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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in New Caledonia, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
SCRRE, DECAT and DRDNC: the guide’s first stops, of the 15 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Government export support unit
SCRRE
Service de la Coopération Régionale et des Relations Extérieures
Its export unit runs the New Caledonian Export Support Council and works with the New Caledonia Trade & Invest cluster.
Visit SCRRE (opens in a new tab)Source: SCRRE, New Caledonian Export Support Council (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Business and attractiveness directorate
DECAT
Direction des Entreprises, de la consommation, de l’attractivité et des télécommunications
Registers commercial companies, regulates the domestic market and works on the territory’s attractiveness to investors.
Visit DECAT (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of New Caledonia, page on DECAT (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 24, 2025
- Meet requirements
Customs administration
DRDNC
Direction des Douanes de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Registers exporters for REX origin self-certification and applies New Caledonia’s own customs duties and procedures.
Visit DRDNC (opens in a new tab)Source: New Caledonia customs, preferential origin and REX (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
2. Export development and market information
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Government export support unit
SCRRE
Service de la Coopération Régionale et des Relations Extérieures
Its export unit runs the New Caledonian Export Support Council and works with the New Caledonia Trade & Invest cluster.
Visit SCRRE (opens in a new tab)Source: SCRRE, New Caledonian Export Support Council (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Export support cluster
NCT&I
New Caledonia Trade & Invest
Supports New Caledonian companies that want to export with market information, advice, trade fair representation and trade missions.
Visit NCT&I (opens in a new tab)Source: SCRRE, page on New Caledonia Trade & Invest (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Research markets
Territory statistics office
ISEE
Institut de la statistique et des études économiques de la Nouvelle-Calédonie
Publishes export tables by product family and customer country, price indices, national accounts and the RIDET business identifier register.
Visit ISEE (opens in a new tab)Source: ISEE, definition and source of exports, July 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of July 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
IEOM
Institut d’émission d’outre-mer
Regional body
Issues the CFP franc, runs monetary policy for the French Pacific collectivities and publishes the balance of payments of New Caledonia.
Visit IEOM (opens in a new tab)Source: IEOM, monetary policy and the fixed euro parity (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Business and attractiveness directorate
DECAT
Direction des Entreprises, de la consommation, de l’attractivité et des télécommunications
Registers commercial companies, regulates the domestic market and works on the territory’s attractiveness to investors.
Visit DECAT (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of New Caledonia, page on DECAT (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 24, 2025
- Get advice
French State representative office
High Commission
Haut-Commissariat de la République en Nouvelle-Calédonie
Publishes the French State's procedure for prior authorization of foreign investment in sensitive sectors, which the economy minister grants, and runs the immigration bureau for foreigners.
Visit High Commission (opens in a new tab)Source: High Commission, entry conditions for foreigners (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Labor and employment directorate
DTE
Direction du Travail et de l’Emploi
Explains the work authorization a foreigner needs and the local employment priority that employers must apply.
Visit DTE (opens in a new tab)Source: DTE, work authorization for foreigners (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs administration
DRDNC
Direction des Douanes de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Registers exporters for REX origin self-certification and applies New Caledonia’s own customs duties and procedures.
Visit DRDNC (opens in a new tab)Source: New Caledonia customs, preferential origin and REX (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DSF
Direction des Services Fiscaux
Assesses and audits most taxes in New Caledonia, among them the patente, corporate tax and the mining export tax.
Visit DSF (opens in a new tab)Source: DSF, missions and services, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 6, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Veterinary, food and rural directorate
DAVAR
Direction des Affaires Vétérinaires, Alimentaires et Rurales
Issues sanitary and phytosanitary export certificates and CITES permits through its SIVAP inspection service.
Visit DAVAR (opens in a new tab)Source: DAVAR, food export conditions and certificates (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Industry, mines and energy directorate
DIMENC
Direction de l’Industrie, des Mines et de l’Énergie
Handles import and export authorizations for mining and metallurgy products, explosives and radioactive substances.
Visit DIMENC (opens in a new tab)Source: DIMENC, online import and export authorizations, January 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 19, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Small business employers’ association
CPME-NC
Confédération des petites et moyennes entreprises de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Represents very small and medium companies and has an export sector lead who passes on exporters’ obstacles and support needs.
Visit CPME-NC (opens in a new tab)Source: CPME-NC, export sector lead (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCI
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie
Acts as the business formalities center for commercial, industrial and transport activities and passes company filings to ISEE.
Visit CCI (opens in a new tab)Source: ISEE, RIDET registration steps, September 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 8, 2025
- Get advice
Agriculture and fishing chamber
CAP-NC
Chambre d’Agriculture et de la Pêche
Acts as the business formalities center for farming and professional fishing activities.
Visit CAP-NC (opens in a new tab)Source: ISEE, RIDET registration steps, September 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 8, 2025
- Get advice
Craft trades chamber
CMA
Chambre des Métiers et de l’Artisanat
Acts as the business formalities center for craft businesses with fewer than ten employees.
Visit CMA (opens in a new tab)Source: ISEE, RIDET registration steps, September 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 8, 2025
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.