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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Sierra Leone, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
NIB, NRA and Stats SL: the guide’s first stops, of the 14 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion
NIB
National Investment Board
Registers businesses online, issues certificates of incentives and runs the directorate that took over export and investment promotion from the former agency.
Visit NIB (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Board, overview and services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
NRA
National Revenue Authority
Collects taxes and runs customs, including ASYCUDA World declarations, tax clearance certificates and the list of tax laws.
Visit NRA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Revenue Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
Stats SL
Statistics Sierra Leone
Publishes consumer price index releases, national accounts and survey reports; its latest foreign trade bulletin is for 2013.
Visit Stats SL (opens in a new tab)Source: Statistics Sierra Leone, publications list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 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
Stats SL
Statistics Sierra Leone
Publishes consumer price index releases, national accounts and survey reports; its latest foreign trade bulletin is for 2013.
Visit Stats SL (opens in a new tab)Source: Statistics Sierra Leone, publications list (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MTI
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Issues export licenses for controlled produce, runs export promotion and standards directorates, and oversees the standards bureau, the produce board and the small business agency.
Visit MTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry, home page with export FAQ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BSL
Bank of Sierra Leone
Publishes exchange rates, trade statistics under SITC, balance of payments and monetary policy reports for Sierra Leone.
Visit BSL (opens in a new tab)Source: Bank of Sierra Leone, statistics page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Runs the trade liberalization scheme that lets approved products move free of duty among member states, and explains how to get an ECOWAS certificate of origin.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: ECOWAS trade liberalization scheme, certificate of origin guide (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export promotion
NIB
National Investment Board
Registers businesses online, issues certificates of incentives and runs the directorate that took over export and investment promotion from the former agency.
Visit NIB (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Board, overview and services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration authority
Immigration Department
Sierra Leone Immigration Department
Runs the online portals for work and residence permits and for electronic visas.
Visit Immigration Department (opens in a new tab)Source: Sierra Leone Immigration Department, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Small business support agency
SMEDA
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency
Registers small businesses and offers a diagnostics tool, training, and access to loans and grants.
Visit SMEDA (opens in a new tab)Source: SMEDA, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Local content regulator
Local Content Agency
Sierra Leone Local Content Agency
Runs local content compliance, a Made in Sierra Leone certification scheme and a technical skills database for businesses working under the local content policy.
Visit Local Content Agency (opens in a new tab)Source: Local Content Agency, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Government registry
OARG
Office of the Administrator and Registrar General
Keeps national registries and publishes the Trade Marks Regulations 2024 and the Patents Regulation and Industrial Designs Act 2022 for businesses protecting a brand or invention.
Visit OARG (opens in a new tab)Source: OARG, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
NRA
National Revenue Authority
Collects taxes and runs customs, including ASYCUDA World declarations, tax clearance certificates and the list of tax laws.
Visit NRA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Revenue Authority, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Produce quality regulator
PMB
Produce Monitoring Board
Inspects exporters' premises and checks produce quality before shipment, which the ministry requires before it issues a produce export permit.
Visit PMB (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Board, export procedures page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
National standards body
SLSB
Sierra Leone Standards Bureau
Develops and publishes national standards and runs testing, inspection and certification for goods sold at home or exported.
Visit SLSB (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry, affiliated agencies page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Minerals sector regulator
NMA
National Minerals Agency
Runs the Directorate of Precious Minerals Trading, which handles Kimberley Process compliance and exports of diamonds and gold.
Visit NMA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Minerals Agency, Precious Minerals Trading directorate page (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
SLCCIA
Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Certifies origin for preferential exports to the United States, ECOWAS states and the European Union, per the WTO's 2025 review.
Visit SLCCIA (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Sierra Leone, March 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 11, 2025
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Promote:Sierra Leone 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.