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Find public support
The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Palau, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
FIB, BCBP and Division of Planning and Statistics: the guide’s first stops, of the 10 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- This guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; fewer than twelve qualify, and each of the five needs has one. Source (opens in a new tab)
- Meet requirements
Foreign investment approval board
FIB
Foreign Investment Board
Reviews applications for foreign investment approval certificates and publishes the Act, regulations and application forms.
Visit FIB (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Foreign Investment Board, home page, minutes to September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs and border authority
BCBP
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Clears exported goods through ASYCUDAWorld and runs the immigration and biosecurity divisions.
Visit BCBP (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau customs bureau, export procedure page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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National statistics office
Division of Planning and Statistics
Division of Planning and Statistics, Bureau of Budget and Planning
Publishes quarterly merchandise trade statistics, consumer price indices and balance of payments data.
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
Division of Planning and Statistics
Division of Planning and Statistics, Bureau of Budget and Planning
Publishes quarterly merchandise trade statistics, consumer price indices and balance of payments data.
- Get advice
Regional trade promotion agency
PTI
Pacific Trade Invest
Regional body
Supports Pacific businesses to export and attract investment through offices in Australia, China, Europe and New Zealand, and an office in Japan.
Visit PTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Trade Invest, services overview page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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Regional policy organization
PIFS
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Regional body
Supports regional trade policy work for the Forum's members.
Visit PIFS (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, home page, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 4, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Foreign investment approval board
FIB
Foreign Investment Board
Reviews applications for foreign investment approval certificates and publishes the Act, regulations and application forms.
Visit FIB (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Foreign Investment Board, home page, minutes to September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Company registry and bank regulator
FIC
Financial Institutions Commission
Runs the online corporate registry through its Registrar of Corporations and licenses banks.
Visit FIC (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Registrar of Corporations, re-registration notice, December 2025 (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 and border authority
BCBP
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Clears exported goods through ASYCUDAWorld and runs the immigration and biosecurity divisions.
Visit BCBP (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau customs bureau, export procedure page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Revenue and tax authority
BRT
Bureau of Revenue and Taxation
Issues business licenses and tax registrations and collects the goods and services tax and other national taxes.
Visit BRT (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and fisheries ministry
MAFE
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment
Runs the Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Agriculture, which manage marine resources and extension services for farmers.
Visit MAFE (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Bureau of Fisheries page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Environmental permit authority
EQPB
Environmental Quality Protection Board
Issues permits for earthmoving, discharges and water systems and reviews environmental impact statements.
Visit EQPB (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Environmental Quality Protection Board, page with December 2025 notice (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
PCOC
Palau Chamber of Commerce
Represents businesses registered in Palau and offers membership with networking events and training discounts.
Visit PCOC (opens in a new tab)Source: Palau Chamber of Commerce, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 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 Palau with other countriesSet Palau 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:Palau 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 November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.