Economic Overview
- Service sector has been recognized as the major GDP contributor
followed by agriculture and industry.
- Haiti shares good trading relations with USA, Canada.
- The country is blessed with natural resources like bauxite,
copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble.
International Trade
Major Export Items
Apparel, Manufactures, Oils, Cocoa, Mangoes, Coffee
Main Destinations of Exports
United States, Canada
Major Import Items
Food, Manufactured Goods, Machinery and Transport Equipment, Fuels, Raw
Materials
Main Origins of Imports
USA, Netherlands, Brazil, China
Contacts of Trade
Ministries/ Associations
| Association of Maritime Line Agencie |
Association of Haitian Insurers |
Association of Haitian Coffee Exporters |
B.P. 603, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(223)-1212/ 1312
|
INA-153, Angle Rue des
Miracles et Rue Pavee
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(223)-0796/ 0798
|
B.P. 134, Port-au-Prince
NCCSL Bldg, P.O.Box 1735,
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(249)-2919/ 2928
Fax : +(509)-(249)-2142
|
| Haitian
Builders Association |
Haitian
Manufacturers Association |
National
Association of Importers and Distributors of Pharmaceutical Products |
B.P. 666, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(23)-5050
|
199, Route de Delmas,
Delmas
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(246)-4509/10
Fax: +(509)-(246)-2211
|
14, Rue Eden, B.P. 731,
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(223)-8195
|
| National
Association of Petroleum Product Distributors |
Association
of Agricultural Producers |
Haitian
Chamber of Commerce and Industr |
401, Route de Delmas
B.P. 1379 Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(246)-1414
Fax: +(509)-(246)-1414
|
B.P. 1318, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(246)-1848
Fax: +(509)-(246)-0356
|
Cite de l'Exposition, B.P.
982
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel.: +(509)-(222)-2475
Fax: +(509)-(222)-0281
|
Business Visa Rules
- Valid passport having minimum 6 months of validity.
- Completed and signed visa application form along with the
passport size photographs.
- Business letter written on the company's letterhead stating the
purpose, duration of visit along with the other requisite details.
- If the financial expenses that will be arise during the
applicant's stay is bear by the applicant's company then the letter
from the company should clearly indicate of the same. In case it is
not incurred by the company then the applicant is required to give
proof of his/her sound financial ability. Like bank statement can be
submit for this.
- The onward ticket or confirmed itinerary is required to be
submit.
Business Hours
Offices: Monday to Friday from 08:00 - 16:00
Public Holidays
| Festival |
Date |
| Independence Day |
January 01 |
| Ancestors' Day |
January 02 |
| Carnival |
Date Varies |
| Good Friday |
Date Varies |
| Pan-American Day/Bastilla's Day |
April 14 |
| Labour Day |
May 01 |
| Ascension |
Date Varies |
| Flag and University Day |
May 18 |
| Corpus Christi |
Date Varies |
| Assumption |
August 15 |
| Anniversary of the Death of
Dessalines |
October 17 |
| United Nations Day |
October 24 |
| All Saints' Day |
November 01 |
| All Souls' Day |
November 02 |
| Battle of Vertieres Day |
November 18 |
| Christmas Day |
December 25 |
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