“We Sell Your Food Products in Senegal and West Africa — So You Don’t Have To.”

AFQIS LLC is a New York-based sales agency representing U.S. food companies in Francophone West Africa. We find your buyers, close your deals, and manage your relationships on the ground — on a commission basis.

  • No upfront cost — we work on commission

  • 10+ years of on-the-ground experience in Senegal

  • English, French & Wolof — no language barriers, no cultural gaps

THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE FOR U.S. FOOD COMPANIES

You make a great product. You know there is demand in West Africa — the numbers are clear. But entering Senegal or Côte d'Ivoire is not like entering Canada or Mexico.

You don't have local contacts. You don't know which importers are creditworthy. You don't speak Wolof or French. You don't know how Dakar's port works, or which documentation Senegalese customs requires, or how to structure a Letter of Credit with a West African bank.

That's exactly what AFQIS LLC does for you.

We are your sales team on the ground — without the cost of opening an office in Dakar.

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU WORK WITH AFQIS LLC

  • A dedicated sales agent who actively pitches your products to qualified West African importers

  • Buyer identification, vetting, and introductions — we only bring you serious buyers

  • Deal facilitation: negotiation support, payment term structuring, Letter of Credit coordination

  • Export documentation guidance: what Senegalese customs requires, how to pack and label for the market

  • Ongoing relationship management with your West African clients

  • Market intelligence: pricing, demand trends, competitor activity in-country

PRODUCTS WE REPRESENT

We specialize in food commodities with proven, high-volume demand in Francophone West Africa:

  • Long grain white rice & broken rice (riz brisé)

  • Refined edible oils (soybean, sunflower, palm olein)

  • Tomato paste (retail cans and industrial aseptic drums)

  • Refined white sugar (ICUMSA 45)

  • Wheat flour

  • Canned fish (sardines, mackerel, tuna)

  • Dried beans, lentils, and pulses

Have a product not on this list? Contact us — if there is demand for it in West Africa, we will tell you honestly.

HOW IT WORKS — SIMPLE

  • 1.  You contact us and share your product specs and target pricing

  • 2.  We assess demand and fit for the Francophone West Africa market

  • 3.  We sign a sales representation agreement (commission-based)

  • 4.  We identify and vet qualified importers in Senegal and neighboring countries

  • 5.  We facilitate introductions, negotiations, and the first purchase order

  • 6.  You ship — we support the relationship and keep the pipeline growing