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  1. EXPORT
  2. OTHER LIVE SPECIES
  3. FULL PROCEDURE
  4. NO PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
  5. Full procedure for exports of Live species (Port Vila airport)
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Obtain a bio-prospecting permit - Environment  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain airway bill at Port Vila airport  (1) expand_more expand_less
Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Port Vila airport  (3) expand_more expand_less
Releasing cargo at Port Vila airport  (3) expand_more expand_less

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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 6 expand_more expand_less

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (x 2)
1 2
Department of Civil Aviation
3
Customs Broker
4
Single Window Team
5
Customs Border and Enforcement Airport Office
6
Vanuatu Terminal Services - Port Vila (x 3)
7 8 9

Results 1 expand_more expand_less

Approved Bioprospecting permit
2

Required Documents expand_more expand_less

Bioprospecting Application form
1
Bioprospecting Application form
Research proposal
1
Code of ethics
1
Letter of support
1
Letter of support from focal agency.
1
Payment
1
Endorsement or support letter from landowners and community concerned
1
Legally binding and enforceable contract is made between custom landowners
1
Packing List (x 3)
3 4 5
payment
3
Export Original AWB (x 2)
4 5
Commercial Invoice
4
VAIR Commercial invoice
5
Airline AWB (x 2)
7 8
Release order VAIR (x 2)
7 9
VTS system invoice
8
VTS manual invoice & receipt
8
AWB with VTS paid stamp - Port Vila
9

Estimated cost VUV  161,700

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VUV 50,000
Research Fees
VUV 100,000
Refundable Bond Fee
VUV 3,500 -
VUV  3,500
AWB fee
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VUV 7,500
HANDLING FEE - Valuable
VUV 700 -
VUV  700 per per kilogram
HANDLING FEE - Minimum charge per consignment
1 mode_edit
VUV 0 -
VUV  30 per per kilogram
HANDLING FEE - Loose freight excluding mail
0 mode_edit
VUV 0 -
VUV  30 per per kilogram
HANDLING FEE - Mail handling
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VUV 0
STORAGE FEES - Loose freight- up to 48 hours from 2359 hours on the date of check in
VUV 0 -
VUV  30 per per kilogram
STORAGE FEES - Loose freight beyond FREE period
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VUV 0 -
VUV  7,000 per AWB
DANGEROUS GOODS FEE - Inspection fee
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Total Duration 1 d - 26 d expand_more expand_less

  min max
Total time (sum): 1 d 26 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 0mn 20mn
Attention at counter: 15mn 35mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 0 d 25 d

Laws 5 expand_more expand_less

Customs Act, 2013 Customs Act, 2013
  Article 5
Environmental Protection and Conservation Act 12 of 2002 Environmental Protection and Conservation Act 12 of 2002
  Sections 33, tion 32
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) (Ratification) Act, 2004 Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) (Ratification) Act, 2004
  Article Schedule 1
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Vanuatu Terminal Services Limited - Tariff rates Vanuatu Terminal Services Charges, 2017