Start with the essentials
Your next step.
Present the activity and project structure to API to identify support and the framework to examine. Check land matters separately with MINDCAF and taxes with DGI. An approval or company formation does not establish rights over a site.
- Prepare a project brief for API.
- Check site rights and permissions.
- Obtain tax and operating-cost estimates.
Explore what you need
Answers to your questions.
What can API help with?
The Presidency describes reception, guidance and assistance for domestic and foreign investors, together with processing certain approval applications. Prepare the activity, location, budget, schedule, legal structure and project stage. Ask for the relevant office and current conditions of the proposed framework.
Which incentives can I include in the budget?
Confirm the legal framework and activity’s eligibility before assuming an exemption. An investment-incentive framework adopted in 2025 was ratified by law, so an older brochure alone cannot establish the applicable regime. Request an assessment of the specific project and related obligations.
What should I check before reserving a site?
Have title, the transferor’s identity and authority, boundaries and transfer examined. Ask the local council about use rules and permissions for the activity. If acting from abroad, also define the representative’s powers and the documents you should receive before each payment stage.
How should I prepare the tax side?
DGI publishes the 2026 General Tax Code and guidance on property income. Ask for an assessment distinguishing acquisition, ownership, works and income under your structure. Add utility connections, maintenance, management and vacancy to the budget, and compare a cautious scenario with advertised rent.
Official sources
- Présidence · Agence de Promotion des Investissements prc.cm
- Présidence · ratification du dispositif d’incitations de 2025 prc.cm
- MINDCAF · FAQ foncière mindcaf.gov.cm
- DGI · Code général des impôts 2026 impots.cm
- DGI · revenus fonciers impots.cm
- Barreau du Cameroun · tableau des avocats barreaucameroun.org
