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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Tunisia, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
CEPEX, TIA and INS: the guide’s first stops, of the 17 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
National export promotion agency
CEPEX
Centre de Promotion des Exportations
Organizes trade fair participation, runs training and trade information, and manages the export promotion fund.
Visit CEPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, page on the export promotion center (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
National investment authority
TIA
Tunisia Investment Authority
Acts as the single point of contact for investors and runs a national platform for declarations, authorizations, incorporation and incentives.
Visit TIA (opens in a new tab)Source: Tunisia Investment Authority, Our Missions page (figures to April 2026) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
INS
Institut National de la Statistique
Publishes the consumer price index, monthly foreign trade statistics and national accounts.
Visit INS (opens in a new tab)Source: INS Tunisia, foreign trade, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 12, 2026
2. Export development and market information
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National export promotion agency
CEPEX
Centre de Promotion des Exportations
Organizes trade fair participation, runs training and trade information, and manages the export promotion fund.
Visit CEPEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, page on the export promotion center (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
INS
Institut National de la Statistique
Publishes the consumer price index, monthly foreign trade statistics and national accounts.
Visit INS (opens in a new tab)Source: INS Tunisia, foreign trade, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 12, 2026
Trade and export ministry
Trade ministry
Ministère du Commerce et du Développement des Exportations
Sets foreign trade policy, authorizes exports of listed goods, and publishes a guide to export procedures and the foreign trade laws.
Visit Trade ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, guide to export procedures page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Find finance
Export credit insurer
COTUNACE
Compagnie Tunisienne pour l’Assurance du Commerce Extérieur
Insures export credit risk and manages state guarantee funds for exporters.
Visit COTUNACE (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Tunisia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 14, 2025
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCT
Banque Centrale de Tunisie
Regulates foreign exchange, publishes daily dinar rates and forms, and answers questions on foreign exchange and foreign trade operations.
Visit BCT (opens in a new tab)Source: Central Bank of Tunisia, home page, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Multilateral trade organization
WTO
World Trade Organization
Multilateral body
Publishes Tunisia’s trade policy review, member information and trade statistics.
Visit WTO (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Tunisia member information page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National investment authority
TIA
Tunisia Investment Authority
Acts as the single point of contact for investors and runs a national platform for declarations, authorizations, incorporation and incentives.
Visit TIA (opens in a new tab)Source: Tunisia Investment Authority, Our Missions page (figures to April 2026) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Foreign investment agency
FIPA-Tunisia
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
Promotes foreign investment and publishes statistics on international investment in Tunisia, as the WTO review cites.
Visit FIPA-Tunisia (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Tunisia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 14, 2025
Industry and innovation agency
APII
Agence de Promotion de l’Industrie et de l’Innovation
Examines grant applications for industrial projects and offers online project declaration and a company set-up desk.
Visit APII (opens in a new tab)Source: APII, industry portal home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Industrial land agency
AFI
Agence Foncière Industrielle
Develops industrial zones and sells serviced industrial plots to promoters.
Visit AFI (opens in a new tab)Source: AFI, home page (in Arabic) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Agricultural investment agency
APIA
Agence de Promotion des Investissements Agricoles
Takes investment declarations and grant applications for farming and fishing projects and publishes the agricultural investment manual.
Visit APIA (opens in a new tab)Source: APIA, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Business park operator
Bizerte Business Park
Parc d’Activités Economiques de Bizerte
Develops and maintains the Bizerte free zone and gives operators customs, administrative and technical help on site.
Visit Bizerte Business Park (opens in a new tab)Source: Bizerte business park, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction générale des douanes
Applies customs law, assigns the customs code exporters need, and handles export declarations, certificates of origin and duty drawback.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Tunisia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 14, 2025
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
INNORPI
Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle
Issues Tunisian standards, certifies products and issues conformity certificates, and is the technical barriers to trade enquiry point.
Visit INNORPI (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO Trade Policy Review of Tunisia, Secretariat report, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 14, 2025
Public trade office
OCT
Office du Commerce de la Tunisie
Carries out the technical quality control of food products intended for export, as the trade ministry describes.
Visit OCT (opens in a new tab)Source: Trade ministry, page on the Tunisian Trade Office (in Arabic) (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
Regional chamber of commerce
CCIS
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Sfax
Issues certificates of origin, including electronic ones, and runs export support, training and business missions for companies in its region.
Visit CCIS (opens in a new tab)Source: Sfax chamber of commerce, home page, 2026 notices (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Farmers and fishers union
UTAP
Union Tunisienne de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche
Represents farmers and fishers and organizes trade shows, training and business meetings abroad for its members.
Visit UTAP (opens in a new tab)Source: UTAP, home page, October 2026 notices (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 22, 2026
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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.