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Number of steps (18)

Obtain a Sandalwood License (2)

1 Submit application

2 Pay License fee

or Receive Sandalwood License

Obtain a sandalwood export permit (3)

3 Submit application

4 Pay export permit fee

5 Receive sandalwood export permit

Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate - Biosecurity Port Vila (3)

6 Contact a Registered VeSW user

7 Submit application ( Single Window System)

8 Receive Export Certificate

Obtain an MSG Certificate (3)

9 Contact a Registered VeSW user

10 Submit application ( Single Window System)

11 Receive MSG Certificate

Obtain airway bill at Port Vila airport (1)

12 Obtain airway bill

Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Port Vila airport (3)

13 Contract a Customs Broker

14 Declare cargo (Single Window System)

15 Obtain clearance (green)

Releasing cargo at Port Vila airport (3)

16 Obtain invoice

17 Pay Vanuatu Terminal service discharge fees

18 Submit release documents

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 9

Department of Forestry (x 3)

1 3 5

Biosecurity Vanuatu (x 3)

2 4 8

Registered VeSW user (x 2)

6 9

Single Window Team (x 3)

7 10 14

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf

Department of Civil Aviation

Customs Broker

Customs Border and Enforcement Airport Office

Vanuatu Terminal Services - Port Vila (x 3)

16 17 18

Results 4

Permit to export Sandalwood

Phytosanitary Export Certificate - Vanuatu

Payment receipt - Biosecurity

Approved MSG Certificate.

Required Documents

Application for a Sandalwood license (x 2)

1 2

Equivalent Instrument to Bankers Guarantee

Application for sandalwood export permit (x 3)

3 4 5

Government Receipt Cashier

Import Permit from Importing country (x 2)

6 7

Commercial Invoice (x 3)

9 10 13

Packing List (x 3)

12 13 14

payment

Export Original AWB (x 2)

13 14

VAIR Commercial invoice

Airline AWB (x 2)

16 17

Release order VAIR (x 2)

16 18

VTS system invoice

VTS manual invoice & receipt

AWB with VTS paid stamp - Port Vila

Estimated cost VUV 19,000

VUV

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This is an estimate based on a series of assumptions which you can modify to calculate your own costs:

Cost detail	Estimate your cost
VUV 5,000 License application fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 40 per per kilogram For every kilogram to be exported from Vanuatu.	0
VUV 2,300
- VUV 3,500 - VUV 3,500 AWB fee	1
VUV 7,500 HANDLING FEE - Valuable
- VUV 700 - VUV 700 per per kilogram HANDLING FEE - Minimum charge per consignment	1
- VUV 0 - VUV 30 per per kilogram HANDLING FEE - Loose freight excluding mail	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 30 per per kilogram HANDLING FEE - Mail handling	0
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	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 7,000 per AWB DANGEROUS GOODS FEE - Inspection fee	0