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Find public support
The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Sudan, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
NIA, Customs Forces and CBOS: the guide’s first stops, of the 9 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
Investment promotion authority
NIA
National Investment Authority
Licenses investment projects, runs an electronic single-window platform, and publishes an investor guide and a procedures guide.
Visit NIA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Authority, single window notice, September 2026 (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
Customs Forces
Sudan Customs Forces
Is named in the prime minister's October 2026 decisions as a body that implements the new duty and VAT exemptions.
- Meet requirements
Central bank
CBOS
Central Bank of Sudan
Publishes the foreign trade digest and monthly economic brief, and sets the central bank's 2026 policies on foreign exchange and export earnings.
2. Export development and market information
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Central bank
CBOS
Central Bank of Sudan
Publishes the foreign trade digest and monthly economic brief, and sets the central bank's 2026 policies on foreign exchange and export earnings.
- Find finance
Export credit and investment insurer
ICIEC
Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit
Multilateral body
Offers export credit and investment insurance to companies in its member countries, which include Sudan.
Visit ICIEC (opens in a new tab)Source: ICIEC, member states page, read October 2026 (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 authority
NIA
National Investment Authority
Licenses investment projects, runs an electronic single-window platform, and publishes an investor guide and a procedures guide.
Visit NIA (opens in a new tab)Source: National Investment Authority, single window notice, September 2026 (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Justice ministry and company registrar
MoJ
Ministry of Justice
Its Commercial Registrations Department registers companies, business names, partnerships and commercial agents, with electronic registration services.
Visit MoJ (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Justice, commercial registrations page (in Arabic) (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
Customs authority
Customs Forces
Sudan Customs Forces
Is named in the prime minister's October 2026 decisions as a body that implements the new duty and VAT exemptions.
Seaports authority
Ports Corporation
Sea Ports Corporation
Runs Port Sudan and the other seaports, and publishes ship movements, port tariffs and port statistics online.
Visit Ports Corporation (opens in a new tab)Source: Sea Ports Corporation, home page, October 2026 (in Arabic) (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
SSMO
Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization
Is the reference body for national standards, quality control, measurement and calibration, and publishes a catalog of Sudanese standards.
Visit SSMO (opens in a new tab)Source: Sudanese standards organization, overview page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Livestock and fisheries ministry
Animal Wealth Ministry
Ministry of Animal Wealth and Fisheries
Is the federal ministry for livestock and fisheries in the 2026 cabinet; ask it about animal health rules before you export live animals or meat.
Minerals ministry
Minerals Ministry
Ministry of Minerals
Is the federal ministry for minerals in the 2026 cabinet; ask it about mining and gold export rules before you trade.
Visit Minerals Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Sudan portal, minerals ministry page, September 2026 (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 30, 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 Sudan with other countriesSet 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.
Turn this guide into your Sudan project.
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Promote: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.