Commodity

Commodity Structure

Tariff Information

Tariff

#	Tariff/Fee Code	Group Description	Activity	Rate	Unit	Valid From	Valid To
1	Normal	Normal Tariff rates	Import	10	KG	2018-01-01	9999-01-01
2	MFN	Most Favorable Nations (WTO)	Import	10	KG	2018-01-01	9999-01-01
3	ATIGA	ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement	Import	0	KG	2018-01-01	9999-01-01

Measures

#	Name	Type	Agency	Description	Law	Procedure	Valid To	Apply To
1	Requirement to register Importer of Food	Registration Requirement	Ministry of Health	The importer of food to be consumed by humans under the responsibility of the ministry of health must be registered with the Department of Food and Drug, Ministry of Health	Decision on Food Inspection No. 297/MOH Decision on Export-Import and Transit of Food No 1166/MoH, dated 21 June 2018	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
2	Certificate requirement from exporting country for imported food	SPS	Ministry of Health	the import of food, importers must obtain a certificate issued by the exporting such as a Free Sale Certificate, GHP, GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000 or other certificates for a consideration of approval by the department of food and drug, ministry of health or the provincial/capital department of food and drug.	Decision on Food Inspection No. 297/MOH	Procedure for Import of Food	9999-12-31	ALL
3	Charge fee - Registration Fee for Imported Food	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	Registration Fee for Imported Food is 400,000 Kip per 2 years/list	The President of Lao PDR’s Decree on Fee and Service Charge, No. 002/POL, date 17 June 2021	Procedure for Import of Food	9999-12-31	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	Procedure for registering drugs prior to importation and Traditional Medicines. Cosmetics require Registration but do not require an Import License or Permit.	General	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to register drugs and medical products before importation Requirement to register cosmetics for import Requirement to register Importer of Food Registration Fee for Imported International Medicines Registration Fee for Imported Medical Equipment Registration Fee for Imported Traditional Medicines charge fee for the import license of traditional medicine registration fee - imported cosmetics Site Inspection Fee for imported medical products (site inspection) Inspection Fee for Imported medical equiptments (Documents scrutiny) Labelling Requirement - Import Cosmetics Labelling Requirement - Imported Drug Requirement to register for import - Narcotic Drugs, Nerve Affecting Substances and Basic Chemical Substances Requirement to obtain import permit - Narcotic Drugs, Nerve Affecting Substances and Basic Chemical Substances Labelling Requirement - Imported Narcotic Drugs, Nerve Affecting Substances and Basic Chemical Substances Storage Requirement - Narcotic Drugs, Nerve Affecting Substances and Basic Chemical Substances service fee - export certificate of traditional medicines	Request for importation of drug samples for registration in Lao PDR. Checklist of Requirements for Drug Registration Checklist of Requirements for Drug Re-registration
2	Procedure for Import of Food	Procedure for importing all food products.	Import	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to obtain an import permit - Food Certificate requirement from exporting country for imported food Composition of Ingredients in Iodized Salt Packaging requirements for Iodized Salt Labelling Requirement for Iodized Salt Storage Requirements for Iodized Salt service fees - export certificate of foods and drugs service fee - import license of foods service fee - import document scrutiny Labelling Requirement for Imported Food Export Inspection Requirement of food Substances contain in Drinking Water in Closed Container Charge fee - Registration Fee for Imported Food service fee - inspection of the export of foods Inspection requirement for exporting Drug Microbiological of Drinking Water in Closed Container Labelling Requirement for Drinking Water in Closed Container Packaging requirement for Drinking Water in Closed Container Hygiene for Drinking Water in Closed Container Storage and Transport requirement for Drinking Water in Closed Container Requirement to obtain export permit - Narcotic Drugs, Nerve Affecting Substances and Basic Chemical Substances Requirement for import of food through designated border point Substances added in Imported Food Storage requirement - Import Food Hygienic Requirement - Import Food Fumigation - Food Requirement to obtain import permit - Alcohol Beverage Certificate requirement issued by exporting country - Alcohol Beverage Inspection requirement - Import Alcohol Beverage Inspection requirement - Tobacco Import	Request for Food Import Permit Import Permit (Food)

Legal Documents

#	Title	Type	Issuing Agency	Responsible Agency	Issue Date
1	Decision on Food Inspection No. 297/MOH	Decision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2012-02-24
2	Decision on Export-Import and Transit of Food No 1166/MoH, dated 21 June 2018	Decision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2018-06-21
3	The President of Lao PDR’s Decree on Fee and Service Charge, No. 002/POL, date 17 June 2021	Edict	Office of the President	Office of the President	2021-06-21

Forms

#	Title	Description	Issued By
1	Request for Food Import Permit	Request for Food Import Permit	Ministry of Health
2	Request for importation of drug samples for registration in Lao PDR.	Request Request for importation of drug samples for registration in Lao PDR.Drug Sample	Ministry of Health
3	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Registration	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Registration	Ministry of Health
4	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Re-registration	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Re-registration	Ministry of Health
5	Import Permit (Food)	Import Permit (Food)	Ministry of Health