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🇨🇮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.
Open the official Ivory Coast registry
  • 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.

Verify it in four steps

  1. 1. 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.

  2. 2. 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.

  3. 3. 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.

  4. 4. 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.

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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.