Discusses the distribution network within the country from how products enter to final destination, including reliability and condition of distribution mechanisms, major distribution centers, ports, etc.
Last Published: 8/19/2019

Goods are distributed through the standard channels of importers, wholesalers, retailers, and supermarkets.  Mauritius has a wide range of retail outlets, ranging from high-end shopping centers to family-run corner stores.  Distribution of goods is relatively uncomplicated once goods arrive on the island given Mauritius’ size: 42 miles north to south, 28 miles east to west.  A four-lane motorway links the airport in the extreme southeast with the capital and principal seaport, Port Louis, on the west coast, before terminating in the extreme north at Grand Baie.  Port Louis has a permanent population of only 120,000, but it is the island's business and commercial center.  Ebene, a district just south of Port Louis along the four-lane motorway, has developed over the past decade into a major business center where a number of global financial institutions have set up regional headquarters.  There are four other major towns, stretching south east from Port Louis along the main motorway to the airport and the majority of the country’s population lives in this urban area.
 

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