Lao PDR Customs or Inspection Authority at Border

• At the check point the following documents are required for Agriculture and Forestry Authority Check:

1) Import license issued by the Department of Agriculture or the Provincial/Vientiane Capital of Agriculture and Forestry Division;

2) Phytosanitary certificate or Phytosanitary certificate for export to the exporting country;

3) product list and invoice;

4) Product treatment certificate;

5) Certificate or report on field inspection results;

6) Records of production facilities;

7) Certificate of origin;

8) Other relevant documents as determined by the Department of Agriculture in each period.

• While inspecting the plant sanitary certificate, the plant quarantine officer checks the validity of the plant sanitary certificate which includes the following:

1) A phytosanitary certificate is valid according to the type approved by the international standard for phytosanitary measures;

2) The validity of the phytosanitary certificate must not exceed fourteen days from the date of issuance of the phytosanitary certificate and the shipment of the package from the exporting country;

3) All information are in English;

4) Include complete information, scientific name and common name of the product package;

5) date, month, year of issue of plant Phytosanitary certificate;

6) issuing and sealing by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the exporting country;

7) There are additional declarations as specified in the import license.

• Approvals by the Agriculture Authority
• Pay Customs Duty
• Release Goods from Customs

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