Permit for Import and Export

For business activities as following: - vehicles import and export busniess - Fuel import and export business - Gas import and container business - Business on timber processing, forest plantation, or import-export timber and timber products - Business on diamond

1. Qualification of the application is constituted in specific types of products as follow: -Vehicles
2. Fuel, Gas
3. Rough Diamond
4. Timber

• Decree on Management of Land Transport Business 470/GOV · 27.12.2019
• Notification on the Licensing Procedure of the Import and Export of Planted Timber 1791/MOIC.DIMEX · 15.09.2011
• Decision on the Importation and Distribution of Vehicles in the Lao PDR 0075/MoIC.DIMEX · 13.01.2012
• Notification on Cancellation of Export License of Rough Diamond (white paper) and Enhancement of Rough Diamond Inspection Committee 3749/DIMEX.IEMD · 15.08.2018
• Instruction on the Lao National Single Window to Issue License for Import-export, Transit or Import for Re-Export of Goods under Department of Import and Export 1753/DIMEX.IEMD · 29.03.2019
• Notification on the Launch of Lao National Single Window (NSW) for the Import and Export License of Vehicle 0726/DIMEX.IEMD · 04.02.2019
• Notification on the Launch of Lao National Single Window (LNSW) for Managing the Import of Vehicle at the International Customs Checkpoints (Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I at Vientiane Capital) 0984/DIMEX.IEMD · 28.02.2020
• Instruction on the Use of the Revised Import and Export License Form 1535/DIMEX.IEMD · 10.05.2016
• Decision on the Procedure for Import and Distribution of Gas in the Lao PDR 0238/MoIC.DIM · 02.02.2012
• Decree on Import and Export of Goods 114/GOV · 06.04.2011
• Decree on the Promotion of Plantation for Commercial Products 247/GOV · 20.08.2019
• Decision on Import of Timber 0451/MOIC.DIMEX · 01.03.2012
• Decision on Import and Export of Rough Diamond 0224/MoIC.DIM · 08.02.2016
• Decision on Petroleum Business 331/PM · 27.10.2017
• Decision on the Procedures for Import and Distribution of Petroleum in the Lao PDR 0237/MoIC.DIM · 02.02.2012
• Notification on the Import and Export of Timbers and Wooden Products 1904/MOIC.DIMEX · 30.09.2011
• no 1860/ຫກ · 02.06.2026

Means of presentation

At the Authority Offices

Address of authority

Phonxay Road Phonxay Village Saysettha District, P.O.Box 4107 Lao PDR

Processing time

0 Permit to import and export will be considered immediately if all required documents are accurate and complete. It takes not more than 1 day for an application submitted in person, and 4 hours for an application submitted through the LNSW system.

Has an expiry date

YES

Renewal process

- Vehicles: 3 months - Fuel: 1 year - Rough diamond and diamond: 1 month - Timber: 180 days

The application form can be downloaded from this link : https://www.laotradeportal.gov.la/index.php?r=SearchForms/view&id=8. In addition, the applicant can download the draft of Permit on Import in order to fill in the information of import in this link: https://www.laotradeportal.gov.la/index.php?r=SearchForms/view&id=44