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	Prohibition to import high dangerous chemicals (Type 1)	Prohibited Goods	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	chemicals of high-level danger used in industries are prohibited, except that it is approved by government. If it is necessary to import such goods, importers may present an application form to Department of Industry and Handicraft, MOIC	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016 Decision on registration for import, export chemicals and carrying chemicals across borders, No. 1204/MOIC.DIH, dated 24 December 2020.	Procedure for Import or Export of Prohibition Goods	9999-12-31	ALL
2	Labelling Requirement - Dangerous substances and chemicals	TBT	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Import dangerous chemicals used in industries shall be labelled as specified by Department of Industry and Handicraft, MOIC	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016	Measures that do not have or require a specific Procedure - please refer to the Notes section of this document for the reasons why.	9999-12-31	ALL
3	Packaging requirement - Dangerous substances and chemicals	TBT	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Importing dangerous chemicals used in industries shall be packed as specified by Department of Industry and Handicraft, MOIC	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016		9999-12-31	ALL
4	Importer registration requirement for imported dangerous chemicals type 2 and 3 used in industries	Registration Requirement	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Importers of dangerous chemicals type 2 & 3 which are used in Industry must be registered with the department of industry and handicraft of the ministry of industry and commerce.	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016		9999-12-31	ALL
5	Exporter Registration requirement for dangerous chemicals type 2 and 3	Registration Requirement	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Exporters of Dangerous chemicals type 2 and 3 used in industries shall be registered with Department of Industry and Handicraft, MOIC	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016		9999-12-31	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	Procedure for Import or Export of Prohibition Goods	The goods covered by this Procedure are subject to Prohibition. This means that every application to import or export these goods is considered separately and judged on its own merits. There is no automatic granting of Permits and Licences for Goods cover	Import/Export	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to obtain import license for bullets and weapons Prohibition to export certain archeological objects Prohibition to export bat guano/manure Prohibition to import banknote paper, banknote ink, banknote printers and coin making machines Prohibition to import prohibitied narcotic drugs. Prohibition to import high dangerous chemicals (Type 1) Prohibition to import destructive fishing tools Export Prohibition - Raw medicinal natural resource Prohibition to export - Logs, trunk, bark, transformed timber
2	Measures that do not have or require a specific Procedure - please refer to the Notes section of this document for the reasons why.	The Lao Trade Portal does not have a formal or prescribed Procedure for this Measure. The reasons for the lack of a formal Procedure for this Measure are detailed in the Notes section of this document.	General	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to import and export through designated checkpoint for Small Export Business Import Inspection Requirement of food Requirement to mix colors in imported fuel for project use Requirement to deliver fuel imported for project use to designated warehouse Requirement to inspect imported goods that infringe Intellectual Property Rights at border check points Environmental Tax Payable service Fees for the import of equipment and gambling machines (all types) Food Processing and production requirement Import permit fee for Media Products Application of Rules of Orgin Labelling Requirement for Exported Food Labelling Requirement - Dangerous substances and chemicals Storage and transport requirement - Dangerous substances and chemicals Requirement to register for export - Fertilizer Requirement to obtain import permit - Foreign Cultural Product Requirement to obtain import permit - games Requirement to obtain import permit - Media Publication Products Transport and storage requirement - Alcohol Beverage Requirement to obtain an import permit : Advertisement signboard Requirement to register company to import Gas Labeling requirement - Imported Products Requirement to obtain an export permit : Advertisement signboard

Legal Documents

#	Title	Type	Issuing Agency	Responsible Agency	Issue Date
1	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016	Law	Lao National Assembly	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	2016-11-10
2	Decision on registration for import, export chemicals and carrying chemicals across borders, No. 1204/MOIC.DIH, dated 24 December 2020.	Decision	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	2020-12-24

Forms