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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Senegal, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
ASEPEX, APIX and DGD: the guide’s first stops, of the 15 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Export promotion agency
ASEPEX
Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion des Exportations
Builds exporters' capacity, publishes country information sheets and issues certificates of origin.
Visit ASEPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: ASEPEX, mission and functions page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
APIX
Agence Nationale chargée de la Promotion de l'Investissement et des Grands Travaux
Runs the investor one-stop desk and the business creation office, and helps with land access and incentive regimes.
Visit APIX (opens in a new tab)Source: APIX-S.A., one-stop desk page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Runs customs clearance and publishes the customs code and its preferential regime pages.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, preferential regime page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
7 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Export promotion agency
ASEPEX
Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion des Exportations
Builds exporters' capacity, publishes country information sheets and issues certificates of origin.
Visit ASEPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: ASEPEX, mission and functions page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MINCOM
Ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce
Publishes guidance on the import-export card and the certificate of origin, and runs the trade information portal.
Visit MINCOM (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, import-export card page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
ANSD
Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Publishes monthly foreign trade bulletins, consumer price indices and business registration statistics.
Visit ANSD (opens in a new tab)Source: ANSD, monthly foreign trade statistics bulletin (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Find finance
Loan guarantee fund
FONGIP
Fonds de Garantie des Investissements Prioritaires
Guarantees bank loans to small and medium companies and offers advisory support.
Visit FONGIP (opens in a new tab)Source: FONGIP, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes Senegal's member profile, trade statistics and tariff data.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Senegal member information page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Small business agency
ADEPME
Agence de Développement et d'Encadrement des PME
Supports small and medium companies with training, access to finance, formalization and the Made in Senegal label.
Visit ADEPME (opens in a new tab)Source: ADEPME, home page, read October 31, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
Regional economic union
UEMOA
Commission de l'UEMOA
Regional body
Publishes the West African Economic and Monetary Union's regulations and communiqués for its eight member states.
Visit UEMOA (opens in a new tab)Source: WAEMU Commission, home page, read October 31, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
APIX
Agence Nationale chargée de la Promotion de l'Investissement et des Grands Travaux
Runs the investor one-stop desk and the business creation office, and helps with land access and incentive regimes.
Visit APIX (opens in a new tab)Source: APIX-S.A., one-stop desk page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Economy and planning ministry
MEPC
Ministère de l'Économie, du Plan et de la Coopération
Publishes the national private sector and investment strategy and economic planning documents.
Visit MEPC (opens in a new tab)Source: Economy ministry, private sector strategy, February 2026 (in French) (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
Runs customs clearance and publishes the customs code and its preferential regime pages.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Customs, preferential regime page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and land authority
DGID
Direction Générale des Impôts et des Domaines
Issues the NINEA on request, runs the SENTAX filing platform and publishes tax laws and rates.
Visit DGID (opens in a new tab)Source: Tax directorate, NINEA procedure sheet (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BCEAO
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Regional body
Issues the shared CFA franc and sets the export domiciliation and repatriation rules through its instructions.
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Plant protection directorate
DPV
Direction de la Protection des Végétaux
Inspects plant exports and issues electronic phytosanitary certificates.
Visit DPV (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade portal, export sanitary rules, June 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of June 8, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards body
ASN
Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation
Prepares national standards and certifies products under the NS-Qualité Sénégal mark.
Visit ASN (opens in a new tab)Source: ASN, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIAD
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Agriculture de Dakar
Takes trader and import-export card applications, sells certificate-of-origin booklets and organizes business forums.
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Promote:Senegal 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.