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Ozone depleting substances
Used Personal Effects
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Used Vehicles and Machinery
Vehicle - Right Hand Drive
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Other Live Species
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Plant and Plant Products
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Pref. Treatment
130 - Lifesaving equipment concession
080 - Temporary Import Concession
140 - Fire fighting equipment concession
150 - Girl guides or boys scouts concession
180 - Sports equipment concession
190 - Divine church use concession
200 - Educational use concession
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000 - No concession
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050 - Fisheries Concession
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  1. FIRST TIME TRADER
  2. USED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY
  3. FULL PROCEDURE
  4. Full procedure for imports of used vehicles and machinery (LGVL Airport) 1st Time Trader
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Number of steps (29) arrow_drop_up arrow_drop_down
Register a business  (4) expand_more expand_less
Obtain a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)  (4) expand_more expand_less
Obtain a business licence certificate  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain the Singe Window System registration code  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain an import permit - Biosecurity  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain Industrial Permit  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain Concession 010 - Industrial Concession  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain Concession 020 - Tourism Concession  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain air waybill at Luganville airport  (1) expand_more expand_less
Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Luganville airport  (3) expand_more expand_less
Releasing cargo at Luganville airport  (3) expand_more expand_less

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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 13 expand_more expand_less

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
Biosecurity Vanuatu (x 3)
13 14 15
Department of Industry (x 3)
16 17 20
Registered VeSW user
18
Single Window Team (x 2)
19 25
Department of Tourism (x 2)
21 22
Department of Civil Aviation
23
Customs Broker
24
Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf
26
Vanuatu Terminal Services - Luganville (x 3)
27 28 29

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Business Registration Certificate
3
Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)
8
Business Licence Certificate
11
System Record TIN Code
12
Import Condition
15
Payment receipt - Biosecurity
15
Plant Import Permit
15
Industrial permit
17
Concession 020 Approval Letter
22
Payment Receipt - import SAIR
26
Release Order - import SAIR
26

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National ID
3
Bank Statement (Source of Funding)
3
Police Clearance (x 3)
3 5 7
Copy of company rules
3
Applcation online
4
Applcation online
Application form Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (eng) (x 2)
5 7
Business Plan (eng)
5
Business Plan (eng)
Passport copy (x 2)
5 7
Business Name Certificate (x 3)
5 7 21
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
Business Licence Application Form
Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC) (x 2)
9 21
Invoice - Taxpayer Service Section
10
Payment Receipt (Taxpayer Service Section)
11
ASYCUDA World registration form
12
Bill of Lading - Port Vila
13
Import Permit Request form - Biosecurity (x 3)
13 14 15
Phytosanitary certificate of the exporter country
14
Industrial Permit Application form
16
Industrial Permit Application form
Government Receipt Cashier
16
List of Raw Materials and their annual quantity (x 2)
18 19
Application for import duty exemption - Tourism
21
Application for import duty exemption - Tourism
Business Licence Certificate
21
Architectural Plan
21
Environmental impact assessment report
21
Lease document
21
Valid ID
22
Airline arrival notice and invoice
23
Original AWB - Luganville (x 4)
24 25 27 28
Commercial Invoice (x 2)
24 25
Packing List (x 2)
24 25
Assessment Notice - import SAIR
26
payment
26
Release Order - import SAIR (x 2)
28 29
VTS manual invoice & receipt
29
AWB with VTS paid stamp - Port Vila
29

Estimated cost VUV  195,000

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VUV 30,000 -
VUV  30,000
Business online registration fee
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VUV 120,000 -
VUV  120,000
Application fee for new FIAC
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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
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VUV 0 -
VUV  2,500 per Car
Inspection of used cars
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VUV 2,500
industrial permit fee
VUV 11,500
Concession application fee
VUV 12,000
Administration fee
VUV 0 -
VUV  1,540
Fixed amount for original AWB
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VUV 0 -
VUV  30 per per kilogram
Handling is charged by weight.
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VUV 500
Customs Processing Fee
VUV 500
Single Window System Processing Fee
VUV 0 -
VUV  700
Minimum charge per consignment up to 25 kg
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VUV 0 -
VUV  0
STORAGE FEES - Loose freight-up to 48 hours from 2359 hours on the date of check in.
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VUV 0 -
VUV  500
Forklift use - 0 - up to 499 kg
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Total Duration 38 d - 66 d expand_more expand_less

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Total time (sum): 38 d 66 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 35mn 4h. 40mn
Attention at counter: 2h. 35mn 6h. 40mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 38 d 65 d

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