Any kind of exported food from Lao PDR shall comply with the standards, quality, and safety in accordance with Article 34 in Law on Food. Food exporters who require an export certificate shall submit documents to the Food and Drug Department or Provincial Food and Drug Division.
Complementary documents requesting the export certificate
1. Application of company/factory
2. Invoice
3. Food safety certificate for instance food registration, the safety of food product certificate, GMP/HACCP, ISO22000 and other certificates.
4. Enterprise registration certificate
5. Operating business license
The import of food shall comply with the laws, regulations, and standards of food of Lao PDR to ensure that food is safe for consumption. Highly risk foods shall be registered before import permits, medium and low risk foods are permitted for import (the list of risk foods will be available soon).
Complementary documents requesting the import permit
1. Request for Food Import Permit (1 copy)
2. Invoice (2 copies)
3. Packing list (2 copies)
4. Food safety certificate from an export country for instance registration certificate, free sale certificate, GHP, HACCP, IOS 22000 or other certificate certified from Food Safety Agency of exported countryValidity of other certificates before the validity expires in 3 months. (Certificate shall be in English and original version / if copied certificate shall be stamped from an imported company) (1 copy)
5. Officially certification from Food Safety Agency (English or original version, if copied certificate shall be stamped from an imported company) (2 copies)
6. Enterprise registration certificate (1 copy)
7. Lao label or sticker (1 copy)
8. A sample of products ( 1 sample)
9. Certificate of food registration of Lao PDR (if applicable) (1 copy)
Individuals, legal entities or organizations transport food from one country through Lao PDR to the third country, shall submit documents for transit permission to the Food and Drug Department or Provincial Food and Drug Division.
Complementary documents requesting the transit permission
1. Request for food transit permit
2. Invoice (2 copies)
3. Purchase order (2 copies)
4. Transport document (if applicable) (1 copy)
5.Enterprise registration certificate (if company or factory in Lao PDR) (1 copy)
6. Food safety certificate from an export country for instance certificate of registration, free sale certificate, GHP, GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000 and other certificates (Certificate shall be English version) (2 copies)
For more further information, please contact:
Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health
Simuang Village, Setthathirath Road, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
Tel: +(856-21) 214013
Fax: +(856-21) 214015
Website: www.fdd.gov.la
email: [email protected]
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