Trade, import and manufacturing
Somali trading, import and manufacturing companies: directory
This directory lists 28 Somali trading, import and manufacturing companies, from Coca-Cola bottlers in Hargeisa and Mogadishu to the food importers of the Bosaso corridor such as Tawfiq, with head office and a source for each.
About this list
Most goods sold in Somalia are imported, mainly by a small number of large trading companies. A 2021 Rift Valley Institute study names Tawfiq, Alfadl, Red Sea, Mustaqbal, Mansur and Maruf as the main Puntland importers of rice, sugar, flour, pasta and cooking oil (RVI, Contested Commerce, 2021, p. 20). Factories are few; the best known are drinks bottlers such as Somaliland Beverage Industries (Wikipedia, Somaliland Beverage Industries). Several rows come from the Clingendael Institute's map of firms tied to the large business groups (Clingendael, 2019).
The list
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Buruuj | Trading | Clingendael 2019 | |||
| Alfadl | Trade (food and building materials import) | Puntland | ecoi.net | ||
| Bosaso Tannery | Leather | Bosaso | Wikipedia | ||
| FAACO Company | Trading | Clingendael 2019 | |||
| Mansur | Trade (food and building materials import) | Puntland | ecoi.net | ||
| Maruf | Trade (food and building materials import) | Puntland | ecoi.net | ||
| Mogadishu Coca-Cola Company | Drinks (Coca-Cola bottler) | 2004 reopening | Mogadishu | 339 Somali shareholders | strategypage.com |
| MSG Trading Est. | Trading | Mohamed Said Guedi | Clingendael 2019 | ||
| Mustaqbal | Trade (food and building materials import) | Puntland | ecoi.net | ||
| Nura Tiles | Building materials | Clingendael 2019 | |||
| Ominco Group | Trading | Clingendael 2019 | |||
| Red Sea Cement | Cement | Berbera | Clingendael 2019 | ||
| Sagal | Trade (food and building materials import) | ecoi.net | |||
| Somalia Petroleum Corporation | Oil and gas (state) | 2007 | Mogadishu | Federal Government | Wikipedia |
| Somaliland Beverage Industries (SBI) | Drinks (Coca-Cola bottler) | 2010 | Hargeisa | Ahmed Osman Guelleh (founder) | Wikipedia |
| Tawfiq | Trade (food and building materials import) | Bosaso and Salalah (Oman) | Earlier led by Said Abdullahi Deni | ecoi.net |
Local manufacturers
For these firms in more detail, see Somali manufacturers.
Several rows here come from the profiles of firms financed through Shuraako, a lending programme of the One Earth Future foundation (Shuraako, clients).
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadiid Industries Group | Steel doors, windows, furniture and steel-frame houses | 2013 | Mogadishu | four branches, more than 100 staff in 2026 | Dawan Africa, 1 October 2026 |
| Somplastic Factory | Plastic household goods and furniture | 2014 | Mogadishu | about 150 permanent workers; sells in Ethiopia and Kenya | Shuraako, 2025 |
| Irman Dairy | Milk processing | 2017 | Mogadishu | first milk plant in the city in 25 years; 3,000 to 3,500 litres a day in 2018 | Radio Ergo, 29 October 2018 |
| Wara Fragrance | Perfume | 2023 | sold in more than 1,000 shops in four countries; factory planned in Somalia for 2027 | Capital FM, 18 September 2026 | |
| Tabaarak Company | Mattresses, pillows and cushions | 1997 | Puntland | second factory 700 km from the first | Shuraako |
| ILO Tango | Powdered drinks | 2002 | Somaliland | sells to shops, supermarkets, restaurants and fuel stations | Shuraako |
| AADCO Paper Factory | Printing paper and exercise books | 2013 | Hargeisa | 52 staff in 2017; 90% of sales in Somaliland | Shuraako |
| Tayo Uniforms and Embroidery | School and work uniforms | 2014 | Hargeisa | Shuraako | |
| Daryeel Modern Industry | Wood and metal furniture | 2016 | Shuraako | ||
| Tayo Household Plastic Factory Ltd | Plastic household goods, chairs and buckets | 2017 | Hargeisa | Shuraako | |
| Al-Hayaat Personal Care | Shampoo and detergent | Somaliland | founded by a returnee from Canada | Shuraako | |
| Puntland Petroleum | Fuel and cooking gas distribution | Bosaso, Galkayo and Garowe | 19 fuel sites in 2021; described as the largest fuel distributor in Puntland | Shuraako |
For how goods move, see Somalia's trade and Galkayo and the Bosaso trade corridor. For the groups behind many firms, see Somali business groups.
Related
Sources
- RVI, Contested Commerce, 2021, p. 20 · ecoi.net
- Wikipedia, Somaliland Beverage Industries · en.wikipedia.org
- Clingendael, 2019 · kpsrl.org
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- strategypage.com · strategypage.com
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Shuraako, clients · shuraako.org
- Dawan Africa, 1 October 2026 · dawan.africa
- Shuraako, 2025 · shuraako.org
- Radio Ergo, 29 October 2018 · radioergo.org
- Capital FM, 18 September 2026 · capitalfm.africa
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
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- Muqdisho (Mogadishu) and BanaadirMogadishu (Muqdisho) is Somalia's capital and makes up the Banadir region, with about 2.97 million people in 20 districts.
- Hargeysa (Hargeisa) and Woqooyi GalbeedWoqooyi Galbeed is the north-western region that holds Hargeisa (Hargeysa) and the port of Berbera, with about 1 to 1.45 million people.
- Boosaaso (Bosaso) and BariBari is Puntland's north-east region, with the port city of Bosaso (Boosaaso) as its capital and about 1.28 million people.
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- Somali manufacturers: steel, plastics, dairy, paper and drinksSomali factories in facts: the government's factory counts and 'Made in Somalia' mark, and firms such as Hadiid Industries, Somplastic, Irman Dairy, AADCO Paper, ILO Tango, Tayo and Tabaarak, with dates, staff and output.
- Somaliland Beverage Industries (SBI): the Coca-Cola plant in HargeisaSBI in facts: the Guelleh family and the OGF and GSK groups, the 2012 Coca-Cola plant, products, the 2017 to 2019 dispute with Djibouti and the bank debt case.
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