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Kiribati: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Kiribati-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade0
Restricted2
Blocked1

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilBLOCKED
Not tradeable by private partiesNo refining; micro-state spread across 33 atolls. Refined-only market.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)RESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeKOIL (state-owned) is the dominant fuel importer. All petroleum imports go through limited state-coordinated tenders due to scale; supply via regional Pacific traders (Pacific Petroleum / Vitol / Trafigura).
LPGRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeSame KOIL-coordinated supply model.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Kiribati?
No refining; micro-state spread across 33 atolls. Refined-only market.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Kiribati?
KOIL (state-owned) is the dominant fuel importer. All petroleum imports go through limited state-coordinated tenders due to scale; supply via regional Pacific traders (Pacific Petroleum / Vitol / Trafigura).
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Kiribati regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Kiribati are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Kiribati? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Kiribati

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

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Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

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One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.