On 15 May 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce issued Decision on the List of Products Requiring the Certification of Technical Barriers to Trade-TBT Before Importation and Exportation No. 0782/MOIC ("Decision"). The purpose of the Decision is to identify the products that require the Technical Barriers to Trade ("TBT") certification before their importation and exportation.
Under the Decision, the products requiring TBT certification before importation and exportation are those that must obtain the necessary certificates, and subject to checking or inspection in conformity with the mandatory standards and technical regulations.
For example, the products requiring TBT certification before importation include all kinds of two or more wheeled land vehicles run by engines, which may be operated by a driver or driverless, radio frequency communication equipment, and telecommunication and information and communications technology (ICT) products, etc. Products requiring TBT certification before exportation must comply with the relevant regulations of destination counties and treaties to which Laos PDR is a party.
Importers and exporters of products specified in the table of the Decision must, prior to the importation and exportation of such products, submit to the relevant sector the appropriate application form and complete the documents required by such sector.