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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in the Solomon Islands, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
MCILI, InvestSolomons and SICED: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Trade and commerce ministry
MCILI
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration
Runs the division that promotes exports and gives market information, and the divisions for foreign investment, company registration, work permits and immigration.
Visit MCILI (opens in a new tab)Source: MCILI, Marketing and Export Promotion Division, March 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 12, 2026
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
InvestSolomons
InvestSolomons (Foreign Investment Division)
Issues foreign investment certificates, promotes investment and monitors foreign investors, with applications made online through the Business Registry.
Visit InvestSolomons (opens in a new tab)Source: MCILI, foreign investment page, updated August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 5, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
SICED
Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division
Runs the ASYCUDA World system where customs declarations are filed, and publishes customs forms and the Customs and Excise Act.
Visit SICED (opens in a new tab)Source: SICED, customs home page and ASYCUDA World portal (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.
- Get advice
Trade and commerce ministry
MCILI
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration
Runs the division that promotes exports and gives market information, and the divisions for foreign investment, company registration, work permits and immigration.
Visit MCILI (opens in a new tab)Source: MCILI, Marketing and Export Promotion Division, March 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of March 12, 2026
- Get advice
Regional trade promotion agency
PTI
Pacific Trade Invest
Regional body
Links export-ready and investment-ready Pacific businesses with buyers and investors through offices abroad; none is in Solomon Islands.
Visit PTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Trade Invest, services and offices, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
SINSO
Solomon Islands National Statistics Office
Publishes the consumer price index, population estimates and visitor arrivals; the merchandise trade bulletins on its site end in 2019.
Visit SINSO (opens in a new tab)Source: SINSO, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Regional trade agreement unit
PACER Plus Implementation Unit
Regional body
Helps businesses in PACER Plus countries understand the agreement's trade rules and meet export requirements, and runs free online trade training.
Visit PACER Plus Implementation Unit (opens in a new tab)Source: PACER Plus Implementation Unit, home page (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
InvestSolomons
InvestSolomons (Foreign Investment Division)
Issues foreign investment certificates, promotes investment and monitors foreign investors, with applications made online through the Business Registry.
Visit InvestSolomons (opens in a new tab)Source: MCILI, foreign investment page, updated August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 5, 2026
- Meet requirements
Company and business registry
Company Haus
Solomon Islands Business Registry
Registers companies and business names online and takes foreign investment certificate applications.
Visit Company Haus (opens in a new tab)Source: MCILI, Company Haus page, updated August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 5, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
SICED
Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division
Runs the ASYCUDA World system where customs declarations are filed, and publishes customs forms and the Customs and Excise Act.
Visit SICED (opens in a new tab)Source: SICED, customs home page and ASYCUDA World portal (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
IRD
Solomon Islands Inland Revenue Division
Registers taxpayers, collects income, goods, sales and withholding taxes, and runs the E-Tax online filing system.
Visit IRD (opens in a new tab)Source: IRD, home page, updated June 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 17, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Commodity export regulator
CEMA
Commodities Export Marketing Authority
Licenses exporters of copra, cocoa and other prescribed commodities, and sets pricing, inspection and grading rules for those industries.
Visit CEMA (opens in a new tab)Source: CEMA, home page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
CBSI
Central Bank of Solomon Islands
Administers exchange control, including export payment rules and round log export authorities, and publishes economic bulletins and data.
Visit CBSI (opens in a new tab)Source: CBSI, exchange control page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Biosecurity authority
BSI
Biosecurity Solomon Islands
Is the country's official contact point for the International Plant Protection Convention, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Visit BSI (opens in a new tab)Source: IPPC, Solomon Islands contact page, June 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of June 23, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
SICCI
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Represents more than 200 member businesses, about 60 percent of them small and medium enterprises, with government and development partners.
Visit SICCI (opens in a new tab)Source: SICCI, about page, read October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Promote:Solomon Islands 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.