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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Malawi, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
MITC, CRIPC and MRA: 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
Trade and investment promotion agency
MITC
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre
Promotes exports and inward investment and runs the one-stop service center for investors.
Visit MITC (opens in a new tab)Source: SADC Investment Portal, Malawi country page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Business and intellectual property registry
CRIPC
Companies Registration and Intellectual Property Centre
Registers companies and businesses online and administers intellectual property rights.
Visit CRIPC (opens in a new tab)Source: CRIPC, official business registrar site (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
MRA
Malawi Revenue Authority
Registers taxpayers, takes customs declarations online and issues certificates of origin for exports to SADC members.
Visit MRA (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review, Malawi, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2024
2. Export development and market information
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade and investment promotion agency
MITC
Malawi Investment and Trade Centre
Promotes exports and inward investment and runs the one-stop service center for investors.
Visit MITC (opens in a new tab)Source: SADC Investment Portal, Malawi country page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
Trade Ministry
Ministry of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism
Sets trade policy and is the ministry that handles export and import licenses under the Control of Goods Act.
Visit Trade Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review, Malawi, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2024
- Research markets
National statistics office
NSO
National Statistical Office
Publishes the consumer price index and gross domestic product statistics for Malawi.
Visit NSO (opens in a new tab)Source: National Statistical Office of Malawi, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
Regional economic community
SADC
Southern African Development Community
Regional body
Runs the SADC investment portal and launched the electronic certificate of origin for intra-regional trade.
Visit SADC (opens in a new tab)Source: SADC, launch of the electronic certificate of origin, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 8, 2022
- Find finance
Export finance institution
EDF
Export Development Fund
Provides export packing credit, guarantees and other finance to export and import-substitution businesses.
Visit EDF (opens in a new tab)Source: Export Development Fund, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
Global trade rules body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes the Trade Policy Review of Malawi, which describes export procedures, trade agreements and incentives.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review, Malawi, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2024
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Business and intellectual property registry
CRIPC
Companies Registration and Intellectual Property Centre
Registers companies and businesses online and administers intellectual property rights.
Visit CRIPC (opens in a new tab)Source: CRIPC, official business registrar site (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration authority
Immigration
Department of Immigration
Processes passports, visas and permits, including temporary employee and residence permits.
Visit Immigration (opens in a new tab)Source: Department of Immigration, home page and permit list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Land and housing ministry
Lands Ministry
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
Allocates public land to the investment center for investors and is automating the land information system.
Visit Lands Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review, Malawi, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2024
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
MRA
Malawi Revenue Authority
Registers taxpayers, takes customs declarations online and issues certificates of origin for exports to SADC members.
Visit MRA (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review, Malawi, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2024
- Meet requirements
Central bank and exchange control
RBM
Reserve Bank of Malawi
Issues foreign exchange rules for exporters, runs the export proceeds reconciliation system and publishes inflation and exchange rate data.
Visit RBM (opens in a new tab)Source: Reserve Bank of Malawi, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
MBS
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Sets national standards, runs the Export Quality Certification Scheme and is the enquiry point for technical barriers to trade.
Visit MBS (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review, Malawi, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2024
- Meet requirements
National plant protection organization
DARS
Department of Agricultural Research Services
Acts as the national plant protection organization that administers plant health rules for plants and plant products.
Visit DARS (opens in a new tab)Source: IPPC, Malawi country page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Business membership association
MCCCI
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Represents private companies, offers trade promotion and research, and publishes a yearly business climate survey.
Visit MCCCI (opens in a new tab)Source: MCCCI, services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Promote:Malawi 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.