before Customs procedures.
Visit GO-Invest (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Guyana Portal, GO-Invest agency page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Bureau of Statistics
Publishes external trade, national accounts, price index and census statistics that a company can use to size a market.
Visit Bureau of Statistics (opens in a new tab)Source: Bureau of Statistics, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Trade, industry and tourism ministry
MINTIC
Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce
Issues import and export licenses through its Department of Commerce, and oversees the standards bureau and the Small Business Bureau.
Visit MINTIC (opens in a new tab)Source: MINTIC, Department of Commerce page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Regional export development agency
Caribbean Export
Caribbean Export Development Agency
Regional body
Serves businesses in the 15 CARIFORUM states with grants, training and an exporters toolkit.
Visit Caribbean Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Caribbean Export, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Agricultural produce marketing agency
GMC
Guyana Marketing Corporation
Helps exporters of non-traditional agricultural produce with trade fairs, advisory services and post-harvest information.
Visit GMC (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Guyana, Secretariat report, January 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of January 26, 2022
3. Investment and business setup
7 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Company and business name registry
DCRA
Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority
Registers companies, business names, trademarks and patents, and keeps the land deeds registry.
Visit DCRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Guyana Portal, Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Home affairs ministry
Home Affairs Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Handles visas, landing permits and employment visas for foreign staff through its Immigration Support Services eServices site.
Finance ministry
Ministry of Finance
Approves tax exemptions under investment agreements, on the revenue authority's recommendation.
- Meet requirements
Land administration agency
GLSC
Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission
Administers state land and surveying services, and publishes the State Lands Act and the Land Department Act.
Visit GLSC (opens in a new tab)Source: Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Foreign affairs ministry
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Runs the CARICOM Single Market and Economy online application for skilled persons and keeps the list of Guyana overseas missions.
Visit Foreign Affairs Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CSME page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Small business support agency
Small Business Bureau
Runs small business loans, business incubator centers, entrepreneurship training and a help desk.
Visit Small Business Bureau (opens in a new tab)Source: Small Business Bureau, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Social insurance scheme
NIS
National Insurance Scheme
Collects employer and self-employed contributions and pays social insurance benefits.
Visit NIS (opens in a new tab)Source: National Insurance Scheme, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
GRA
Guyana Revenue Authority
Runs customs export declarations in ASYCUDA World, the Guyana Trade Network, exporter registration for Norway, and tax registration.
Visit GRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Guyana Revenue Authority, exports page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
9 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
GNBS
Guyana National Bureau of Standards
Sets national standards, tests and certifies products, and runs the national technical barriers to trade enquiry point.
Visit GNBS (opens in a new tab)Source: GNBS, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Rice sector regulator
GRDB
Guyana Rice Development Board
Licenses rice mills and rice exporters and publishes lists of licensed mills and exporters.
Visit GRDB (opens in a new tab)Source: Guyana Rice Development Board, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Agricultural research institute
NAREI
National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute
Runs Guyana's national plant protection office alongside its research and extension departments.
Visit NAREI (opens in a new tab)Source: NAREI, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Petroleum local content registry
Local Content Secretariat
Keeps the register of Guyanese companies and nationals that supply the petroleum sector, and sets registration requirements.
Visit Local Content Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: Local Content Secretariat, About page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Natural resources ministry
Natural Resources Ministry
Ministry of Natural Resources
Oversees the gold, geology and mines, and forestry agencies and publishes mining and forestry resources.
Visit Natural Resources Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Natural Resources, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Mining regulator
GGMC
Guyana Geology and Mines Commission
Licenses mining and quarrying and publishes the procedure for exporting diamonds.
Visit GGMC (opens in a new tab)Source: GGMC, procedure for export of diamonds (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Gold buying and export regulator
Gold Board
Guyana Gold Board
Buys gold, registers dealers and issues declaration letters for gold transactions.
Visit Gold Board (opens in a new tab)Source: Guyana Gold Board, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Forestry regulator
GFC
Guyana Forestry Commission
Regulates forest operations and publishes the National Log Export Policy and application forms for forest operators.
Visit GFC (opens in a new tab)Source: Guyana Forestry Commission, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Agriculture ministry
Agriculture Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Oversees the rice, livestock, marketing, food safety and sugar agencies that handle farm and food products.
Visit Agriculture Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Agriculture, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
GCCI
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Represents about 1,000 member businesses and offers trade agreement information, a business toolkit and a members directory.
Visit GCCI (opens in a new tab)Source: Georgetown Chamber, About the GCCI page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Manufacturers and services association
GMSA
Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association Ltd
Speaks for producers, manufacturers and service providers and runs member programs, events and a member directory.
Visit GMSA (opens in a new tab)Source: GMSA, About page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Guyana 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.