Step 1: Create a company account
Step 2: Complete the Supplier Questionnaire (DQ – Dossier de Qualification) The DQ is extensive. You will be asked to upload scans (in French or certified translations) of:
Step 3: Select your Product/Service Codes (UNSPSC or Sonatrach internal codes)
Step 4: Submit for Review
Standard list (verify on portal as it may change):
| Document | Requirement | |----------|-------------| | Commercial register extract (K-bis or equivalent) | Legalized/apostilled + French translation if not in French/Arabic | | Tax clearance certificate (recent) | From home country + legalized | | Social security contribution certificate | If applicable | | Bank account certificate (RIB) | With IBAN + SWIFT | | Quality management certificate (ISO 9001) | Mandatory for most industrial goods/services | | HSE certificate (ISO 45001, ISO 14001) | Often required | | Company presentation / brochure | Free format | | Financial statements (last 2-3 years) | Audited | | References / client list (oil & gas sector) | 3-5 contracts | | Anti-bribery / ethics policy | Signed statement | | Algerian local representative letter | For foreign entities without local branch |
📌 Legalization note for foreign companies:
Documents issued outside Algeria must be: sonatrach algeria vendor registration
If Tawassol registration takes too long, some subsidiaries have their own smaller supplier lists (for local tenders):
Check their websites. But ultimately, central Tawassol registration is required for major contracts.
Sonatrach reserves the right to perform an on-site audit of your local office, warehouse, or workshop. They check: Step 1: Create a company account
Upload the scanned documents prepared in Phase 2.
This is a comprehensive, step-by-step deep guide to Sonatrach (Algeria) Vendor Registration.
Sonatrach is Algeria’s state-owned oil & gas company. Registering as a vendor is mandatory if you want to supply goods or services to Sonatrach or its subsidiaries (e.g., NAFTAL, ENIP, ENGTP, etc.).