Doing business in Venezuela
A starting point for companies and investors looking at Venezuela: the official sites for registering a company and paying taxes, banks and the exchange rate, trade and customs, the business associations and the energy sector. Follow the business news, the indicators and the list of foreign companies entering Venezuela. Most linked sites are in Spanish; this page is not legal or tax advice.
Registering a company, taxes and the law
The commercial registry (SAREN), the tax authority (SENIAT), the Official Gazette where laws and decrees are published, and law firms.
Registries and notaries 8
SAREN (the autonomous registry and notary service). Business registry, property registry and notary procedures in Venezuela.
Autonomous service that manages intellectual property procedures, including trademarks, patents and copyrights.
- Procert procert.net.ve
Provider of electronic certificates, digital signatures and cybersecurity solutions.
Search engine for official gazettes published by the state of Táchira
Online appointment system for certified copies of civil registry records from the Girardot Civil Registry
- Saren Conecta sarenconecta.com
Digital notarization platform with biometric verification by the SAIME (the national identity document agency) and electronic signature by SUSCERTE (the electronic certification authority)
Taxes 19
Agency that administers customs, taxes and duties in Venezuela.
Taxpayer portal for procedures and tax information in Venezuela.
Tax Administration Service of Mérida for municipal tax filings and payments.
National Integrated Customs and Tax Administration Service (SENIAT, the tax authority): RIF, tax filings and tax services.
- SIGEAT sigeat.com
Platform for filing tax returns and paying taxes in Venezuela.
Online tax collection system of Carabobo State for paying local taxes.
Official Gazette 8
- GacetaOficial.io gacetaoficial.io
Database and historical archive of Venezuela's official gazettes.
- Tu Gaceta Oficial tugacetaoficial.com
Unofficial repository of Official Gazettes, laws and legal documents of Venezuela.
Public agency responsible for publishing the Official Gazette (Gaceta Oficial).
Official publication of laws, decrees and administrative acts of the Venezuelan State.
- GacetaOficial.org gacetaoficial.org
Database and archive of Venezuela's Official Gazettes (Gacetas Oficiales), with search and download.
- DatosVE datosve.com
Free search of Venezuela's official gazettes, codes and laws in force, such as the Civil, Criminal and Commercial codes.
Lawyers and law firms 11
Public Defender's Office of the Venezuelan government.
- Lexdir lexdir.com.ve
Legal consultation platform that connects users with lawyers and legal professionals in Venezuela.
- D'Empaire Reyna Abogados dra.com.ve
Venezuelan law firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financing and competition law.
- ESCG Abogados escg.com.ve
Law firm specializing in corporate law, arbitration, intellectual property and labor law.
- Tradex tradex.com.ve
Company specializing in customs law, regulations and foreign trade consulting.
- Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart y Nuñez ttpn.com.ve
Law firm with over a century of experience in Venezuela, specializing in comprehensive legal advice.
Constitution and laws 7
- vLex Venezuela vlexvenezuela.com
Database of Venezuelan legislation, case law and legal documents, with access to codes and laws.
- Ley.com.ve ley.com.ve
Database of laws, official gazettes (Gacetas Oficiales) and legal documents of Venezuela.
- Legis legis.com.ve
Legal information, legislation, codes and legal publications of Venezuela.
Semiannual publication specialized in Venezuelan legislation, case law and law.
- Ulpiano ulpiano.org.ve
Venezuelan legal database with more than 16,300 articles, journals and bulletins for specialized legal research.
- DatosVE datosve.com
Free search of Venezuela's official gazettes, codes and laws in force, such as the Civil, Criminal and Commercial codes.
Banks, payments and the exchange rate
Venezuelan banks, payment platforms, insurers and economic analysis. See also the live exchange-rate indicators.
Banks 55
- Banco de Venezuela bancodevenezuela.com
Full-service commercial bank offering financial products and services.
- Banco Venezolano de Crédito banvenez.com
Full-service commercial bank with online banking services.
- BBVA Provincial provincial.com
Full-service commercial bank with online banking services.
- Mercantil Banco mercantilbanco.com
Commercial bank with products for individuals and businesses in Venezuela.
- Banesco Online banesconline.com
Online banking platform for Banesco clients.
- Banco del Tesoro bt.com.ve
Full-service bank offering financial services to individuals and businesses.
Exchange rate 14
Public institution responsible for monetary policy and currency issuance.
- Al Cambio alcambio.app
Real-time exchange rates for the BCV (Central Bank of Venezuela) and USDT, with a currency calculator.
- Las Lucas laslucas.com
Tool for checking the dollar exchange rate using multiple Venezuelan sources.
- DOLITODAY dolitoday.com
Real-time quotes for the Binance dollar and USDT in bolívares, with a calculator.
- USDT Venezuela usdt.com.ve
Real-time tracker of U.S. dollar exchange rates and cryptocurrencies in Venezuela.
- CalcuDivisas calculadordedivisas.site
P2P arbitrage calculator to compare official exchange rates from the BCV (the Central Bank of Venezuela) with prices on crypto exchanges.
Fintech and payments 56
- Banplus banplusonline.com
Venezuelan universal bank. Online banking services, mobile payments and financial products.
- Cashea cashea.app
Buy-now-pay-later app offering interest-free installments in Venezuela.
- Todoticket todoticketve.com
Venezuelan employee benefits and payment card company for businesses and employees.
- Banesco Pagos banescopagos.com
Online payment and financial services platform of Banesco bank.
- Payall payall.com.ve
Mobile top-up, payment and financial collection solutions platform.
- Pago Chinchin pagochinchin.com
Online payment solutions and financial services platform.
Insurance 38
- Mercantil Seguros mercantilseguros.com
Venezuelan insurance company offering life, auto, and civil liability policies.
- Estar Seguros estarseguros.com
Venezuelan insurer with more than 75 years of experience in life, health, auto and home insurance.
- Seguros Caracas seguroscaracas.com
Insurer with more than 80 years of experience offering health, life, auto, home and civil liability policies.
- Seguros Miranda segurosmiranda.com.ve
Venezuelan insurance company offering civil liability policies, comprehensive coverage and other insurance products.
- La Internacional la-internacional.com
Venezuelan insurance company offering insurance policies and protection solutions.
- La Venezolana de Seguros lavenezolanadeseguros.com
Venezuelan insurance company.
Economic analysis 16
- Banca y Negocios bancaynegocios.com
Economic and financial news portal. Coverage of banking, economy, business and management in Venezuela.
- Finanzas Digital finanzasdigital.com
News portal specializing in economics, finance, and markets.
- Crece con BNC crececonbnc.com
Support, advisory and resource platform for businesses and startups.
- Bitácora Económica bitacoraeconomica.com
Portal for economic analysis and news about Venezuela and the world.
- Inversiones Confors inversionesconfors.org
Platform for financial advisory services and investment management.
- Tesote tesote.com
Financial intelligence platform for businesses. Banking integration and AI agents.
Trade, customs and logistics
Customs, importers and exporters, freight forwarders and bilateral chambers of commerce.
Customs 9
Single Window for Foreign Trade (the government portal) for customs and export procedures.
- Tradex tradex.com.ve
Company specializing in customs law, regulations and foreign trade consulting.
- CyberArancel cyberarancel.net.ve
Portal for consulting and managing customs tariffs in Venezuela.
- Aduanera Maiquetía aduaneramaiquetia.com
Customs agency in La Guaira authorized for import and export operations
- Bestport Logistics bestportlogistics.com
Customs agency with offices in Puerto Cabello, La Guaira and Maiquetía
- Bresan Aduanas bresanaduanas.com
Customs agency handling procedures and permits for foreign trade
Binational chambers 8
Regional trade integration organization.
Binational entity that promotes trade and investment between Colombia and Venezuela for more than 47 years
Venezuelan-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry that promotes the development of bilateral trade relations
Venezuelan-Colombian Chamber of Economic Integration focused on trade, customs and binational transport
Venezuelan-Italian Chamber of Commerce with offices in several states, supporting binational business performance
Venezuelan-Spanish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, founded in 1912 for commercial and cultural exchange
Import and export 10
- Corporación Ferrex ferrex.com.ve
Importer and distributor of hardware, lighting, electrical and plumbing products, with its own brands.
- RS Importadora rsimportadora.com.ve
Importer and marketer with an online store offering a variety of products.
- Importar de China importardechina.com.ve
Consulting or processing service for imports from China to Venezuela.
- Grupo 7F grupo7f.com.ve
Distributor of chemical products, containers, parking systems and road safety equipment.
- Suquir suquir.com.ve
Importer and distributor of medical equipment, surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals and electromedicine.
- De Todo detodo.com.ve
Wholesale importer of food and consumer products. Nationwide distribution with a catalog of more than 2,000 products.
Logistics and cargo 16
- Flety flety.io
Digital platform for freight transport and logistics in Latin America.
- Import 2 Ven import2ven.com
Import service from China to Venezuela with sea and air shipments.
- Servienvia Express servienviaexpress.com.ve
Logistics and freight transport company for domestic and international cargo in Venezuela.
- Menssajero menssajero.com
Delivery, storage and logistics distribution service in Caracas and across Venezuela.
- AOI Logistics airoceanimport.com
International mailbox service for purchases from China and the United States with shipping to Venezuela.
- MPROYECTOS mproyectos.com
Company specializing in heavy cargo transport, heavy lifting and logistics consulting.
Regulations and promotion 7
Official portal of the Foreign Trade Committee with procedures, permits and statistics.
National Single Registry of Controlled Chemical Substance Operators of Venezuela.
- AVEX avex.com.ve
Venezuelan Exporters Association. Business guild promoting Venezuelan exports.
State corporation responsible for promoting exports of Venezuelan goods and services and imports of merchandise into the country.
Regional body that manages integration trade agreements to which Venezuela is a member country
- Perfil Aduanero perfiladuanero.com
Library and analysis of Venezuelan customs regulations, official gazettes, tariffs and foreign trade reforms
Business community and services
Business associations, major companies, business directories and professional-services firms (accountants, consultants, auditors).
Chambers and trade associations 34
Professional association that represents and groups engineers in Venezuela.
- FCCPV fccpv.org
Business organization that brings together and represents private-sector companies in Venezuela.
- CCP Carabobo ccpcarabobo.org.ve
Chamber of Commerce and Production of Carabobo State.
- Colegio de Contadores Públicos del Estado Miranda ccpmiranda.org
Professional association representing public accountants in Miranda State.
- Colegio de Contadores Públicos del Estado Zulia ccpez.com.ve
Professional association of public accountants in Zulia State, a guild grouping accounting professionals.
- AVGH avgh.org.ve
Venezuelan Association of Human Management (Asociación Venezolana de Gestión Humana), a professional human resources organization.
Professional services 79
- Plataforma7 seven7movil.com
Administrative software for invoicing, inventory, warehousing and bank management for companies.
- WiMi Labs wimilabs.com
Venezuelan software company: SMART-FQ for sales management, distribution and collections.
- Grupo Venelotto grupovenelotto.com
Technology company providing solutions for lottery systems and betting platforms.
- Redvital redvital.com
Corporate services company and business management portal.
- Representaciones Oak Tree sivasistemas.com
Company that installs and maintains point-of-sale systems for Venezuelan businesses.
- Duncan duncan.com.ve
Integrated services company in Venezuela committed to innovative business solutions.
Large companies 37
- Empresas Polar empresaspolar.com
Corporate website of Venezuela's leading food and beverage group.
- SUVE suve.com.ve
Venezuelan services and distribution company.
- Grupo HM grupohmvenezuela.com
Diversified business consortium in real estate, lubricants and technology.
- Condesa condesalatin.com
Traditional Venezuelan consumer products brand with international expansion.
- Cerveza Zulia cervezazulia.com
Corporate website of the Zulia beer brand, a Venezuelan producer of alcoholic beverages.
- Grupo Exequial Arcangel grupoexequialarcangel.com
Funeral and burial services company.
Business directories 45
- Infoguía infoguia.com
Business directory with information on companies, shops and professionals in Venezuela.
- Agencias.com.ve agencias.com.ve
Directory of agencies and branches of companies in Venezuela with package tracking.
- ArmandoData armandodata.com
Database of business and personal information in Venezuela. Search for companies, court rulings, official gazettes and imports.
- Pymesvenezuela pymesvenezuela.com
Business and commercial directory with search for companies and services in Venezuela.
- Trenden trendenve.com
Corporate portal for managing orders and sales for distributors.
- Los Gélvez gelvez.com.ve
Directory of businesses, companies, services and places of interest in Venezuelan cities.
Industry and manufacturing 90
- Zakipharma drogueriazakipharma.net
Distributor of medicines and pharmaceutical products for pharmacies and consumers.
- Drovencentro drovencentro.com
Wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical, psychotropic and miscellaneous products in the central region.
- Freeze freezevzla.com
Wholesale distributor of refrigerants, refrigerant gas and home appliance spare parts.
- COIMTA coimta.com
Mining industries corporation of Táchira state.
- Protecnia grupoprotecnia.com
Company specializing in solid waste management, urban cleaning and sanitary landfills.
- Comercializadora PC comercializadorapc.com
Venezuelan manufacturer of polypropylene sacks with custom printing, and machinery distributor.
Agribusiness 34
- DROMEGA drogueriamega.com
Venezuelan pharmaceutical company and drug distributor supplying medicines and medical supplies.
- Asociación de Marcaje Venezolano marcadepollosven.com
System for marking, registering and verifying fighting roosters in Venezuela.
- Proseagro proseagro.com
Animal health company and veterinary products for Venezuelan livestock and agriculture.
- Drotafarma drotafarma.com.ve
Medicine brand and pharmaceutical laboratory distributor with a presence in Venezuela.
- Laboratorios Valmorca valmorca.com.ve
100% Venezuelan pharmaceutical company that manufactures medicines, with a 13,000 m² plant.
- Todo Para El Agro todoparaelagro.com.ve
Online store for agricultural and livestock products, supplies and equipment.
Oil, gas, power and mining
The energy sector: PDVSA and oil companies, oilfield services, gas, electricity and mining.
Oil 7
Governing body for oil, gas and petrochemicals in Venezuela.
- Shell Venezuela shell.com.ve
Oil and energy company with operations in Venezuela.
University specializing in training professionals for the hydrocarbons and mining sector.
Subsidiary of PDVSA (the state oil company) dedicated to marketing and distributing petroleum products in Venezuela.
Venezuelan state-owned company in the mining, oil and gas industries, with ISO certification.
- El Retoño elretono.com.ve
Distributor of fuels, lubricants and solvents located in Valencia, Carabobo.
Oil services 8
- Denarius Pumping Services denariuspumping.com.ve
Company providing specialized pumping services for Venezuela's oil industry.
- Shell Venezuela shell.com.ve
Oil and energy company with operations in Venezuela.
- CONFURCA confurca.com.ve
Engineering, procurement and construction contractor for oil, gas and energy in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
- Vaportec vaportec.com.ve
Distributor of equipment, components and accessories for steam systems, boilers and fluid control.
- ZIC - Zulia Industrial Constructions zic.com.ve
Venezuelan heavy industrial construction company since 1973, specializing in oil, petrochemical and mining projects.
- Arpon Services arponservices.com.ve
Venezuelan company providing specialized oil services for the hydrocarbons industry.
Gas 4
State-owned company distributing household cooking gas in Lara state, Venezuela.
- Gas Caribe gascaribe.com.ve
Distributor and marketer of household cooking gas in Venezuela.
Public body responsible for the management, regulation and development of the gas sector in Venezuela.
- GASMACA gasmaca.com.ve
Distributor of residential, commercial and express domestic gas, with customer service.
Electricity 7
Venezuelan state-owned company responsible for distributing and providing electricity service.
State corporation responsible for generating, transmitting and distributing electricity.
- Luz.com.ve luz.com.ve
Informational guide to Corpoelec (the state electricity company): balance inquiries, virtual office, bill payments and electrical outage reports.
- Nucleoluz Col nucleoluzcol.com.ve
Energy services or consulting company in the electrical sector.
Public institute for sustainable electrical solutions, training and community management.
- Area Electric areaelectric.com.ve
Electrical services or distribution company.
Mining 13
- COIMTA coimta.com
Mining industries corporation of Táchira state.
State-owned company responsible for exploration, extraction and marketing of gold and strategic minerals in Venezuela.
- Carbozulia carbozulia.com.ve
Company engaged in the mining and marketing of mineral coal with operations in Zulia, Venezuela.
Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana, a state-owned company in the mining and basic industries sector.
State-owned company producing steel and steel products in Venezuela.
- Sizuca sizuca.com.ve
Company producing rolled steel, bars and semi-finished products for construction.
Energy analysis 6
- Índice Gasolina Venezuela gasolina.com.ve
Information on subsidized and international gasoline prices, service stations and the Venezuelan fuel market.
- Energía en Venezuela energia.com.ve
Informational portal on energy sources, solar energy, natural gas and the Venezuelan electricity system.
- Energy Venezuela energy.com.ve
Market intelligence platform covering production, gas, fuels, and energy investment in Venezuela.
- Petroguia petroguia.com
News portal and directory for Venezuela's oil, gas, and energy sector.
- Petroleumag petroleumag.com
Publication with analysis, history, and article series on Venezuela's oil industry.
- Petroleumworld petroleumworld.com
News and data site on energy, oil, and gas in Venezuela and Latin America since 1999.
Hiring and labor law
Recruiters, job boards and labor regulation.
Recruitment and HR 6
- AVGH avgh.org.ve
Venezuelan Association of Human Management (Asociación Venezolana de Gestión Humana), a professional human resources organization.
- Great Place to Work Venezuela greatplacetowork.com.ve
Organizational climate certification body. Certifies companies with excellent working conditions in Venezuela.
- ASAP asap.com.ve
Human resources management and recruitment company that connects businesses with talent.
- Prisma prisma.web.ve
Human talent services company offering recruitment and business training.
- Performia performia.com.ve
Consulting or human resources company in Venezuela.
- Estrategias Humanas estrategiashumanas.com.ve
Venezuelan consulting firm specializing in human management, human resources and organizational development.
Labor law 7
- SINBOM sinbom.org.ve
Bolivarian National Union of Motorcycle Couriers and Riders of Venezuela, a workers' organization for motorcycle workers.
- Central Bolivariana Socialista de Trabajadores cbolivariana.org.ve
Labor union of Venezuelan workers that groups and represents the labor interests of its members in the country.
- CalculoPro - Calculadora de liquidación Venezuela calculopro.com
Tool that estimates severance payments by applying the formulas of Article 142 of the LOTTT
- FiniquitoJusto - Guías de liquidación Venezuela finiquitojusto.com
Guides and a calculator on social benefits, double pay and vacation pay under Article 142 of the LOTTT
Ministry in charge of labor policies, employment and labor relations in Venezuela
Agency that regulates and oversees the social security system and its benefit schemes
Job boards 11
- Empléate empleate.com
Job listings portal and employment exchange in Venezuela.
- Bumeran bumeran.com.ve
Online job board for finding work in Venezuela.
- Un Mejor Empleo unmejorempleo.com.ve
Job board in Venezuela for searching job offers and posting vacancies.
- Opcionempleo opcionempleo.com.ve
Job search portal and job listings in Venezuela.
Official Venezuelan government employment and development program for young people.
- HolaX holax.com.ve
Business directory for companies, real estate and jobs covering all 24 states.
Telecoms and real estate
Mobile and internet providers, and commercial and residential real estate.
Mobile phone service 14
State-owned mobile phone company offering prepaid and postpaid services.
- Digitel digitel.com.ve
Mobile phone company. 5G plans, data, calls and connectivity services in Venezuela.
- Movistar Venezuela movistar.com.ve
Mobile phone operator and telecommunications services in Venezuela.
- Viginet viginet.com.ve
Internet and telecommunications service provider in Venezuela
- Movistargo movistargo.com.ve
Movistar mobile phone services portal with account access and service management.
- Fonet fonet.com.ve
Telecommunications and connectivity services provider in Venezuela.
Regulation 8
- Fibex Telecom fibextelecom.net
High-speed internet provider and telecommunications services in Venezuela.
- FiberNet fibernetve.com
Telecommunications and supplies provider in the central-western region of Venezuela.
- ColNetwork colnetwork.com.ve
High-speed fiber optic internet provider in Zulia and Trujillo.
- Plano Telecom planotelecom.net
Telecommunications operator in Venezuela.
- MDS Telecom mdstelecom.com.ve
Telecommunications company in Venezuela.
National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), the regulator of telecommunications in Venezuela.
Real estate agencies and brokers 54
- Administradora Danoral danoral.com
Venezuelan company specializing in condominium and horizontal property administration since 1992.
- CGS Inmobiliaria cgsinmobiliaria.com
Condominium administration and real estate services company in Caracas.
- Administradora Beit administradorabeit.com
Property management services for condominiums and residential complexes.
- Angel Pinton angelpinton.com
Real estate agency with properties for sale and rent in Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
- Next House Inmobiliaria nexthouseinmobiliaria.com
Real estate agency in Maracaibo with properties for sale, rent and short-term rental.
- Sky Group Network skygroupnetwork.com
Franchise network and real estate advisory for buying and selling property.
Real estate portals 30
- RE/MAX Venezuela remax.com.ve
Real estate portal for the sale and rental of properties in Venezuela.
- Rent-A-House rentahouse.com.ve
Real estate portal for buying, selling and renting properties in Venezuela.
- Ciudad Valencia ciudadvalencia.com.ve
Portal specializing in real estate and properties in Valencia and the central region of Venezuela.
- MLS Caracas mlscaracas.com
Real estate portal for searching apartments, houses, offices and commercial premises for sale and rent.
- CENTURY 21 Venezuela century21.com.ve
Real estate portal for sales and rentals of properties from the CENTURY 21 franchise in Venezuela.
- Consulta Condominio consultacondominio.com
Portal for checking and paying condominium fees, with access to notices and debt information.