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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Saint Kitts and Nevis, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Ministry of International Trade, SKIPA and Customs and Excise: the guide’s first stops, of the 16 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Trade policy and promotion ministry
Ministry of International Trade
Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Coordinates trade policy, trade agreements and business facilitation, and works with customs, the investment agency and the ports authority.
Visit Ministry of International Trade (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of International Trade, about the ministry (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
National investment promotion agency
SKIPA
St. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency
Guides local and foreign investors through business setup, proposals and concession applications, and provides aftercare to established businesses.
Visit SKIPA (opens in a new tab)Source: SKIPA, what the agency does (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs and excise authority
Customs and Excise
St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department
Receives export declarations and controls goods leaving the country under the Customs Act.
Visit Customs and Excise (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs Act, Cap. 20.04, revised 2020 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 31, 2020
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade policy and promotion ministry
Ministry of International Trade
Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Coordinates trade policy, trade agreements and business facilitation, and works with customs, the investment agency and the ports authority.
Visit Ministry of International Trade (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of International Trade, about the ministry (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Regional trade promotion agency
Caribbean Export
Caribbean Export Development Agency
Regional body
Provides regional trade and investment promotion support and an exporters toolkit for private companies in the Caribbean.
Visit Caribbean Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Caribbean Export Development Agency, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
Department of Statistics
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Sustainable Development
Publishes merchandise trade tables, consumer prices and national accounts that expanding companies use for market information.
3. Investment and business setup
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National investment promotion agency
SKIPA
St. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency
Guides local and foreign investors through business setup, proposals and concession applications, and provides aftercare to established businesses.
Visit SKIPA (opens in a new tab)Source: SKIPA, what the agency does (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Nevis investment promotion agency
NIPA
Nevis Investment Promotion Agency
Acts as the first contact for investors in Nevis, arranging meetings with officials and giving access to incentives and an online application platform.
Visit NIPA (opens in a new tab)Source: Nevis Investment Promotion Agency, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Company registry and financial regulator
FSRC
Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Hosts the Registrar of Companies, who registers companies, and regulates financial services businesses.
Visit FSRC (opens in a new tab)Source: Financial Services Regulatory Commission, company formation and registration (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Social security fund administrator
Social Security Board
Saint Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board
Registers employers, employees and self-employed persons for the compulsory social security fund.
Visit Social Security Board (opens in a new tab)Source: Social Security Board, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Small business support center
SBDC St. Kitts
Small Business Development Center St. Kitts
Helps small business owners with registering, licensing, start-up proposals and access to incentives, and trains start-ups.
Law revision and publishing body
Law Commission
St. Kitts and Nevis Law Commission
Publishes the revised and annual laws of Saint Kitts and Nevis, including the company, customs and incentive laws.
Visit Law Commission (opens in a new tab)Source: Law Commission, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs and excise authority
Customs and Excise
St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department
Receives export declarations and controls goods leaving the country under the Customs Act.
Visit Customs and Excise (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs Act, Cap. 20.04, revised 2020 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 31, 2020
- Meet requirements
Tax administration authority
Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue Department
Registers businesses for tax and licenses, and administers value added tax and corporate income tax.
Visit Inland Revenue (opens in a new tab)Source: Inland Revenue Department, guiding your business (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Air and sea ports authority
Ports Authority
St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority
Runs the airport and the seaport, which are the gateway for goods leaving the country.
Visit Ports Authority (opens in a new tab)Source: Air and Sea Ports Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
Bureau of Standards
St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards
Sets standards, runs testing laboratories and conformity assessment, and acts as the enquiry point for technical barriers to trade.
Visit Bureau of Standards (opens in a new tab)Source: Bureau of Standards, what the Bureau does (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Plant and animal health authority
Department of Agriculture
Inspects plant material through its Plant Quarantine Unit and issues the phytosanitary certificate for exports.
Visit Department of Agriculture (opens in a new tab)Source: SKNIS, plant import and export notice, March 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 13, 2024
- Meet requirements
Regional standards organization
CROSQ
CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
Regional body
Develops regional standards and promotes quality systems, with a portal to accredited quality facilities in the region.
Visit CROSQ (opens in a new tab)Source: CROSQ, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
SKNCIC
St. Kitts & Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Represents more than 100 member companies in services, manufacturing, import and export, and lobbies for the private sector.
Visit SKNCIC (opens in a new tab)Source: Chamber of Industry and Commerce, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.