Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Registration of Imported Food Products
Type of formality	Registration
Date of last modification	10.12.2020
Responsible Authorities	Food and Drugs Department
LSIC	I - Accommodation and food service activities
Who should complete this business formality?	Food or Drug Import-Export Company located in Lao PDR with a business operating license
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	Food or Drug Import-Export Company located in Lao PDR with a business operating license
Additional Comment	It must be a Food or Drug Import-Export Company located in Lao PDR with a business operating license

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Law on Food (Revised)	33/NA	24.07.2013

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Certificate of Analysis	Formality	from a public authority or private lab that is certified by the public sector. The certificate should have validation for 6 months from the export country
Application Form to Register Imported Food	Confirmative act
Power of Attorney	Confirmative act	from a mother company to the company that is registered in Laos
Certificate of Free Sale	Confirmative act	Certificate of Free Sale or Registration or GMP or HACCP or ISO 22000
Certificate of Ingredients or Component or Formula	Confirmative act
Lao Label or Sticker	Confirmative act
Enterprise Registration Certificate	Confirmative act	related to imported food or food supplement
Original Product	Confirmative act	1 sample/product

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Food and Drugs Department, Ministry of Public Health
Processing Time (Day(s))	120	Once documents complete, it will be considered within 120 days

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	24
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	Renewal of the license must be applied 3 months prior to its expiry date and must submit complete documents.

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	50000.00	100000.00	5000.00	155000.00
Comments	Service charge and fee are charged per item

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
YES	50000.00	100000.00	5000.00	155000.00
Comments	Service charge and fee are charged per item

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Certificate of Analysis	from a public authority or private lab that is certified by the public sector. The certificate should have validation for 6 months from the export country
Application Form to Register Imported Food
Power of Attorney	from a mother company to the company that is registered in Laos
Certificate of Free Sale	Certificate of Free Sale or Registration or GMP or HACCP or ISO 22000
Certificate of Ingredients or Component or Formula
Lao Label or Sticker
Enterprise Registration Certificate	related to imported food or food supplement
Original Product	1 sample/product

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2019	183	77
2020	72	49