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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Mali, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
APEX Mali, API-Mali and DGD: the guide’s first stops, of the 13 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
National trade promotion agency
APEX Mali
Agence pour la Promotion des Exportations du Mali
Promotes Malian exports on behalf of the industry and trade ministry, including through export forums with partner countries.
Visit APEX Mali (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIM, Mali–India export forum note, June 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2026
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
API-Mali
Agence pour la Promotion des Investissements au Mali
Takes tax-number requests for new businesses at its one-stop shop and hands over the cards.
Visit API-Mali (opens in a new tab)Source: DGI Mali, tax identification number steps (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Handles customs matters as the customs directorate of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry of Mali, services list (in French) (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.
- Get advice
National trade promotion agency
APEX Mali
Agence pour la Promotion des Exportations du Mali
Promotes Malian exports on behalf of the industry and trade ministry, including through export forums with partner countries.
Visit APEX Mali (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIM, Mali–India export forum note, June 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of June 19, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INSTAT
Institut National de la Statistique
Publishes quarterly merchandise trade bulletins, consumer price indexes and national accounts.
Visit INSTAT (opens in a new tab)Source: INSTAT, official site (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes Mali's member profile and trade statistics; Mali has been a member since May 31, 1995.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Mali member information (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
API-Mali
Agence pour la Promotion des Investissements au Mali
Takes tax-number requests for new businesses at its one-stop shop and hands over the cards.
Visit API-Mali (opens in a new tab)Source: DGI Mali, tax identification number steps (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Handles customs matters as the customs directorate of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry of Mali, services list (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts du Mali
Issues the tax identification number free of charge, with the card ready 48 hours after the request.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: DGI Mali, tax identification number steps (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance ministry
MEF
Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances
Publishes finance laws and price lists, and houses the tax, customs and treasury directorates.
Visit MEF (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance ministry of Mali, services list (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BCEAO
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Regional body
Sets the export domiciliation and repatriation rules that apply to Malian exporters.
5. Standards and sector requirements
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Telecom and postal regulator
AMRTP
Autorité Malienne de Régulation des Télécommunications/TIC et des Postes
Regulates the telecommunications, ICT and postal sector in which operators and equipment sellers work.
Visit AMRTP (opens in a new tab)Source: AMRTP, creation and status page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIM
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Mali
Runs commercial promotion, business creation support, training and arbitration for Malian companies.
Visit CCIM (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIM, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Employers' federation
CNPM
Conseil National du Patronat du Mali
Represents businesses of every size through its member groupings and studies matters of common business interest.
Visit CNPM (opens in a new tab)Source: CNPM, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Arbitration and conciliation center
CECAM
Centre de conciliation et d'arbitrage du Mali
Offers national and international conciliation and arbitration for commercial disputes, within the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Visit CECAM (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIM, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Business training institute
INCEF
Institut consulaire d'études et de formation
Offers degree courses, trade training and capacity-building courses, as the training arm of the Chamber of Commerce.
Visit INCEF (opens in a new tab)Source: INCEF, training institute of the CCIM (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
- Compare potential export marketsSee which markets import what you sell, ranked on public trade data, and read each country before you commit.
- Check duties and document requirementsCheck the duty, the origin conditions for a preferential rate and the documents a shipment needs.
- Compare Mali with other countriesSet Mali 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:Mali 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.