🇨🇮How to verify a supplier in Ivory Coast
To verify a supplier in Ivory Coast, look the company up for free in the official RCCM (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan) + DGI tax status and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns a name search (the demandeurs field) returns the company's RCCM number, the filing date, and the formality type (Immatriculation for a first registration, Modification, or Radiation).
The official registry
- Registry
- RCCM (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan) + DGI tax status
- Company ID
- RCCM number (e.g. CI-ABJ-03-2024-B12-01578) plus the 17-digit IDU (Identifiant Unique)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- A real supplier shows an Immatriculation and no Radiation (striking-off) in its RCCM history; for a live trading counterparty also ask for a current Attestation de Regularite Fiscale (ARF), the DGI tax-clearance certificate.
- Cote d'Ivoire is an OHADA member state, so the RCCM follows the regional OHADA commercial-register standard.
- Tax check: the DGI (dgi.gouv.ci) verifies a company's Compte Contribuable; an active taxpayer holding a current ARF is the main legality test before a B2B deal.
- Cocoa, coffee and tuna exports are quota-licensed by the Conseil Cafe-Cacao and the Ministry of Trade, so a legitimate exporter of these products holds a current export licence.
Sector export licences
Being a registered, active company is not the same as being allowed to export a specific product. In Ivory Coast, these sectors carry their own export licence or certificate from a named regulator, so a genuine exporter of these goods holds a current one. Ask for it, then check it at the source.
- cocoa & coffeemandatory
export licence from the Conseil Cafe-Cacao.
Ask for the current Conseil Cafe-Cacao export licence number and cross-check the exporter is on the Conseil's registered-exporter list.
Official source - rough diamondsmandatory
Kimberley Process certificate from the Ministere des Mines de l'Energie et du Petrole.
Verify the physical certificate authenticity and matching shipment numbers directly with the Ministry's Kimberley Process Office.
Official source
This is a factual pointer to public records, not legal advice, and the list is not exhaustive.
Before you sign: five asks no registry can answer
The register proves the company exists and who signs. It says nothing about whether the supplier survives a bad quarter, a fire or a key person leaving. Serious suppliers answer these five asks without friction; hesitation on any of them is information too.
- Business continuity: what happens to your order if their plant loses power, a strike hits or their systems go down? Ask for the plan, not a reassurance.
- Liability insurance: is product or professional liability insured, with which insurer and to what ceiling? A certificate of insurance is a one-page email for a real firm.
- Exit terms: how do you terminate if it goes wrong, what notice and fees apply, and how do you get your tooling, molds or data back?
- Support in numbers: ask for response and resolution times as figures, not adjectives. A supplier who commits to hours in writing has a support process; one who writes fast support does not.
- Named people: who exactly runs production and who owns your account? Continuity of a named team matters more than a polished sales deck, and employee-review sites often show whether that team stays.
General commercial hygiene, not legal advice.
Verify it in four steps
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Open the RCCM (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan) + DGI tax status
RCCM (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan) + DGI tax status is the official government record of companies in Ivory Coast. Basic name or number search is free.
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Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its RCCM number (e.g. CI-ABJ-03-2024-B12-01578) plus the 17-digit IDU (Identifiant Unique). If the name does not match cleanly, treat it as a red flag, it may be a trade name, a different entity, or wrong.
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Confirm it is active, not struck off
A real supplier shows an Immatriculation and no Radiation (striking-off) in its RCCM history; for a live trading counterparty also ask for a current Attestation de Regularite Fiscale (ARF), the DGI tax-clearance certificate.
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Check it makes what it sells
A real factory carries a manufacturing activity code and a consistent trade history; a middleman reselling everything is the most common mismatch.
This is a factual pointer to public records, not legal advice. For the full method, see the 7 checks that separate a real supplier from a scam.
We do this check for you
On every Ivory Coast company we list, we show what the open record says, each linked to its free public source so you can re-check it yourself, no paid badge. And we go past the big directories to the local and craft makers who are too small for them but real, then verify and sort them, so you find genuine Ivory Coast suppliers, not just the loudest.
Ivory Coast suppliers by sector
Every company on these pages shows what the open record says about it, each fact linked to its free public source.
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Questions
Is checking a Ivory Coast supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the RCCM (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan) + DGI tax status is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Ivory Coast company have?
Its RCCM number (e.g. CI-ABJ-03-2024-B12-01578) plus the 17-digit IDU (Identifiant Unique). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the RCCM (Tribunal de Commerce d'Abidjan) + DGI tax status and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Ivory Coast supplier is a real manufacturer, not a reseller?
The registry's activity code is the tell: a manufacturing code means a real maker, a wholesale or retail code means a trader. Cote d'Ivoire is an OHADA member state, so the RCCM follows the regional OHADA commercial-register standard.