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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Somalia, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
SOMINVEST, Revenue Directorate and SNBS: 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
Investment promotion office
SOMINVEST
Investment Promotion Office
Promotes foreign investment and offers approval services, including screening and approving projects for incentives and permits.
Visit SOMINVEST (opens in a new tab)Source: MoPIED, SOMINVEST facilitation section, current page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
Revenue Directorate
Somalia Revenue Directorate
Collects import and export duties and domestic taxes, enforces export prohibitions, and publishes tax forms and the customs regulation.
Visit Revenue Directorate (opens in a new tab)Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
SNBS
Somali National Bureau of Statistics
Publishes consumer price, national accounts, trade and exchange rate statistics that help a company size a market.
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
SNBS
Somali National Bureau of Statistics
Publishes consumer price, national accounts, trade and exchange rate statistics that help a company size a market.
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MoCI
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Runs the business registration and licensing portal and is responsible for internal and external trade and manufacturing policy.
Visit MoCI (opens in a new tab)Source: eBusiness Somalia, knowledge base page of the trade ministry (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Multilateral trade body
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Hosts Somalia's accession working party and publishes its accession status and technical assistance news.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: World Trade Organization, accession status page for Somalia (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment promotion office
SOMINVEST
Investment Promotion Office
Promotes foreign investment and offers approval services, including screening and approving projects for incentives and permits.
Visit SOMINVEST (opens in a new tab)Source: MoPIED, SOMINVEST facilitation section, current page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Planning and investment ministry
MoPIED
Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development
Houses SOMINVEST and publishes the national investment promotion strategy and the plans for new investment regulations.
Visit MoPIED (opens in a new tab)Source: MoPIED, About SOMINVEST, current page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Immigration and residence agency
ICA
Immigration and Citizenship Agency
Issues visas, residence permits and work-based residency to foreign nationals and runs the online E-Visa system.
Visit ICA (opens in a new tab)Source: Immigration and Citizenship Agency, services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Find finance
Private sector development finance
IFC
International Finance Corporation
Multilateral body
Invests in private companies in developing countries and, since 2025, supports Somalia's central bank in building credit information for lending to small businesses.
Visit IFC (opens in a new tab)Source: IFC, project disclosure, credit information sharing in Somalia, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 1, 2025
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
Revenue Directorate
Somalia Revenue Directorate
Collects import and export duties and domestic taxes, enforces export prohibitions, and publishes tax forms and the customs regulation.
Visit Revenue Directorate (opens in a new tab)Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance ministry
MoF
Ministry of Finance
Publishes Somalia's customs, revenue and extractive industry legislation and the national budget.
Visit MoF (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
SOBS
Somali Bureau of Standards
Sets national standards and product quality rules, with a mandate over testing, inspection, certification and export standards.
Visit SOBS (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance, terms of reference for Standards Bureau, 2022 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
SCCI
Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Issues certificates of origin and other trade certificates and keeps a directory of member businesses.
Visit SCCI (opens in a new tab)Source: Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry, services page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Banking industry association
SBA
Somali Bankers Association
Represents Somalia's banks in policy dialogue and publishes news on payments and the banking sector.
Visit SBA (opens in a new tab)Source: Somali Bankers Association, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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- Compare Somalia with other countriesSet Somalia beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
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Promote:Somalia 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.