Sector specific regulations

• Transit license;
• Sanitary certificate;
• Import license;
• Export license.
• The authorizing authority is the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (National Veterinary Directorate).

• License for public works

This regulation is applicable to contractors/consultants whose more than the half of the capital is held by
Mozambicans; foreign contractors (or branches of foreign consultants) based/operating in Mozambique since at
least a decade;

• License for private works

This regulation is applicable to contractors/consultants whose more than the half of the capital is held by non-
Mozambicans.

• The authorizing authority is the Commission for the Licensing of Contractors and Consultants for the Building

Industry (Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources).

• Licensing of scientific investigation activities;
• Registration of national and foreign Scientific Investigation Institution;
• Registration of foreign legal and natural persons, which apply to render services under contracts or signed with public institutions of scientific investigation.
• Licensing and Functioning of Higher Education Institutions.

• The authorizing authority is the National Directorate of Communication, Dissemination and Promotion of Technology Transfer (Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education and Professional Training).

• License for Electrical Establishments;
• License for Electrical Businesses.

• Banks;
• Factoring companies;
• Insurance companies;
• Investment companies;
• Leasing companies;
• Micro-finance institutions (registration only).

• Growing (farming)
• Cutting (indigenous species)
• Exploration
• Export authorization (need to register with the Ministry of Industry)
• Transport
• Authorization to cut and clear trees
• The authorizing authority is the National Directorate of Forests – DINAF .

• Social/fun/virtual games are regulated.
• Presence of concession schemes for casinos.

• Commercialisation of medicines/pharmaceutical products;
• Distribution of medicines/pharmaceutical products;
• Export of pharmaceutical products;
• Import of pharmaceutical products;
• Production of medicines/pharmaceutical products;
• Pharmacies;
• Laboratories;
• Depots for medicines;
• Private health institutions.

• Reconnaissance, prospecting and research;
• Exploitation of mineral resources;
• Mining ticket (artisanal mining activity) ;
• Petroleum operations.

• Postal service of correspondence, including publicity, addressed or not addressed mail, whether or not by express mail;
• Postal service for sending books, catalogs, newspapers and other periodicals;
• Postal service of registered correspondence and correspondence with declared value, including service of judicial summons service;
• Postal parcel service, including registered and declared value services.
• The authorizing authority is the National Institute of Communications (INCM).

• Private security services are regulated (license required).

• Establishment of telecommunications networks;
• Fixed telephone service;
• Import, establishment, sale and maintenance of telecommunications equipment (including television broadcasting) ;
• Telecommunication services and networks.
• The authorizing authority is the National Institute of Communications (INCM) .

• Camping;
• Restaurants and Beverage Activities;
• Residential tourism (hotels);
• Travel Agencies;
• Tourism Operators (Guides).

• Establishment of an industrial property;
• Representation of foreign companies;
• Wholesale and retail trade and services rendering.

• Collective public transport;
• Civil Aviation Licensing;
• Public transport for renting;
• Sea transport (maritime transport);
• Stevedoring activities in national commercial ports.