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Number of steps (26)

1 Create user account

2 Pay business registration fee

3 Submit application for business registration

4 Obtain a business registration certificate

Obtain a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC) (4)

5 Pre-check of application for Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

6 Pay fee for new FIAC application

7 Submit FIAC application

8 Obtain Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

Obtain a business licence certificate (3)

9 Apply for a business licence certificate

10 Pay business licence fees

11 Obtain business licence certificate

Obtain the Singe Window System registration code (1)

12 Obtain the Single Window System registration code

Obtain a certificate of registered practitioner (4)

13 Approval from Practitioners commission

14 Pay registered Practitioners Fee

15 Submits required documents

16 Receives certificate of registered Practitioner

Obtain an import certificate (2)

17 Submits application

18 Receives import permit certificate

Obtain bill of lading at Luganville seaport (1)

19 Obtain bill of lading

Customs clearance at Luganville seaport (3)

20 Contract a Customs Broker

21 Declare cargo (Single Window System)

22 Obtain Customs clearance (green)

Biosecurity clearance at Luganville seaport (1)

23 Obtain Biosecurity release

Releasing cargo at Luganville seaport (3)

24 Obtain invoice

25 Pay Port Service discharge fee

26 Submit release documents

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 12

Vanuatu Financial Service Commission (x 4)

1 2 3 4

Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA) (x 4)

5 6 7 8

Customs and Inland Revenues - Taxpayer Service Section (x 3)

9 10 11

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Customs Downtown Office

Ministry of Health (x 5)

13 15 16 17 18

Department of Finance and Treasury

Shipping Agent

Customs Broker

Single Window Team

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf

Department of Biosecurity - Luganville

Northern Island Stevedoring Company Limited (x 3)

24 25 26

Results 7

Business Registration Certificate

Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

Business Licence Certificate

System Record TIN Code

Vanuatu Registered Pharmacist Practitioner Certificate

Approval Cover Letter - Pharmacist Practitioner

Import permit certificate - Health

Required Documents

National ID

Bank Statement (Source of Funding)

Police Clearance (x 4)

3 5 7 15

Copy of company rules

Applcation online

Application form Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (eng) (x 2)

5 7

Business Plan (eng)

Passport copy (x 3)

5 7 15

Business Name Certificate (x 2)

5 7

Application form Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (eng) - signed by Vetting Off.

Payment Receipt (VIPA)

Business Registration Certificate

Business Licence Application Form

Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

Invoice - Taxpayer Service Section

Payment Receipt (Taxpayer Service Section)

ASYCUDA World registration form

Request letter for registered practitioner

Requirements for registration of pharmacists

Curriculum Vitae

Registration of practitioner from another country

Academic Qualification

Referees Personals

Government Receipt Cashier

Vanuatu Registered Pharmacist Practitioner Certificate (x 2)

17 18

Express Release advise on import

Commercial Invoice (x 2)

20 21

Packing List (x 2)

20 21

Bill of Lading - Santo

Original BOL - Luganville (x 4)

21 23 24 25

Assessment notice - import SSEA

payment

Container release - Port Vila

Invoice - Niscol

Release Order - import SSEA

Customs release Order

Container release - Santo Shipping

Original bill of lading with stevedore release stamp - luganville

Estimated cost VUV 166,000

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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 30,000 - VUV 30,000 Business online registration fee	1
- VUV 120,000 - VUV 120,000 Application fee for new FIAC	1
- VUV 10,000 - VUV 10,000 per business activity Business Licence Fee par new business activity	1
VUV 5,000 Registration Fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 5,500 Bill of lading fee	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 2,000 per container Per Bill of lading, Agency handling Fee	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 15,000 per container Equipment handling	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 25,000 per container Container bond	0
VUV 500 Customs Processing Fee
VUV 500 Single Window System Processing Fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 2,016 break bulk general LCL	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 395 per per kilogram Wharfage Fees import	0

Total Duration 69 d - 194 d

	min	max
Total time (sum):	69 d	194 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	1h. 5mn	5h. 15mn
Attention at counter:	2h. 45mn	6h.
Waiting time until next step (sum):	69 d	193 d