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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ministry of Planning

National Investment Promotion Agency

ANAPI

Services


ANAPI provides various services to investors before, during and after their installation as part of facilitation.

Services offered before the installation of the investor

  1. Provision of economic and various information;
  2. Organization of stays: facilitation;
  3. Obtaining entry visas: facilitation;
  4. Search for local and foreign partners;
  5. Support in Kinshasa and in the interior of the country in prospecting missions.

Services offered during installation

  1. Facilitation for investors looking for land (and premises) and for connection to the water and electricity network;
  2. Support in obtaining establishment visas;
  3. Support for obtaining specific licenses (Mines, Banks, Telecommunications, Air transport, etc.);
  4. Support for the creation of companies;
  5. Granting of customs, tax and parafiscal advantages.

Customs, tax and parafiscal benefits

  • Types of benefits granted:
    • Profit tax exemption;
    • Exemption from property tax;
    • Exemption from entry fees for equipment and other materials;
    • Exemption from exit rights for finished products.
    • Exemption from import VAT for new projects in customs benefits.
  • Duration of the advantages granted:
    • Economic region A (Kinshasa): 3 years from operation;
    • Economic region B (Bas-Congo, Lubumbashi, Likasi and Kolwezi): 4 years;
    • Economic region C (the other Provinces and Cities of the Country): 5 years

Services offered after installation

  1. Advocacy with state services;
  2. Information on State tenders;
  3. Intervention in case of difficulties with the Congolese administrations.