Commodity

Commodity Structure

Tariff Information

Tariff

#	Tariff/Fee Code	Group Description	Activity	Rate	Unit	Valid From	Valid To
1	Normal	Normal Tariff rates	Import	20	KG	2018-01-01	9999-01-01
2	MFN	Most Favorable Nations (WTO)	Import	6.5	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 register cosmetics for import	Registration Requirement	Ministry of Health	To import specially controlled cosmetics, it is necessary to register with Department of Food and Drug, Ministry of Health.	Provision on the Quality Control of Cosmetic Products No. 2580/MOH	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL
2	Consumption Tax Payable	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Finance	Consumption Tax is applied on certain categories of goods imported, produced and serviced in Lao PDR as stipulated in Consumption Tax Law.	Law on Consumption Tax No 68/NA, date 19 June 2019 Guidelines on the implementation of the Tax Law, No.0394/MOF, date 04 February 2022	Customs Clearance for Imports (Asycuda)	9999-12-31	ALL
3	registration fee - imported cosmetics	Duty/Tax Payable	Ministry of Health	registration fees of imported cosmetics: - charge fee is 200,000 kip/2 years/item - service fees on the research and consideration is 50,000 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
4	Labelling Requirement - Import Cosmetics	TBT	Ministry of Health	An imported cosmetics need to be labelled in Lao or English language clearly.	Provision on the Quality Control of Cosmetic Products No. 2580/MOH	Registration and Import of Drugs, Cosmetics and Traditional Medicines	9999-12-31	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	Customs Clearance for Imports (Asycuda)	Procedure for import clearance via Asycuda.	Import	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Value Added Tax payable on Imports Consumption Tax Payable Service Charge for Detailed Import Customs Declaration and Customs Release Form Service Charge of Customs Seal Service Charge - Customs Stamp Service Charge - Duty-Free Stamp Service Charge - Individual Customs Declaration Form Fee Service Charge - Import Customs Declaration via ASYCUDA Document Fee for International Transit Goods for petroleum trucks Document Fee for International Transit Goods for Chemical Truck Service Charge - Import and Export Inspection via Scanners Service Charge - Customs Declaration of Freight Truck for Imported Goods	ACDD (Customs Declaration)
2	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

Legal Documents

#	Title	Type	Issuing Agency	Responsible Agency	Issue Date
1	Provision on the Quality Control of Cosmetic Products No. 2580/MOH	Provision	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2003-11-12
2	Law on Consumption Tax No 68/NA, date 19 June 2019	Law	Lao National Assembly	Ministry of Finance	2019-06-19
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
4	Guidelines on the implementation of the Tax Law, No.0394/MOF, date 04 February 2022	Instruction	Ministry of Finance	Ministry of Finance	2022-02-04

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	ACDD (Customs Declaration)	Customs Declaration	Ministry of Finance