Mali, a key trade hub in landlocked West Africa, operates under a tax system managed by the Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI). With recent reforms aiming to formalize the economy, the tax administration has tightly integrated with customs and national identity databases.
For international logistics companies, mining contractors, and NGOs, compliance hinges on the NIF (Numéro d’Identification Fiscale). In Mali, the NIF is the “passport” for goods; without an active NIF verified in the customs system, imports are blocked at the border, causing severe supply chain disruptions.
Introduction
The backbone of Mali’s fiscal infrastructure is the DGI, working alongside the Customs Authority (Douanes). The introduction of the NINA (Numéro d’Identification Nationale) has shifted the verification landscape, linking every tax ID to a confirmed biometric identity.
For global enterprises, the challenge is navigating the ecosystem of identifiers. You must validate the NIF for tax purposes, the NINA for individual identity, and the INPS number for social security compliance. A mismatch in any of these can lead to the rejection of VAT credits or the freezing of public contracts.
