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Number of steps (23)

Register a business (4)

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

To register as an approved importer and obtain an approved facility (4)

13 Submit application

14 Pay registration fees

15 Inspection of premises

16 Receive import and facility approval

Obtain air waybill at Luganville airport (1)

17 Obtain air waybill

Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Luganville airport (3)

18 Contract a Customs Broker

19 Declare cargo (Single Window System)

20 Obtain clearance (green)

Releasing cargo at Luganville airport (3)

21 Obtain invoice

22 Pay Vanuatu Terminal Service discharge Fees

23 Submit release documents

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 11

Vanuatu Financial Services 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

12

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (x 3)

13 15 16

Department of Finance and Treasury

14

Department of Civil Aviation

17

Customs Broker

18

Single Window Team

19

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf

20

Vanuatu Terminal Services - Luganville (x 3)

21 22 23

Results 8

Business Registration Certificate

3

Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

8

Business Licence Certificate

11

System Record TIN Code

12

Registration as an Approved Facility

16

Registration as an Approved Importer

16

Payment Receipt - import SAIR

20

Release Order - import SAIR

20

Required Documents

National ID

3

Bank Statement (Source of Funding)

3

Police Clearance (x 3)

3 5 7

Copy of company rules

3

Applcation online

4

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

5 7

Business Plan (eng) (x 2)

5 13

Passport copy (x 2)

5 7

Business Name Certificate (x 2)

5 7

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

6

Payment Receipt (VIPA)

7

Business Registration Certificate

9

Business Licence Application Form

9

Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

9

Invoice - Taxpayer Service Section

10

Payment Receipt (Taxpayer Service Section)

11

ASYCUDA World registration form

12

Application form ODS

13

Invoice ODS

14

Government Receipt Cashier

16

Airline arrival notice and invoice

17

Original AWB - Luganville (x 4)

18 19 21 22

Commercial Invoice (x 2)

18 19

Packing List (x 2)

18 19

Assessment Notice - import SAIR

20

payment

20

Release Order - import SAIR (x 2)

22 23

VTS manual invoice & receipt

23

AWB with VTS paid stamp - Port Vila

23

Estimated cost VUV 199,000

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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 18,000 - VUV 18,000 per business activity Business Licence Fee par new business activity. For Re-newal, If turnover is over 4 million, fee will change	1
VUV 10,000 Registration as an approved Importer
VUV 20,000 Registration as an approved facility
- VUV 0 - VUV 1,540 Fixed amount for original AWB	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 30 per per kilogram Handling is charged by weight.	0
VUV 500 Customs Processing Fee
VUV 500 Single Window System Processing Fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 700 Minimum charge per consignment up to 25 kg	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 0 STORAGE FEES - Loose freight-up to 48 hours from 2359 hours on the date of check in.	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 500 Forklift use - 0 - up to 499 kg	0

Total Duration 25 d - 45 d

	min	max
Total time (sum):	25 d	45 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	35mn	4h. 25mn
Attention at counter:	2h. 15mn	5h. 35mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	25 d	44 d