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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Liberia, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
NIC, LRA and LISGIS: the guide’s first stops, of the 19 organizations below.
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Investment promotion agency
NIC
National Investment Commission
Promotes and facilitates investment, evaluates incentive applications and negotiates concession agreements.
Visit NIC (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Commission, About page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
LRA
Liberia Revenue Authority
Runs customs through ASYCUDA, registers taxpayers and administers the Revenue Code.
Visit LRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Liberia Revenue Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
LISGIS
Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
Is the national statistics office, with population data, census reports and statistical publications.
Visit LISGIS (opens in a new tab)Source: LISGIS, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
LISGIS
Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services
Is the national statistics office, with population data, census reports and statistical publications.
Visit LISGIS (opens in a new tab)Source: LISGIS, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MOCI
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Issues export permit forms, regulates trade standards, runs the Monrovia Industrial Park and leads work on a national single window.
Visit MOCI (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Sets the ECOWAS trade liberalization scheme (ETLS), which lets originating products move among member states without customs duties.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: ECOWAS, trade liberalization scheme (ETLS) page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes the Trade Policy Review of Liberia, with the country’s trade rules, agreements and procedures.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023
3. Investment and business setup
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
NIC
National Investment Commission
Promotes and facilitates investment, evaluates incentive applications and negotiates concession agreements.
Visit NIC (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Commission, About page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Company registry
LBR
Liberia Business Registry
Registers businesses as the one-stop shop for company registration, name reservation and registration certificates.
Visit LBR (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Commission, Starting a Business page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Special economic zone authority
LSEZA
Liberia Special Economic Zone Authority
Develops, manages and regulates special economic zones and offers a one-stop shop for registration and permits.
Visit LSEZA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Commission, Free Zones and Industrial Parks page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Land administration authority
LLA
Liberia Land Authority
Administers land, having taken over land functions from several agencies under a 2016 Act.
Visit LLA (opens in a new tab)Source: Liberia Land Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration service
Immigration Service
Liberia Immigration Service
Enforces the Alien and Nationality Law, manages borders and links to online resident permit and visa services.
Visit Immigration Service (opens in a new tab)Source: Liberia Immigration Service, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
CBL
Central Bank of Liberia
Sets monetary and exchange rate policy, supervises banks and publishes inflation and balance-of-payments data.
Visit CBL (opens in a new tab)Source: Central Bank of Liberia, Annual Report 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
LRA
Liberia Revenue Authority
Runs customs through ASYCUDA, registers taxpayers and administers the Revenue Code.
Visit LRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Liberia Revenue Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Port authority
NPA
National Port Authority of Liberia
Operates the ports of Monrovia, Buchanan, Greenville and Harper and publishes port tariffs and services.
Visit NPA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Port Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
LiSA
Liberia Standards Authority
Develops Liberian standards and provides conformity assessment, testing and calibration services.
Visit LiSA (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Liberia Standards Authority page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Agriculture ministry
MOA
Ministry of Agriculture
Its Plant and Animal Quarantine Service regulates sanitary and phytosanitary measures for agricultural imports and exports.
Visit MOA (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Agriculture, quarantine services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Commodity regulatory authority
LACRA
Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority
Regulates cocoa and coffee exports and sets the export royalty per cocoa shipment.
Visit LACRA (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Information, LACRA cocoa export royalty report, October 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 23, 2024
Fisheries authority
NaFAA
National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority
Issues licenses, permits, authorizations and certificates for the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Visit NaFAA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Forestry authority
FDA
Forestry Development Authority
Manages forest resources and, with a third-party inspector, issues the forestry clearance that log and wood exports need.
Visit FDA (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023
Mines and energy ministry
MME
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Licenses iron ore exports, and its Office of Precious Minerals clears gold and diamond exports under the Kimberley Process.
Visit MME (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
LCC
Liberia Chamber of Commerce
Represents the private sector and heads the private-sector members of the national trade policy technical working group.
Visit LCC (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Liberia, Secretariat report, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 19, 2023
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Promote:Liberia 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.