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Number of steps (22)

1 Create user account

2 Submit application for business registration

3 Pay business registration fee

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 bio-prospecting permit - Environment (2)

13 Submit application

14 Receive bioprospecting permit

Obtain MSG Certificate (1)

15 Obtain an MSG certificate

Obtain airwaybill at Luganville airport (1)

16 Obtain airway bill

Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Luganville airport (3)

17 Contract a Customs Broker

18 Declare cargo (Single Window System)

19 Obtain clearance (green)

Releasing cargo at Luganville airport (3)

20 Obtain invoice

21 Pay Vanuatu Terminal Service discharge Fees

22 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

Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation (x 2)

13 14

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Customs Administration

Department of Civil Aviation

Customs Broker

Single Window Team

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf

Vanuatu Terminal Services - Luganville (x 3)

20 21 22

Results 8

Business Registration Certificate

Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

Business Licence Certificate

System Record TIN Code

Approved Bioprospecting permit

Approved MSG Certificate.

Payment Receipt - export SAIR

Release order - export SAIR

Required Documents

National ID

Bank Statement (Source of Funding)

Police Clearance (x 3)

2 5 7

Copy of company rules

Applcation online

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

5 7

Business Plan (eng)

Passport copy (x 2)

5 7

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

Bioprospecting Application form

Research proposal

Code of ethics

Letter of support

Letter of support from focal agency.

Payment

Endorsement or support letter from landowners and community concerned

Legally binding and enforceable contract is made between custom landowners

MSG Certificate form

Commercial Invoice (x 3)

15 17 18

Packing List (x 3)

16 17 18

Export AWB - Luganville (x 4)

17 18 21 22

Assessment notice - export SAIR

payment

Original AWB - Luganville

Release Order - import SAIR

VTS manual invoice & receipt

Release order - export SAIR

Estimated cost VUV 322,500

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This is an estimate based on a series of assumptions which you can modify to calculate your own costs:

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- 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 50,000 Research Fees
VUV 100,000 Refundable Bond Fee
VUV 3,500 AWB fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 10 per per kilogram FYC	0
VUV 500 Customs Processing Fee
VUV 500 Single Window System Processing Fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 30 per per kilogram Storage beyond 24 hours free period applicable to security screened cargo only	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 700 per per kilogram Minimum charge per consignment - Up to 25kg	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 7,000 per AWB Checks and Acceptance	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 7,500 per AWB Checks and Acceptance	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 2,000 per AWB For the processing and completion of the IATA live animal check sheet to ensure compliance verification of livestock shipment.	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 2,000 per AWB Acceptance Process: General Loose Cargo Acceptance Security Process.	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 5 per per kilogram Where load is tendered loose, the following loading fees will be applied: Individual shipment weight 0 – 1,000 Kg	0

Total Duration 25 d - 69 d

	min	max
Total time (sum):	25 d	69 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	50mn	4h. 25mn
Attention at counter:	2h. 15mn	4h. 25mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	25 d	68 d

Laws 12

Section tion 6 , articles 2, II

Companies Regulations Order No.114 of 2015

articles 1, Schedule 1, Schedule 2

Article 5

Environmental Protection and Conservation Act 12 of 2002
Sections 33, tion 32

Sections 6, 8A, 44 , Article 2

MSG Trade Agreement Handbook
Article 3.1 & 3.2

Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) (Ratification) Act, 2004

Article Schedule 1

Article Schedule

Sections 4, 5, 18

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Total Duration 25 d - 69 d

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