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The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency is grateful to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for financing a 7.2 km of paved road project in phase II of the Industrial Park of Hissar-e-Shahi, Ningarhar Province. In the form of a grant, the USAID provided 2 million USD for this purpose. The project works included sub-grade, sub-base, aggregate base course, asphalt wearing course, line marking and road signs. The project was successfully implemented by the Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), which was started on April 12, 2009 and was handed over to AISA on September 15, 2009.

AISA builds industrial parks with all necessary infrastructures to promote and facilitate foreign and domestic investment in the country.
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Licensing Procedures

In order to operate a business legally in Afghanistan it needs to obtain a business license. This license is awarded through AiSA and is to be renewed yearly. Certain industries, e.g. the Health Sector, require an additional license from the respective ministries. Both need to be obtained prior to starting business operations. Below please find detailed information on both the AISA license as well as all other additional licenses. Please check with our Investor Support Department whether or not your type of business requires such an additional license.

  1. AISA license
  2. Registration for a Business License for Traders, Importers and Exporters with the Commercial Court and the publication of this event in the Official Gazette
  3. Obtaining a Tax Identification Number (TIN)
  4. Obtaining a Criminal Background Check
  5. Domestic Individual Trader Business License
  6. Domestic Corporation License for Traders
  7. Foreign or foreign-domestic Joint Venture Company Trader License
  8. Transit and Freight Forwarding Company License
  9. Establishing an Afghan Overseas Traders Trade and Transit Agency
  10. Private Security Guard Permit for Foreign Institutions
  11. Property Dealer’s License
  12. Private Radio or TV Stations’ License
  13. Communication Services License for Telecommunication, Mobiles and Internet Companies
  14. Transportation Company License
  15. Transport Route Booklet
  16. Private Aviation Company License
  17. Private Banking License
  18. Foreign Bank Agency License
  19. Private Insurance Company License
  20. Insurance Agency License
  21. Insurance Commission Agent License
  22. Foreign Currency Exchange License
  23. Private Universities License
  24. Film Producing Company License
  25. Private Printing House License
  26. Travel Agency and Tourist Accommodation License
  27. Private Hospital License
  28. Animal Clinic License
  29. Animal Clinic to an NGO License
  30. Animal Medicines Sale License
  31. Pharmacy (Drug Store) License
  32. Pharmaceutical factory license
  33. Hotel and Restaurant License
  34. Mining Lease License and bidding on mining projects
  35. Construction company license
  36. Collecting Information and Registering Statistics from Producing and Industrial Corporations
  37. Electricity Connection
  38. Transfer of funds to or from abroad
  39. Digital Telephone Connection
  40. Drinking Water Pipe Connection
  41. Renovation and Expansion of Dams, Streams, and Digging Deep Wells
  42. Export Permit (for each export shipment)
  43. Customs procedures
  44. Work Permit for Foreigners
  45. Medicine Imports License
  46. Animal Medicines Import Permit
  47. Paying Tax on Businesses
  48. Outstanding Tax Penalties on Businessmen or Investors
  49. Building Permit
  50. Transfer of Public land
  51. Land Transfer of private land
  52. Obtaining land in industrial parks administered by Ministry of Mines
  53. Hiring & Firing Procedures for state and private companies and domestic and foreign NGOs
  54. Environmental Permit
  55. Waste management clearance permit
  56. Genetic materials access permit