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Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Liberia

The Ministry was originally established in 1948 as the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. Establish and enforce standards for business practices.

On June 1, 1962 it became the Department of Commerce and Industry, and later established by an Act of Legislature in 1987. Background

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry was established by an Act of Legislature in 1987. On June 1, 1962 it became the Department of Commerce and Industry. On December 31, 1971 the name was changed to Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Transportation. An Act detaching the Bureau of Transport from the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Transportation, resulted in the current Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Objectives and Vision

Roles and Functions

Establish and regulate commodity and trade standards. Collect, evaluate, and publish data pertaining to Commerce and Industry. Promote sound dev elopement of foreign and domestic trade. Issue Import and Export Permits. Control quality of goods and commodity imported into and exported from the Country. Implement efficient and effective trade management system including pre-shipment Inspection of imports and exports. Monitoring and regulating prices of essential goods. Structure of the Ministry

The Ministry has three distinct bureaus:

Bureau of Administration
Bureau of Commence & Trade and
Bureau of Industry

The three bureaus are subdivided into 13 Divisions and they are: Personnel, Finance, Electronic Data Processing, Information, and Planning & Research, Foreign Trade, Domestic Trade, Inspectorate, Price Analysis & Marketing, Standards, Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Industrial Development, Industrial Administration & Supervision.

21/08/2026

Pictures from the one day Sensitization and Awareness Workshop held at Boulevard Palace Hotel, Today, on the setting up of a Trade Information Portal by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The workshop is taken place in Sinkor, Monrovia, drawing participants from several Ministries, Agencies and Commissions of Government.

The platform will provide effective information about import/export rules with timeliness, reduce time and cost in gathering trade-related information upon being established and operationalized, etc.

21/08/2026

"𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐂𝐅𝐓𝐀 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬"

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has held a high-level engagement with a team from Ecobank Liberia to discuss the Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub, a digital platform designed to connect businesses across Africa and facilitate greater participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The meeting focused on how Liberian businesses, particularly importers, exporters, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), can take advantage of the opportunities created by the AfCFTA, which seeks to strengthen intra-African trade, investment, and economic integration by creating a single market for goods and services across the continent.

During the engagement, the Ecobank team highlighted key features of the Single Market Trade Hub, including MyTradeHub, a business matchmaking platform that enables African importers and exporters to create business profiles and identify potential trading partners across the continent. Through the platform, businesses can upload their profiles, identify potential markets and trading partners, and receive support in establishing commercial relationships within the African single market.
The platform also provides AfCFTA-related information and expertise, helping businesses better understand the agreement, its opportunities, and how to access new markets across Africa.

This support is intended to assist both importers and exporters in navigating the emerging continental trading environment and making informed decisions about expanding their businesses beyond national borders.
In addition, the Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub provides access to relevant financial products and services designed to support trade activities across Africa. The initiative is expected to complement ongoing national efforts to strengthen Liberia’s trade ecosystem, enhance private-sector participation, and position Liberian businesses to benefit more effectively from regional and continental trade opportunities.

The Ministry welcomed the engagement, noting that increased collaboration between government and financial institutions is essential to creating an enabling environment for Liberian businesses to compete in regional and international markets. The Ministry further emphasized the importance of leveraging digital platforms, financial services, market information, and strategic partnerships to empower Liberian entrepreneurs and businesses to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the AfCFTA.

The engagement forms part of broader efforts to promote trade facilitation, digital transformation, private-sector development, market access, and inclusive economic growth, while ensuring that Liberian businesses are adequately prepared to participate in the expanding African single market.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Republic of Liberia

21/08/2026

Monrovia, Liberia: August 20th, 2026- Commerce Minister Hon. Dagoseh attended an official induction ceremony of the newly elected leadership of the Association of American Businesses in Liberia.

20/08/2026

Liberia Standards Authority's Council Meeting/Workshop Session at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry(August 19,2026).

Focus of meeting: Resource mobilization plan, proposed FY2027 Budget, business plan, LiSA's Strategic plan, etc.

19/08/2026

"𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 (𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐏) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭"

The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in collaboration with the Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT-P), with funding from the World Bank, has commenced implementation of the Liberia Trade Information Portal (LTIP) Project—a major step toward modernizing Liberia’s trade environment and making essential trade information more accessible to the public.

The LTIP will establish a centralized, web-based platform designed to provide traders, importers, exporters, investors, businesses, and the general public with reliable, accurate, and up-to-date information on trade-related laws, regulations, procedures, fees, forms, licenses, permits, approvals, and other requirements governing commercial activities in Liberia.

As part of the implementation process, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with ECORYS UK Limited and its Partner (Tribe), is engaging relevant Ministries, Agencies, Commissions, and other key stakeholders involved in trade regulation, administration, and facilitation. This inclusive approach is intended to ensure that the portal reflects the actual needs of businesses and stakeholders while providing comprehensive information across Liberia’s trade ecosystem.

The implementation of the LTIP represents an important milestone in Liberia’s efforts to improve transparency, simplify trade procedures, reduce the cost and time associated with doing business, and strengthen trade facilitation. By making critical trade information available through a single, accessible online platform, the initiative is expected to reduce information gaps, improve compliance, and make it easier for businesses—especially Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)—to navigate Liberia’s regulatory and trade environment.

Ultimately, the Liberia Trade Information Portal is more than a digital platform; it is an important instrument for building a more transparent, predictable, efficient, and business-friendly trade environment. The initiative aligns with Liberia’s broader economic transformation agenda and demonstrates the Government’s commitment to leveraging digital solutions to promote investment, facilitate trade, empower businesses, and create greater opportunities for sustainable economic growth.

18/08/2026

A pictorial on efforts being made by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to set up the Liberia Trade Information Portal (LITP). Today, the Senior Management Team at the Ministry held a meeting with partners who are on an initial two-week field visit to Liberia.

The Liberia Trade Information Portal Wii, among other important things ensure effective information accessibility about trade-related matters,and reduce the time taken for the public to access such information, especially visters.

Details will follow in our subsequent publication.

17/08/2026

"𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚"

BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY — August 17, 2026: The Liberia Business Registry (LBR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), has officially launched the Liberia Business Registry Digitization and Decentralization Project 2026 in Grand Bassa County, marking a significant step toward making business registration and related services more accessible, efficient, and convenient for entrepreneurs across Liberia.

The launch, held in Grand Bassa County, brings government business registration services closer to entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises, investors, and other members of the business community outside Monrovia. The initiative is intended to reduce the challenges associated with traveling to the capital to access business registration services while promoting a more modern, technology-driven system for formalizing businesses.

Speaking during the launch, Hon. Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, Minister of Commerce and Industry, emphasized the importance of collaboration among government institutions, the private sector, local authorities, and entrepreneurs in ensuring the success of the initiative. The project represents part of broader efforts to improve Liberia's business environment and create a more responsive public service delivery system.
She highlighted the importance of creating an enabling environment for Liberian businesses, promoting entrepreneurship, supporting MSMEs, and improving access to government services. The digitization and decentralization of the Liberia Business Registry are therefore viewed as important instruments in advancing these objectives.

The Digitization component seeks to strengthen the use of digital technology in business registration and related processes, helping to reduce paperwork, improve efficiency, enhance data management, and make services more transparent and accessible. Through digital transformation, entrepreneurs will have greater opportunities to interact with the business registration system in a faster and more convenient manner.

The project is expected to particularly benefit Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), many of which play a critical role in employment creation, household income generation, innovation, and local economic development. By making registration services more accessible, the government aims to encourage more businesses to formalize their operations and become better positioned to access financing, markets, government programs, and other opportunities.

The Liberia Business Registry Digitization and Decentralization Project 2026 is consequently being welcomed as a major development in Liberia's ongoing efforts to modernize business registration, promote formalization, strengthen private-sector participation, and ensure that entrepreneurs across the country can access government services without unnecessary barriers.

For entrepreneurs in Grand Bassa and beyond, the message is clear: business registration services are moving closer to the people, while technology is making the process more efficient, accessible, and responsive.

15/08/2026

"𝐌𝐨𝐂𝐈 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧"

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoCI) has launched a major nationwide initiative that promises to make it easier, faster, and more affordable for thousands of Liberians to register their businesses without traveling to Monrovia. The Ministry has officially begun the digitization and decentralization of the Liberia Business Registry (LBR), a transformative reform that will establish fully digital business registration services in seven counties during the first phase of implementation.

The initiative was officially launched on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Kakata City, Margibi County, and currently covers Margibi, Grand Bassa, B**g, Nimba, Lofa, Grand Gedeh, and River Gee Counties. The project aims to establish seven fully operational digital business registry sub-offices and facilitate the registration of 4,500 new micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), including 1,200 youth-owned businesses and 1,500 women-led enterprises.

Speaking at the launch, Deputy Minister for Administration, Hon. Tarnue N. Jeke, who represented Minister of Commerce & Industry Hon. Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, described the initiative as a significant step toward bringing government services directly to the people. He said the reform is designed to eliminate the long and costly journeys many entrepreneurs have endured simply to register their businesses. “Our goal is simple: no entrepreneur should be left behind because of where they live. Whether you operate a small shop, an agro-processing business, a transport service, a technology enterprise, or any other business, you deserve a fair opportunity to become part of Liberia’s formal economy,” Deputy Minister Jeke declared.

Also speaking during the launch, Liberia Business Registry Director General, Hon. Patience Randall urged Liberians to take ownership of the initiative by registering their businesses directly through the new digital system. She noted that since assuming office in 2024, the LBR has been working to simplify and accelerate business registration procedures by removing unnecessary bottlenecks and improving service delivery. Madam Randall cautioned entrepreneurs against relying on unauthorized intermediaries, encouraging them instead to engage directly with the Registry’s official channels.

Following the launch in Margibi County, the MoCI team continued the nationwide rollout in B**g County on August 12 and Nimba County on August 13, where large crowds of local business owners, youth groups, women entrepreneurs, and community leaders participated in interactive public engagements. Residents across the participating counties have welcomed the initiative, describing it as timely, practical, and long overdue.

Under the leadership of Minister Dagoseh, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry continues to pursue reforms aimed at modernizing public service delivery and creating a more accessible and competitive business environment for Liberians nationwide.

11/08/2026

The Official Launch of the Digitization and Decentralization Project of the Liberia Business Registry by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Kakata City, Margibi County (Tuesday, August 11, 2026).

11/08/2026

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