Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Permit for Import and Export
Type of formality	Other
Date of last modification	20.04.2020
Responsible Authorities	Department of Freign Trade (021452452; 021454224;)
LSIC
Who should complete this business formality?	For business activities as following: - vehicles import and export busniess - Fuel import and export business - Gas import and container business - Business on timber processing, forest plantation, or import-export timber and timber products - Business on diamond
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	Qualification of the application is constituted in specific types of products as follow: -Vehicles - Fuel, Gas - Rough Diamond - Timber
Additional Comment	The application form can be downloaded from this link : https://www.laotradeportal.gov.la/index.php?r=SearchForms/view&id=8. In addition, the applicant can download the draft of Permit on Import in order to fill in the information of import in this link: https://www.laotradeportal.gov.la/index.php?r=SearchForms/view&id=44

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Decree on Management of Land Transport Business	470/GOV	27.12.2019
Notification on the Licensing Procedure of the Import and Export of Planted Timber	1791/MOIC.DIMEX	15.09.2011
Decision on the Importation and Distribution of Vehicles in the Lao PDR	0075/MoIC.DIMEX	13.01.2012
Notification on Cancellation of Export License of Rough Diamond (white paper) and Enhancement of Rough Diamond Inspection Committee	3749/DIMEX.IEMD	15.08.2018
Instruction on the Lao National Single Window to Issue License for Import-export, Transit or Import for Re-Export of Goods under Department of Import and Export	1753/DIMEX.IEMD	29.03.2019
Notification on the Launch of Lao National Single Window (NSW) for the Import and Export License of Vehicle	0726/DIMEX.IEMD	04.02.2019
Notification on the Launch of Lao National Single Window (LNSW) for Managing the Import of Vehicle at the International Customs Checkpoints (Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I at Vientiane Capital)	2790/DIMEX.IEMD	29.05.2019
Instruction on the Use of the Revised Import and Export License Form	1535/DIMEX.IEMD	10.05.2016
Notification on the Launch of Lao National Single Window (LNSW) for Managing the Import of Vehicle at the International Customs Checkpoints (Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I at Vientiane Capital)	0984/DIMEX.IEMD	28.02.2020
Decision on the Procedure for Import and Distribution of Gas in the Lao PDR	0238/MoIC.DIM	02.02.2012
Decree on Import and Export of Goods	114/GOV	06.04.2011
Decree on the Promotion of Plantation for Commercial Products	247/GOV	20.08.2019
Decision on Import of Timber	0451/MOIC.DIMEX	01.03.2012
Decision on Import and Export of Rough Diamond	0224/MoIC.DIM	08.02.2016
Decision on Petroleum Business	331/PM	27.10.2017		""
Decision on the Procedures for Import and Distribution of Petroleum in the Lao PDR	0237/MoIC.DIM	02.02.2012
Notification on the Import and Export of Timbers and Wooden Products	1904/MOIC.DIMEX	30.09.2011

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act
Application Form	Confirmative act
Invoice	Confirmative act
Other Related Documents	Confirmative act	ເອກະສານອື່ນເພີ້ມເຕີມຕາມທີ່ກຳນົດໄວ້ໃນລະບຽບການຂອງແຕ່ລະປະເພດສິນຄ້າ Depends on the types of goods

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Phonxay Road Phonxay Village Saysettha District, P.O.Box 4107 Lao PDR
Processing Time (Day(s))	0	Permit to import and export will be considered immediately if all required documents are accurate and complete. It takes not more than 1 day for an application submitted in person, and 4 hours for an application submitted through the LNSW system.

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	0
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	- Vehicles: 3 months - Fuel: 1 year - Rough diamond and diamond: 1 month - Timber: 180 days

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	0.00	10000.00	0.00	10000.00
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RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
NO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Enterprise Registration Certificate
Application Form
Invoice
Packing list
Other Related Documents	ເອກະສານອື່ນເພີ້ມເຕີມຕາມທີ່ກຳນົດໄວ້ໃນລະບຽບການຂອງແຕ່ລະປະເພດສິນຄ້າ Depends on the types of goods

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2018	209	1
2019	4545	9
2020	251	7