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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in South Dakota, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
South Dakota Trade, GOED and Secretary of State: the guide’s first stops, of the 12 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
State trade promotion nonprofit
South Dakota Trade
Administers the State Trade Expansion Program grants and gives South Dakota companies export education, trade consulting and trade missions.
Visit South Dakota Trade (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Trade, Who We Are page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
State economic development agency
GOED
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
Makes awards from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund for research and economic development projects, under rules a 2026 act requires it to write.
Visit GOED (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Legislative Research Council, 2026 title summaries (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
State business filings office
Secretary of State
South Dakota Secretary of State
Files the application for a certificate of authority that a foreign corporation needs before it transacts business in South Dakota.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Legislature, Codified Law 47-1A-1503 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
2. Export development and market information
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State trade promotion nonprofit
South Dakota Trade
Administers the State Trade Expansion Program grants and gives South Dakota companies export education, trade consulting and trade missions.
Visit South Dakota Trade (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Trade, Who We Are page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State economic development agency
GOED
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
Makes awards from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund for research and economic development projects, under rules a 2026 act requires it to write.
Visit GOED (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Legislative Research Council, 2026 title summaries (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
State business filings office
Secretary of State
South Dakota Secretary of State
Files the application for a certificate of authority that a foreign corporation needs before it transacts business in South Dakota.
Visit Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Legislature, Codified Law 47-1A-1503 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
Regional economic development organization
Sioux Falls Development
Sioux Falls Development Foundation
Works with the City of Sioux Falls and the Governor's Office of Economic Development on business projects in Foundation Park.
4. Customs and tax
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State tax authority
Revenue Department
South Dakota Department of Revenue
Licenses businesses for state sales and use tax and administers the bank franchise tax; the state levies no corporate income tax.
Visit Revenue Department (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue, business taxes page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State agriculture and environment agency
DANR
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Runs the state's phytosanitary export certification for plants and plant products and posts the growing field application.
Visit DANR (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Agriculture and Natural Resources, export certification page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Meet requirements
State labor and licensing regulator
Labor and Regulation Department
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
Registers employers for reemployment assistance tax and regulates banks and insurers through its banking and insurance divisions.
Visit Labor and Regulation Department (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Labor and Regulation, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
5 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State wheat commodity commission
Wheat Commission
South Dakota Wheat Commission
Uses wheat checkoff funds for international marketing through United States Wheat Associates and the Northern Crops Institute.
Visit Wheat Commission (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Wheat Commission, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
State corn promotion council
Corn Council
South Dakota Corn Utilization Council
Collects the one-cent-per-bushel corn checkoff and funds research and development of new uses and markets for corn and corn by-products.
Visit Corn Council (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, news release, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 11, 2026
- Get advice
State soybean promotion council
Soybean Council
South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council
Pays from the soybean checkoff for tours of export and transportation facilities for South Dakota soybean growers.
Visit Soybean Council (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Soybean, See For Yourself tour page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
State chamber of commerce
South Dakota Chamber
South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Advocates for South Dakota employers and holds business events, including an economic outlook seminar.
Visit South Dakota Chamber (opens in a new tab)Source: South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
Regional chamber of commerce
Sioux Falls Chamber
Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
Represents nearly 2,000 Sioux Falls area members, hosts networking events and workshops, and advocates on business policy at every level of government.
Visit Sioux Falls Chamber (opens in a new tab)Source: Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
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Promote:South Dakota 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 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.