Vanuatu Trade Portal

Preview & Print

Properties

Print the full procedure

Print selected step:

Include recourse information

"Certification sheet" format

Preview & Print

Properties

Print the full procedure

Print selected step:

Include recourse information

"Certification sheet" format

Number of steps (28)

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 Sandalwood License (2)

13 Submit application

14 Pay License fee

or Receive Sandalwood License

Obtain a sandalwood export permit (3)

15 Submit application

16 Pay export permit fee

17 Receive sandalwood export permit

Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate - Biosecurity Luganville (3)

18 Contact a Registered VeSW user

19 Submit application ( Single Window System)

20 Receive Export Certificate

Obtain MSG Certificate (1)

21 Obtain an MSG certificate

Obtain bill of lading at Luganville seaport (1)

22 Obtain bill of lading

Customs and Biosecurity clearance at Luganville seaport (3)

23 Contract a Customs Broker

24 Declare cargo (Single Window System)

25 Obtain clearance (green)

Releasing cargo at Luganville Seaport (3)

26 Obtain invoice

27 Pay Port Service fee

28 Submit release documents

Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 14

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 Forestry (x 3)

13 15 17

Biosecurity Vanuatu (x 2)

14 16

Registered VeSW user

Single Window Team (x 2)

19 24

Biosecurity Office - Santo

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Customs Administration

Shipping Agent

Customs Broker

Department of Customs and Inland Revenue - Luganville Wharf

Northern Island Stevedoring Company Limited (x 3)

26 27 28

Results 11

Business Registration Certificate

Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)

Business Licence Certificate

System Record TIN Code

Permit to export Sandalwood

Phytosanitary Export Certificate - Vanuatu

Payment receipt - Biosecurity

Approved MSG Certificate.

Payment Receipt - export SSEA

Release order - export SSEA

Goods Cleared for export

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

Application for a Sandalwood license (x 2)

13 14

Equivalent Instrument to Bankers Guarantee

Application for sandalwood export permit (x 3)

15 16 17

Government Receipt Cashier

Import Permit from Importing country (x 2)

18 19

MSG Certificate form

Commercial Invoice (x 3)

21 23 24

Export booking form

Export Container release form - Luganville (x 2)

22 28

Container VGM Declaration

Packing List (x 2)

23 24

Draft export bill of lading

Original BOL - Luganville

Assessment notice - export SSEA

payment

Export BOL with biosecurity release stamp

Invoice - Niscol

Customs release Order

Original Export Bill of Lading

Estimated cost VUV 181,800

VUV

VUV Add Name Here

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 5,000 License application fee
- VUV 0 - VUV 40 per per kilogram For every kilogram to be exported from Vanuatu.	0
VUV 2,300
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	0
- VUV 0 - VUV 197 Wharfage fees - export	0

Total Duration 25 d - 46 d

	min	max
Total time (sum):	25 d	46 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	1h.	5h. 10mn
Attention at counter:	2h. 55mn	6h. 30mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	25 d	45 d