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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Togo, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Commerce ministry, API-ZF and OTR: the guide’s first stops, of the 13 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Commerce and quality ministry
Commerce ministry
Ministère délégué, chargé du Commerce et du Contrôle de Qualité
Sets trade policy, issues export authorizations through its trade directorates and runs the Togo Trade Portal of import and export procedures.
Visit Commerce ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo commerce ministry, exporter's guide, July 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Investment and free zone agency
API-ZF
Agence de Promotion des Investissements et de la Zone Franche
Administers the investment code and free zone status, issues investment approvals, and takes over the dissolved free zone company's duties under an August 2026 decree.
Visit API-ZF (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo Council of Ministers report, August 26, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of August 26, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
OTR
Office Togolais des Recettes
Handles customs export declarations and issues customs origin documents for the ECOWAS and WAEMU area.
Visit OTR (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo commerce ministry, exporter's guide, July 2024 (in French) (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.
Commerce and quality ministry
Commerce ministry
Ministère délégué, chargé du Commerce et du Contrôle de Qualité
Sets trade policy, issues export authorizations through its trade directorates and runs the Togo Trade Portal of import and export procedures.
Visit Commerce ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo commerce ministry, exporter's guide, July 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
INSEED
Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques et Démographiques
Publishes consumer price indices, quarterly goods trade bulletins and national accounts.
Visit INSEED (opens in a new tab)Source: INSEED, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
Regional body
Runs regional trade and market integration programs for its member states, which include Togo.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: ECOWAS Commission, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Global trade rules organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Sets global trade rules and runs Trade4MSMEs, a trade information gateway for small and mid-sized companies.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, home page (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 and free zone agency
API-ZF
Agence de Promotion des Investissements et de la Zone Franche
Administers the investment code and free zone status, issues investment approvals, and takes over the dissolved free zone company's duties under an August 2026 decree.
Visit API-ZF (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo Council of Ministers report, August 26, 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of August 26, 2026
- Get advice
Investment and industry ministry
Investment ministry
Ministère de la Promotion des Investissements, de l'Industrie et de la Souveraineté Économique
Sets investment promotion policy and oversees API-ZF, the agency that holds the one-stop shop.
Visit Investment ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo investment ministry, duties and objectives (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Industrial platform operator
PIA
Plateforme Industrielle d'Adétikopé
Takes applications from companies that want a business unit on the Adétikopé industrial platform.
Visit PIA (opens in a new tab)Source: PIA Togo, business incentives page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
OTR
Office Togolais des Recettes
Handles customs export declarations and issues customs origin documents for the ECOWAS and WAEMU area.
Visit OTR (opens in a new tab)Source: Togo commerce ministry, exporter's guide, July 2024 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Regional central bank
BCEAO
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Regional body
Sets the regional rules on external financial relations, including export domiciliation and repatriation of proceeds.
Visit BCEAO (opens in a new tab)Source: BCEAO, external financial relations regulation, chapter VI (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Regional economic union
WAEMU
Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine
Regional body
Publishes the official bulletin and community programs for its eight member states, which include Togo.
Visit WAEMU (opens in a new tab)Source: WAEMU, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
National quality authority
HAUQE
Haute Autorité de la Qualité et de l'Environnement
Coordinates the national quality system, including the standards agency, certification programs and metrology, and advises small companies on quality.
Visit HAUQE (opens in a new tab)Source: HAUQE, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Agriculture and animal resources ministry
Agriculture ministry
Ministère de l'Agriculture de la Pêche, des Ressources Animales et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire
Its plant protection directorate issues phytosanitary certificates, and its livestock directorate issues sanitary certificates for animal products.
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National chamber of commerce
CCIT
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Togo
Issues origin certificates and customs single-duty documents, and runs the AGOA resource center and a business directory.
Visit CCIT (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIT, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 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 Togo with other countriesSet Togo 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:Togo 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.