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License to Operate International or Transit Goods Transportation Business
国际或过境货物运输经营许可证
ໃບອະນຸຍາດດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດ ຂົນສົ່ງສິນຄ້າລະຫວ່າງປະເທດ ຂ້າມແດນ
Any person or legal entity that intends to operate the business of moving the goods from one place to another destination from Lao PDR to another country or from another country to Lao PDR; or the transit transportation through Lao PDR to the third country (destination) Apply at Public Work and Transport Department.
Who needs this
Any person or legal entity that intends to operate the business of moving the goods from one place to another destination from Lao PDR to another country or from another country to Lao PDR; or the transit transportation through Lao PDR to the third country (destination)
Requirements
- Shall have an executive that have at least 5 years of business experience related to transportation
- Shall have a minimum 20% of technical staff who are Lao citizens and have High Diploma in Transportation field with at least 2 years of working experience.
- Shall have minimum registered capital of 5 billion LAK.
- Shall have at least 20 trucks with 100% technical capacity.
- Must be a big enterprise and have advance technology. In case of foreign-invested company, a foreign shareholder shall not hold share more than 49% of the total capital.
Documents — first application
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Annual Tax Payment | |
| Application Form | |
| Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate | |
| Feasibility Study | |
| Copy of ID | |
| Passport | for foreign investor |
| Certificate of the Capital Importation | Or Bank Statement (for foreign investor) |
| Letter of Assets Declaration | |
| Education Certificate | academic certificate of the owners and staff |
| Photo (3x4) | photo of the owner (4 photos) |
Documents — renewal
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| Application form for renewal | |
| Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate | |
| Photo (3x4) | |
| Certificate of Annual Tax Payment | or the receipt of tax payment |
Legal framework
- Instruction governing the Establishment of Controlled Business in Public Works and Transportation Sector
- Law on Land Transportation (Amended)
How to submit
- Means of presentation
- At the Authority Offices
- Address of authority
- Public Work and Transport Department, Vientiane Capital
- Processing time
- 3 The authority will consider and issue the license within 3 official days after the applicants submit the complete application and required documents. The applicant is recommended to follow up with the authority closely in case the submitted documents or/and required documents are incomplete. The applicant will later have to submit the correct documents according to the advice from the authority.
Validity and renewal
- Has an expiry date
- YES
- Validity
- 12 months
- Renewal process
- This formality shall be valid until 31 of December for each year and it shall be renewed by 30th of March in the following year.