American Samoa Department of Commerce
Territory of American Samoa
The Department of Commerce is American Samoa’s central agency for economic planning, business development, and investment promotion, coordinating incentives and development financing across the territory.
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Programs & Incentives
Coordinated business-attraction and permitting support for investors, including facilitation of tax and duty considerations for qualifying enterprises.
Territorial development bank providing commercial, small-business, and home loans to spur local economic activity.
Duty and tariff advantages for goods processed for export, historically important to the canned-tuna industry.
Territorial planning, statistics, and coordination of federal economic-development grants and the Territory’s CEDS.
Technical assistance, training, and counseling for local entrepreneurs and small businesses.
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