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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Sint Maarten, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
TEATT, Customs and STAT: the guide’s first stops, of the 9 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Sint Maarten has 43,923 people, so this guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; it has 9 organizations. Source (opens in a new tab)
Economic affairs ministry
TEATT
Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication
Its economy department develops Sint Maarten's investment policy, and its 2022 strategy keeps any investment promotion agency within the ministry.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs
Controls goods, animals and hazardous items moving in and out of Sint Maarten, and says its only tax is excise on unleaded gasoline.
Visit Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Sint Maarten, Customs department page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
STAT
Department of Statistics
Publishes consumer price, tourism, labor and economic census statistics, and no goods trade table.
Visit STAT (opens in a new tab)Source: STAT, publications library, read November 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of July 2, 2026
2. Export development and market information
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Research markets
National statistics office
STAT
Department of Statistics
Publishes consumer price, tourism, labor and economic census statistics, and no goods trade table.
Visit STAT (opens in a new tab)Source: STAT, publications library, read November 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of July 2, 2026
- Get advice
Kingdom enterprise agency
RVO
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
Regional body
Runs the Support International Business subsidy and other programs open to companies in the Dutch Caribbean, including Sint Maarten.
Visit RVO (opens in a new tab)Source: Netherlands Enterprise Agency, business support in the Dutch Caribbean (opens in a new tab) · as of August 19, 2024
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Economic affairs ministry
TEATT
Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication
Its economy department develops Sint Maarten's investment policy, and its 2022 strategy keeps any investment promotion agency within the ministry.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce and registry
COCI
St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Keeps the Commercial Register, issues certificates of origin and extracts, and runs business training.
Visit COCI (opens in a new tab)Source: Sint Maarten Chamber of Commerce, about page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration and border service
IBPS
Immigration and Border Protection Services
Handles residence admission, naturalization and visas, and publishes a 2025 requirements list for residence permits.
Visit IBPS (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Sint Maarten, Immigration and Border Protection Services page (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 authority
Customs
Controls goods, animals and hazardous items moving in and out of Sint Maarten, and says its only tax is excise on unleaded gasoline.
Visit Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Sint Maarten, Customs department page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
Tax Administration
Tax Administration Sint Maarten
Collects and audits taxes, and publishes the yearly tax return forms and filing deadlines for individuals and businesses.
Visit Tax Administration (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Sint Maarten, 2025 tax documents notice (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Economic licensing department
DEL
Department of Economic Licenses
Issues business, director and operational licenses, including extra licenses for sectors such as food and beverage, wholesale and medicines.
Visit DEL (opens in a new tab)Source: Government of Sint Maarten, Department of Economic Licenses page (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
Business membership association
SHTA
Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association
Represents member businesses in hospitality, trade and other sectors in Sint Maarten, and offers them member services.
Visit SHTA (opens in a new tab)Source: SHTA, 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 Sint Maarten with other countriesSet Sint Maarten 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:Sint Maarten 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.