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  1. EXPORT
  2. OTHER LIVE SPECIES
  3. FULL PROCEDURE
  4. MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP
  5. Full procedure for exports of Live species (Luganville seaport)
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Number of steps (12) arrow_drop_up arrow_drop_down
Obtain a bio-prospecting permit - Environment  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain an MSG Certificate  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain bill of lading at Luganville seaport  (1) expand_more expand_less
Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Luganville seaport  (3) expand_more expand_less
Releasing cargo at Luganville Seaport  (3) expand_more expand_less

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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 7 expand_more expand_less

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (x 2)
1 2
Registered VeSW user
3
Single Window Team (x 2)
4 8
Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf (x 2)
5 9
Shipping Agent
6
Customs Broker
7
Northern Island Stevedoring Company Limited (x 3)
10 11 12

Results 5 expand_more expand_less

Approved Bioprospecting permit
2
Approved MSG Certificate.
5
Payment Receipt - export SSEA
9
Release order - export SSEA
9
Goods Cleared for export
12

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
Commercial Invoice (x 4)
3 4 7 8
Export booking form
6
Export booking form
Export Container release form - Luganville (x 2)
6 12
Export Container release form - Luganville
Container VGM Declaration
6
Container VGM Declaration
Packing List (x 2)
7 8
Draft export bill of lading
7
Original BOL - Luganville
8
Assessment notice - export SSEA
9
payment
9
Export BOL with biosecurity release stamp
10
Invoice - Niscol
11
Customs release Order
12
Original Export Bill of Lading
12

Estimated cost VUV  156,500

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VUV expand_more expand_less
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This is an estimate based on a series of assumptions which you can modify to calculate your own costs:
VUV 50,000
Research Fees
VUV 100,000
Refundable Bond Fee
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
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VUV 0 -
VUV  197
Wharfage fees - export
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Total Duration 1 d - 29 d expand_more expand_less

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Total time (sum): 1 d 29 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 25mn 1h.
Attention at counter: 1h. 5mn 2h. 40mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 1 d 28 d

Laws 6 expand_more expand_less

Customs Act, 2013 Customs Act, 2013
  Article 5
Customs Regulations Order No. 113 of 2014 Customs Regulations Order, 2014
Environmental Protection and Conservation Act 12 of 2002 Environmental Protection and Conservation Act 12 of 2002
  Sections 33, tion 32
MSG Trade Agreement Handbook MSG Trade Agreement Handbook
Northern Island Stevedoring Company Limited Tariff Rates Northern Island Stevedoring Company Limited Tariff Rates
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) (Ratification) Act, 2004 Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) (Ratification) Act, 2004
  Article Schedule 1