Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry or, Office of Industry and Commerce at Provincial level or Vientiane Capital

• Submission to the Office of Industry and Commerce at Provicial level or Vientiane Capital:
  • (1) Application for import permit;
  • (2) Copies of documents according to each case;
  • (3) Enterprise registration or legal concession registration (for enterprises in Lao PDR); Or
  • (4) Enterprise registration issued by the official of the relevant country in accordance with the law (for enterprises not located in Lao PDR). But must make a rice purchase-sale contract with a company that is authorized to conduct rice-sale business in Lao PDR.
  • (5) In the case of documents in a foreign language, they must be translated into Lao with certification from the Lao PDR's court registry office.
• Submission to the Agriculture and Forestry Authority:
  • (1) application form;
  • (2) Enterprise registration (for distribution or investment);
  • (3) Agricultural and forestry business license (for doing a business);
  • (4) Import and domestic use plan (in the case of importing several times per year);
  • (5) Experimental research plan (for doing research);
  • (6) Power of Attorney (representative);
  • (7) Invoice (once only);
  • (8) Packing slip (once only);
  • (9) Agreement to implement import conditions (if any).
• Collect the Import License when it is ready.

• The following form/s are used in this procedure
• The procedure applies to the following measures
• The procedure applies to Step-by-Step Guide