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	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
2	MFN	Most Favorable Nations (WTO)	Import	5	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
3	ATIGA	ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement	Import	0	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
4	AKFTA	ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement	Import	0	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
5	ACFTA	ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement	Import	0	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
6	APTA	Asia Pacific Trade Area	Import	0	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
7	AIFTA	ASEAN–India Free Trade Area	Import	5	KG	2022-01-01	9999-01-01
8	AANZFTA	ASEAN-Australia/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement	Import	0	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
9	LAOVIET	LAO-VIET Trade Agreement	Import	n.a.	KG	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
10	AHKFTA	ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement	Import	5	KG	2026-01-01	2026-12-31
11	RCEP	Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership	Import	5	KG	2026-01-01	2026-12-31
12	AJCEP	ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnerships	Import	0	KG	2026-01-01	9999-01-01

Measures

#	Name	Type	Agency	Description	Law	Procedure	Valid To	Apply To
1	Requirement to register or Notification Prior drugs and medical products before importation	Registration Requirement	Ministry of Health	The importation of medicines requires registration or prior notification with the Ministry of Health. Information on the product name, ingredients, manufacturer, dosage form, strength, packaging, origin, and other relevant details shall be provided to ensure the quality, efficacy, and safety of the medicines.	Decision on business establishment on medicines and medical equipment (Revised Version) no.1820/MoH, dated 25 August 2017. Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amendment) No.07/NA, Dated 10 March 2026 Decision on the Registration of Pharmaceutical Products No. 0622/MOH; dated 02 April 2025	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
2	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
3	Requirement to obtain Import Permit - Drug	Licensing Requirement	Ministry of Health	An import permit from the Ministry of Health is required to import any drugs	Regulation Governing Drug Registration 1441/MOH Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amendment) No.07/NA, Dated 10 March 2026		9999-12-31	ALL
4	Requirement for drugs and medical product to be inspected	Inspection Requirement	Ministry of Health	All imported drugs and medical product must undergo inspection by the health officers at checkpoint borders.	Provision on the Establishment of Medical Products Import-Export Companies No.1442/MoH		9999-12-31	ALL
5	Registration Fee for Imported International Medicines	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	fees charged on the import of international medicines are as followings: + fees: - new medicines 3,000,000 kip/5 years/item - old medicines 2,000,000 kip/5 years/item + service charges: research and consideration oif the registration of medicines is 100,000 kip/item	The President of Lao PDR’s Decree on Fee and Service Charge, No. 002/POL, date 17 June 2021	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
6	Site Inspection Fee for imported medical products (site inspection)	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	Fee to inspect imported medical equipment (site inspection) of 50,000/time	The President of Lao PDR’s Decree on Fee and Service Charge, No. 002/POL, date 17 June 2021	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
7	Inspection Fee for Imported medical equiptments (Documents scrutiny)	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	- service fee charged on the document inspection for the import of medical equipment at the department of import and export or the provincial department of health is 20,000 kip/invoice/time - service fee charged on the document inspection for the import of medical equipment including attaching import barcode, 1 barcode equals 1 time at the border is 20,000 kip/invoce/time	The President of Lao PDR’s Decree on Fee and Service Charge, No. 002/POL, date 17 June 2021	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
8	Labelling Requirement - Imported Drug	TBT	Ministry of Health	Imported drug shall be labelled in specified contents Imported medicines shall be labeled according to the specified content and must be printed in Lao and/or foreign languages authorized by the Ministry of Health to provide information to consumers and monitoring inspectors.	Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amendment) No.07/NA, Dated 10 March 2026 Decision on the Registration of Pharmaceutical Products No. 0622/MOH; dated 02 April 2025	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
9	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
10	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
11	Service Fee - Import License for Animal and Aquatic Animal Products	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Agriculture and Environment	fees for risk assessment and import license for animal and aquatic animal products is 50.000 KIP/each time	The President of Lao PDR’s Decree on Fee and Service Charge, No. 002/POL, date 17 June 2021	Procedure for Import of Livestock and livestock production	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 or Notification Prior 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 Livestock and livestock production	Procedure for importing livestock for which the Department of Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is responsible.	Import	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Requirement to obtain import permit - Animal Requirement to obtain Veterinary Certificate from Exporting Country - animal products Requirement on import of animals and animal products through designated border points Inspection requirement for imported animals Service Fee - Import License for Animal and Aquatic Animal Products Service Fees - Export License for Animal and Aquatic Animal Products Requirement to obtain import permit - animal products Requirement to obtain export permit - animal products Import permit requirement for animal feeds	Application For Import/Export/IN Transit/ Import For RE-Export Of Animals/ Aquatics/Animal-Fisheries Commodity
3	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
4	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	Regulation Governing Drug Registration 1441/MOH	Provision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2003-08-13
2	Provision on the Establishment of Medical Products Import-Export Companies No.1442/MoH	Provision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2003-08-13
3	Law on Chemicals No. 07/NA, dated 10 November 2016	Law	Lao National Assembly	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	2016-11-10
4	Decision on business establishment on medicines and medical equipment (Revised Version) no.1820/MoH, dated 25 August 2017.	Decision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2017-08-25
5	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
6	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
7	Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amendment) No.07/NA, Dated 10 March 2026	Law	Lao National Assembly	Ministry of Health	2025-06-25
8	Decision on the Registration of Pharmaceutical Products No. 0622/MOH; dated 02 April 2025	Decision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2025-04-02

Forms

#	Title	Description	Issued By
1	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
2	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Registration	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Registration	Ministry of Health
3	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Re-registration	Checklist of Requirements for Drug Re-registration	Ministry of Health
4	Application For Import/Export/IN Transit/ Import For RE-Export Of Animals/ Aquatics/Animal-Fisheries Commodity	Application For Import/Export/IN Transit/ Import For RE-Export Of Animals/ Aquatics/Animal-Fisheries Commodity	Ministry of Agriculture and Environment