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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 Luganville (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 bill of lading at Luganville seaport (1)

12 Obtain bill of lading

Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Luganville seaport (3)

13 Contract a Customs Broker

14 Declare cargo (Single Window System)

15 Obtain clearance (green)

Releasing cargo at Luganville Seaport (3)

16 Obtain invoice

17 Pay Port Service fee

18 Submit release documents

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 9

Department of Forestry (x 3)

1 3 5

Biosecurity Vanuatu (x 2)

2 4

Registered VeSW user (x 2)

6 9

Single Window Team (x 3)

7 10 14

Biosecurity Office - Santo

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf (x 2)

11 15

Shipping Agent

Customs Broker

Northern Island Stevedoring Company Limited (x 3)

16 17 18

Results 7

Permit to export Sandalwood

Phytosanitary Export Certificate - Vanuatu

Payment receipt - Biosecurity

Approved MSG Certificate.

Payment Receipt - export SSEA

Release order - export SSEA

Goods Cleared for export

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 4)

9 10 13 14

Export booking form

Export Container release form - Luganville (x 2)

12 18

Container VGM Declaration

Packing List (x 2)

13 14

Draft export bill of lading

Original BOL - Luganville

Assessment notice - export SSEA

payment

Export BOL with biosecurity release stamp

Invoice - Niscol

Customs release Order

Original Export Bill of Lading

Estimated cost VUV 13,800

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 5,500 Bill of lading fee
VUV 500 Customs Processing Fee
VUV 500 Single Window System Processing Fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 49,104 Full other 20 FT	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 197 Wharfage fees - export	0

Total Duration 2 d - 6 d

	min	max
Total time (sum):	2 d	6 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	25mn	1h. 35mn
Attention at counter:	1h. 25mn	3h. 40mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	2 d	5 d