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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Tuvalu, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
Department of Trade, Foreign Investment Unit and Revenue and Customs: the guide’s first stops, of the 11 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- The guide lists every national body found with evidence dated 2025 or later; several bodies have no site of their own. Source (opens in a new tab)
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Trade policy and promotion department
Department of Trade
Leads trade policy, trade negotiations, trade promotion and facilitation, and works on PACER Plus implementation and the Enhanced Integrated Framework.
Visit Department of Trade (opens in a new tab)Source: Tuvalu Department of Trade, about page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Foreign investment approvals unit
Foreign Investment Unit
Tuvalu Foreign Investment Unit
Receives foreign investment applications, advises investors, helps them obtain other permits and issues investment certificates after Board approval.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
Revenue and Customs
Tuvalu Revenue and Customs Department
Administers tax legislation and customs and excise, including tax collection, compliance and border security levies.
Visit Revenue and Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Tuvalu Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Customs page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
2. Export development and market information
6 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Trade policy and promotion department
Department of Trade
Leads trade policy, trade negotiations, trade promotion and facilitation, and works on PACER Plus implementation and the Enhanced Integrated Framework.
Visit Department of Trade (opens in a new tab)Source: Tuvalu Department of Trade, about page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Meet requirements
Trade agreement implementation unit
PACER Plus Implementation Unit
Regional body
Supports parties, including Tuvalu, to use PACER Plus rules of origin, customs, biosecurity and standards provisions.
Visit PACER Plus Implementation Unit (opens in a new tab)Source: PACER Plus Implementation Unit, what is PACER Plus (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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National statistics office
CSD
Tuvalu Central Statistics Division
Publishes Tuvalu's trade, balance of payments, price and national accounts statistics, with the help of other government agencies.
Visit CSD (opens in a new tab)Source: Tuvalu Statistics Division, about page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Get advice
Regional trade promotion network
Pacific Trade Invest
Regional body
Facilitates trade, investment and tourism deals between Pacific island economies and the rest of the world, through offices in Australia, China, Europe, New Zealand and Japan.
Visit Pacific Trade Invest (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Trade Invest, services and offices (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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Regional statistics and development body
SPC
Pacific Community
Regional body
Provides regional data through the Pacific Data Hub, including merchandise trade totals for Pacific countries.
Visit SPC (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Community, home page, read November 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Regional political and economic body
Forum Secretariat
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Regional body
Serves the Pacific Islands Forum, and Pacific Trade Invest is its trade and investment promotion network.
Visit Forum Secretariat (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Trade Invest, services and offices (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Foreign investment approvals unit
Foreign Investment Unit
Tuvalu Foreign Investment Unit
Receives foreign investment applications, advises investors, helps them obtain other permits and issues investment certificates after Board approval.
Government law office
Attorney General's Office
Sits on the Foreign Investment Board as its deputy chair, and the Tuvalu Legislation On-line portal carries the laws that govern business and investment.
4. Customs and tax
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Tax and customs authority
Revenue and Customs
Tuvalu Revenue and Customs Department
Administers tax legislation and customs and excise, including tax collection, compliance and border security levies.
Visit Revenue and Customs (opens in a new tab)Source: Tuvalu Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Customs page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Fisheries and fish export regulator
Fisheries Authority
Tuvalu Fisheries Authority
Regulates the processing, marketing and export of fish, and its Managing Director authorizes commercial exports of fish caught in Tuvalu waters.
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Regional private sector organization
PIPSO
Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation
Regional body
Links Pacific businesses to national help, lists Tuvalu's statistics division and private sector organization, and publishes export pricing and business guides.
Visit PIPSO (opens in a new tab)Source: Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 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 Tuvalu with other countriesSet Tuvalu beside other countries on investment momentum, fundamentals and trade access, before site, tax and legal work.
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Promote:Tuvalu 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 November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.