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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in South Sudan, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
MTI, Ministry of Investment and SSRA: the guide’s first stops, of the 11 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MTI
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Leads trade, industry and private sector policy and manages the Trade Information Hub, which lists procedures for exporting and for investing.
Visit MTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Investment ministry
Ministry of Investment
Sets investment strategy and takes online applications for the investment certificate that a national or foreign investor needs.
Visit Ministry of Investment (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Investment, online services portal (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
SSRA
South Sudan Revenue Authority
Issues Tax Identification Numbers on the eTax portal and runs the eCustoms portal where importers and exporters declare consignments.
Visit SSRA (opens in a new tab)Source: South Sudan Revenue Authority, eTax portal, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade and industry ministry
MTI
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Leads trade, industry and private sector policy and manages the Trade Information Hub, which lists procedures for exporting and for investing.
Visit MTI (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
NBS
National Bureau of Statistics
Publishes trade, consumer price and GDP statistics that help a company size a market.
Visit NBS (opens in a new tab)Source: South Sudan NBS, home page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Find finance
Development finance institution
World Bank
World Bank Group
Multilateral body
Publishes South Sudan economic monitors and reports, and funds projects including agricultural livelihoods and women's enterprise skills.
Visit World Bank (opens in a new tab)Source: World Bank, South Sudan country overview, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment ministry
Ministry of Investment
Sets investment strategy and takes online applications for the investment certificate that a national or foreign investor needs.
Visit Ministry of Investment (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Investment, online services portal (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Labour ministry
MOL
Ministry of Labour
Issues work permits for foreign staff through its Department of Alien Employment.
Visit MOL (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Labour, work permit applications page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BoSS
Bank of South Sudan
Sets monetary and exchange rate policy, licenses banks and foreign exchange bureaus and publishes circulars on foreign exchange.
Visit BoSS (opens in a new tab)Source: Bank of South Sudan, home page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
SSRA
South Sudan Revenue Authority
Issues Tax Identification Numbers on the eTax portal and runs the eCustoms portal where importers and exporters declare consignments.
Visit SSRA (opens in a new tab)Source: South Sudan Revenue Authority, eTax portal, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance and planning ministry
MoFP
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Publishes budget documents, finance bills and laws that set tax rates and fees.
Visit MoFP (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Finance and Planning, home page, 2025 (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
National standards body
SSNBS
South Sudan National Bureau of Standards
Runs standards, a quality mark, product certification, laboratory testing and a department for certification and export promotion.
Visit SSNBS (opens in a new tab)Source: South Sudan National Bureau of Standards, certification and export promotion (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Agriculture ministry
MAFS
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Its Directorate of Plant Protection inspects plant exports and issues phytosanitary certificates for traders in agricultural products.
Visit MAFS (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Plant Protection (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Petroleum ministry
MOP
Ministry of Petroleum
Oversees the oil sector and publishes Dar Blend and Nile Blend marketing reports.
Visit MOP (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Petroleum, marketing and sales reports (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. 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 South Sudan with other countriesSet South Sudan 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:South Sudan 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.