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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Mauritania, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Commerce Ministry, APIM and DGD: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Trade ministry
Commerce Ministry
Ministère du Commerce et du Tourisme
Sets trade policy and runs the directorate that promotes exports and follows trade agreements.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
APIM
Agence de Promotion des Investissements en Mauritanie
Runs the one-stop shop for company registration and receives applications for Investment Certificates.
Visit APIM (opens in a new tab)Source: APIM, business setup and one-stop shop page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Publishes the clearance guide, the Customs Code and the SYDONIA user guides for exporters.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, import and export clearance guide page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade ministry
Commerce Ministry
Ministère du Commerce et du Tourisme
Sets trade policy and runs the directorate that promotes exports and follows trade agreements.
- Research markets
National statistics agency
ANSADE
Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Démographique et Economique
Publishes quarterly and yearly foreign trade statistics and the consumer price index.
Visit ANSADE (opens in a new tab)Source: ANSADE, foreign trade note, second quarter 2026 (in French) (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
APIM
Agence de Promotion des Investissements en Mauritanie
Runs the one-stop shop for company registration and receives applications for Investment Certificates.
Visit APIM (opens in a new tab)Source: APIM, business setup and one-stop shop page (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
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Publishes the clearance guide, the Customs Code and the SYDONIA user guides for exporters.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, import and export clearance guide page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Lets users check tax identification numbers online and posts the General Tax Code.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Tax directorate, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance ministry
Finance Ministry
Ministère des Finances
Posts the annual finance laws and other legal texts on its website.
Visit Finance Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance, laws page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Fishery health inspection body
ONISPA
Office National d'Inspection Sanitaire des Produits de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture
Inspects fishery processing plants and products and posts the health rules for fishery products.
Visit ONISPA (opens in a new tab)Source: ONISPA, missions page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCM
Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Issues the banking compliance certificate that an extension file under the Investment Code must include.
Visit BCM (opens in a new tab)Source: Investment Code, Law 2025-006, and Decree 2025-117 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 19, 2025
- Meet requirements
National standards body
ONANOR
Office National de la Normalisation et de la Métrologie
Runs standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation, and posts draft Mauritanian standards for public comment.
Visit ONANOR (opens in a new tab)Source: ONANOR, standards and metrology office (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Fisheries ministry
Fisheries Ministry
Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime
Receives requests for technical approval of fishery processing plants and passes them to ONISPA for an opinion.
Visit Fisheries Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: ONISPA, inspection and approval procedures (in French) (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
National chamber of commerce
CCIAM
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Agriculture de Mauritanie
Represents trade, industry and agriculture firms, shares business information and offers advice and training.
Visit CCIAM (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIAM, chamber presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
National employers union
UNPM
Union Nationale du Patronat Mauritanien
Groups professional federations for trade, fishing, mining, agriculture, transport and women business owners.
Visit UNPM (opens in a new tab)Source: UNPM, employers union home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Promote:Mauritania 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.