Commodity

Commodity Structure

Tariff Information

Tariff

#	Tariff/Fee Code	Group Description	Activity	Rate	Unit	Valid From	Valid To
1	Normal	Normal Tariff rates	Import	5	KG	2018-01-01	9999-01-01
2	MFN	Most Favorable Nations (WTO)	Import	5	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 obtain import license - Mineral and mineral products	Licensing Requirement	Ministry of Energy and Mines	Mineral and mineral products need to be obtained an import permit by Department of Mines, MEM	Decision on Import and Export Licensing Procedures of Minerals and Mineral Products No. 0352/MEM	Procedures for permission to export minerals and mineral products (updated 2021)	9999-12-31	ALL
2	Business Operation Requirement - Imports of Gold	Registration Requirement	Bank of Lao PDR	Company wishing to run import business for gold that used as medium for international payment must comply documents required for running such business to the department of monetary policy, bank of Lao PDR	Decision on a business of import and export gold for international payments, No.461/BOL, dated 03 June 2019	Procedure to request for Import/Export License of Gold Bar	9999-12-31	ALL
3	Inspection requirement for export - Mineral Product	Inspection Requirement	Ministry of Energy and Mines	The mineral products need to be inspected at the processing or production site by the officer of Energy and Mines Sector in collaboration with the officer of State Asset Management Sector before an exportation.	Decree on export mining products, No. 90/PM, dated 09 June 2008 Notification to monitor the movement of minerals for domestic distribution and export, No. 450/MOEM, date 03 March 2022	Procedures for permission to export minerals and mineral products (updated 2021)	9999-12-31	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	Procedure to request for Import/Export License of Gold Bar	Procedure to request for Import/Export License of Gold Bar (Department of Monetary Policy, BOL)	Import/Export	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to obtain import license - Gold for international payment Requirement to obtain export license - Gold bars used as medium for international payment Business Operation Requirement - Imports of Gold	Export License Application of Valuable Object Import License Application of Valuable Object
2	Procedures for permission to export minerals and mineral products (updated 2021)	Procedures for permission to export minerals and mineral products (2021)	Import/Export	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to obtain import license - Mineral and mineral products Requirement to obtain export license for mineral products Inspection requirement for export - Mineral Product	Import/Export License for Minerals and Mineral Products

Legal Documents

#	Title	Type	Issuing Agency	Responsible Agency	Issue Date
1	Decision on Import and Export Licensing Procedures of Minerals and Mineral Products No. 0352/MEM	Decision	Ministry of Energy and Mines	Ministry of Energy and Mines	2012-03-13
2	Decree on export mining products, No. 90/PM, dated 09 June 2008	Decree	Government of Lao PDR	Ministry of Energy and Mines	2008-06-09
3	Decision on a business of import and export gold for international payments, No.461/BOL, dated 03 June 2019	Decision	Bank of Lao PDR	Bank of Lao PDR	2019-06-03
4	Notification to monitor the movement of minerals for domestic distribution and export, No. 450/MOEM, date 03 March 2022	Notification	Ministry of Energy and Mines	Ministry of Energy and Mines	2022-03-03

Forms

#	Title	Description	Issued By
1	Import/Export License for Minerals and Mineral Products	Import/Export License for Minerals and Mineral Products	Ministry of Energy and Mines
2	Export License Application of Valuable Object	Export License Application of Valuable Object	Bank of Lao PDR
3	Import License Application of Valuable Object	Import License Application of Valuable Object	Bank of Lao PDR