Women in Business Development Inc (WIBDI)
Organic virgin coconut oil and natural soaps from Samoan villages
WIBDI supports rural families to produce certified organic virgin coconut oil using cold-press methods. The oil is sold as cooking oil and as a base for handmade soaps and body care products, exported to New Zealand and beyond.
- Type
- manufacturer (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Apia, Samoa
- Founded
- 1991
- Website
- https://www.wibdi.org
- Categories
- Personal Care
- Markets
- New Zealand, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom
What is established and what is not
No facet of this company has been investigated yet. The facts below are collected records, not an assessment: nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-10 Domain registry record
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-10 - screened by name only: no legal entity is established for this record, so this is not a clearance OpenSanctions
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-10 - screened by name only: no legal entity is established for this record, so this is not a clearance OpenSanctions
Import rules for these goods
- Cosmetic products must be notified in the EU Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) before being placed on the EU market. European Commission (CPNP)
- For the US market, MoCRA requires cosmetic facility registration and product listing with the FDA. US FDA (MoCRA)