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	2025-01-01	9999-01-01
2	MFN	Most Favorable Nations (WTO)	Import	10	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	5	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	10	KG	2026-01-01	2026-12-31
11	RCEP	Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership	Import	2	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	Registration Fee for Imported Traditional Medicines	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	registration fees of imported traditional medicines: + charges: - newly developed medicines 2,500,000 kip/5years/time/item - old traditional medicines (ancient heritage recipe) 1,500,000 kip/5year/time/item + service fee: research and consider the registration of traditional 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	charge fee for the import license of traditional medicine	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	charge fee for the import license of traditional medicine is 20,000/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	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
8	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
9	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
10	service fee - export certificate of traditional medicines	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	service fee charged on issuing export certificate of traditioncal medicines is 200,000 kip/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

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

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	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
4	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
5	Law on Drugs and Medical Products (Amendment) No.07/NA, Dated 10 March 2026	Law	Lao National Assembly	Ministry of Health	2025-06-25
6	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