Wholesale trade of products related to human food

Activity contents

• Wholesale of food products: cereals, dried fruits and vegetables, flour mill products, canned meat, fish and seafood products;
• Wholesale of refrigerated, frozen or frozen fruits and vegetables;
• Wholesale sale of seafood products (fish, shellfish, crustaceans, molluscs) fresh, frozen, deep-frozen, dried, salted or in brine;
• Wholesale sale of condimented or peeled vegetables;
• Wholesale of milk and milk powder, dairy products and eggs;
• Wholesale of sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa and spices;
• Wholesale of dates and dried or candied fruits;
• Wholesale sale of bakery products;
• Wholesale of food canning products;
• Wholesale sale of animal, vegetable oils and other fatty substances;
• Wholesale of biscuits, chocolate and confectionery;
• Wholesale of butcher's meat, poultry, rabbits: fresh, frozen or deep-frozen;
• Wholesale of offal and prepared meat: raw, frozen or frozen.
• Wholesale of vegetable and animal fats and other fatty substances, citric acid, cocoa powder and granules, food flavorings, starch, baking soda, extract and food coloring etc.

How to start this activity in Algeria

Official procedure, ordering of steps, and realistic timelines

1. Step 1: Choose the right legal form

   The activity "Wholesale trade of products related to human food" is free, no prior licence needed. Choose between auto-entrepreneur (ANAE, 5M DZD/year cap for services), sole-trader, single-member LLC (EURL) or LLC (SARL) depending on your project and number of partners.

   Day 1

2. Step 2: CNRC registration

   For SARL/EURL: notarised articles + share capital. For sole trader or auto-entrepreneur: simplified file. In every case, request the company name then the Trade Register extract from CNRC.

   3 to 7 days

3. Step 3: Tax and social registrations

   Tax ID (NIF), social ID (NIS for manager), CNAS affiliation if employees, tax card. You can immediately operate "Wholesale trade of products related to human food" in Algeria without any further ministry-level step.

   3 to 5 days

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