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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Invest SVG, Customs and Excise and Statistical Office: 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
Investment and export agency
Invest SVG
Invest Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Promotes investment in priority sectors and acts as the national export development agency, with training events and trade fair support.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs and Excise
Customs & Excise Department
Clears export declarations on ASYCUDA World, registers importers and exporters, and publishes export procedures and customs legislation.
Visit Customs and Excise (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs and Excise Department, exportation of goods (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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National statistics office
Statistical Office
Publishes national accounts, price, population and census statistics, and a subject list that includes international merchandise trade.
Visit Statistical Office (opens in a new tab)Source: Statistical Office, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
2. Export development and market information
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
Statistical Office
Publishes national accounts, price, population and census statistics, and a subject list that includes international merchandise trade.
Visit Statistical Office (opens in a new tab)Source: Statistical Office, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Get advice
Regional trade and investment agency
Caribbean Export
Caribbean Export Development Agency
Regional body
Offers businesses in Caribbean states export resources, including an exporters toolkit and an Export with the EPA guide.
Visit Caribbean Export (opens in a new tab)Source: Caribbean Export, exporters toolkit (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Regional agricultural research institute
CARDI
Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute
Regional body
Carries out agricultural research and shares findings with farmers and ministries across Caribbean states.
Visit CARDI (opens in a new tab)Source: CARDI, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Research markets
Multilateral trade organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes the 2023 trade policy review for the country and guides for small and medium-sized companies.
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export agency
Invest SVG
Invest Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Promotes investment in priority sectors and acts as the national export development agency, with training events and trade fair support.
- Meet requirements
Social security administrator
NIS
National Insurance Services
Takes employers' contribution statements through its eSubmit service and pays national insurance benefits.
Visit NIS (opens in a new tab)Source: National Insurance Services, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Find finance
Regional development bank
CDB
Caribbean Development Bank
Regional body
Finances development projects in its borrowing member countries and runs a vendor registry for suppliers to the bank.
Visit CDB (opens in a new tab)Source: Caribbean Development Bank, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs and Excise
Customs & Excise Department
Clears export declarations on ASYCUDA World, registers importers and exporters, and publishes export procedures and customs legislation.
Visit Customs and Excise (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs and Excise Department, exportation of goods (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue Department
Assesses and collects taxes, sets out rates and filing dates, and runs the eTax filing service.
Visit Inland Revenue (opens in a new tab)Source: Inland Revenue Department, list of taxes and rates (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
Regional standards organization
CROSQ
CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality
Regional body
Lists the national Bureau of Standards as the standards contact for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and promotes regional standards.
Visit CROSQ (opens in a new tab)Source: CROSQ, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines standards bureau page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional food safety agency
CAHFSA
Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency
Regional body
Supports entrepreneurs with product development, food safety and market access, and applies agricultural health and food safety systems across the region.
Visit CAHFSA (opens in a new tab)Source: CAHFSA, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
- Meet requirements
Plant health convention secretariat
IPPC
International Plant Protection Convention
Multilateral body
Hosts the country page that names the national plant protection contact and the phytosanitary information the country has reported.
Visit IPPC (opens in a new tab)Source: IPPC, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines country 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
Regional chambers association
CARICHAM
Regional body
Brings together national chambers of commerce, and its member list includes the chamber of industry and commerce for this country.
Visit CARICHAM (opens in a new tab)Source: CARICHAM, member chambers list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
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Promote:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.