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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Libya, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
PIB, Libyan Customs and BSC: 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 promotion authority
PIB
Privatization and Investment Board
Is the investment body the economy ministry lists among its affiliates; the investment law gives its licensing authority the task of receiving applications and issuing approvals.
Visit PIB (opens in a new tab)Source: WIPO Lex, Libya investment promotion law, 2010 (opens in a new tab) · as of January 28, 2010
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Libyan Customs
Libyan Customs Authority
Is the customs body the finance ministry lists among its affiliated bodies.
Visit Libyan Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya finance ministry, affiliated bodies page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
BSC
Bureau of Statistics
Publishes the annual external trade statistics bulletin, with exports by commodity chapter and by country.
Visit BSC (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya statistics bureau, external trade statistics bulletin, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
BSC
Bureau of Statistics
Publishes the annual external trade statistics bulletin, with exports by commodity chapter and by country.
Visit BSC (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya statistics bureau, external trade statistics bulletin, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Economy and trade ministry
Economy Ministry
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Publishes the lists of banned and restricted exports and the documents for registering foreign branches, representative offices and joint companies.
Visit Economy Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya economy ministry, banned and restricted trade (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
CBL
Central Bank of Libya
Publishes the official dinar exchange rate, price index, balance of payments and foreign trade reports.
Visit CBL (opens in a new tab)Source: Central Bank of Libya, home page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion authority
PIB
Privatization and Investment Board
Is the investment body the economy ministry lists among its affiliates; the investment law gives its licensing authority the task of receiving applications and issuing approvals.
Visit PIB (opens in a new tab)Source: WIPO Lex, Libya investment promotion law, 2010 (opens in a new tab) · as of January 28, 2010
- Get advice
Free zone operator
Misrata Free Zone
Runs the free zone at the port of Misrata and publishes three steps for starting a company there.
Visit Misrata Free Zone (opens in a new tab)Source: Misrata Free Zone, home page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Free zone operator
Musaid Free Zone
Is the free zone created by a 2015 Council of Ministers decision; its presentation lists a seaport, an airport and a customs center.
Visit Musaid Free Zone (opens in a new tab)Source: Musaid Free Zone, English presentation (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Libyan Customs
Libyan Customs Authority
Is the customs body the finance ministry lists among its affiliated bodies.
Visit Libyan Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya finance ministry, affiliated bodies page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
Tax Authority
Libyan Tax Authority
Is the tax body the finance ministry lists among its affiliated bodies.
Visit Tax Authority (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya finance ministry, affiliated bodies page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance ministry
Finance Ministry
Ministry of Finance
Publishes the list of laws on customs, income tax and commercial activity.
Visit Finance Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya finance ministry, legislation page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
LNCSM
Libyan National Center for Standardization and Metrology
Publishes the national standards guide and lists technical committees, laboratories and electronic services for standards.
Visit LNCSM (opens in a new tab)Source: Libyan standards center, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Plant protection authority
Agricultural Quarantine Center
National Center for Prevention and Agricultural Quarantine
Is the institution the plant protection convention lists as Libya's national contact point for plant protection and phytosanitary matters.
State oil company
NOC
National Oil Corporation
Is the only body, with its affiliates and production-sharing companies, allowed to export crude oil and fuels, per the economy ministry.
Visit NOC (opens in a new tab)Source: Libya economy ministry, banned and restricted trade (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
Tripoli Chamber
Tripoli Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Issues Arab, Tunisian and foreign certificates of origin and registers members, per its own pages.
Visit Tripoli Chamber (opens in a new tab)Source: Tripoli chamber, home page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
Misrata Chamber
Misrata Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Is the chamber for businesses in Misrata and lists the commercial activity law and the cabinet regulation on chambers.
Visit Misrata Chamber (opens in a new tab)Source: Misrata chamber, home page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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Promote:Libya 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.