Customs public sale will only be available on this website by placing online orders. Items will be sold on a first-come-first-serve basis. No reservations. The terms of sale are on a where-is-as-is basis.
Public Notice No. 008 of 2020
COVID-19 update: International travel restrictions are in place at the border. There are no restrictions on the movement of freight.
For more information, visit the official COVID-19 website.
Newsroom
Welcome to the Vanuatu Department of Customs and Inland Revenue (DCIR) Newsroom. This section includes a wide variety of news from DCIR including media releases and publications.
Public Notice No. 006/2020
Vanuatu has been a member of the World Customs Organization (WCO) since 17th November 2009 and has been a Contracting Party to the Harmonized System (HS) Convention.
Notice by DCIR Director - Cancelled Taxes and Charges
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government through the Council Of Ministers (CO Decision No: 016 of 2020) has introduced a number of measures to stimulate and manage the economy.
Registration for Biosecurity SPS Module now open
Do you usually submit applications for import permits or export certificates to Biosecurity Vanuatu?
Contract agreement signed to address Taxation in Vanuatu
The Honorable Minister of Finance, Gaetan Pikioune signed an agreement with DataTorque on Thursday this week at the Reserve Bank conference room.
Vanuatu becomes the first Pacific country to implement Customs Online Payment
Just over a year ago, BRED Bank Management approached Customs to consider using its e-Commerce platform.
Police Connected to AW Passenger Module
The Vanuatu Transnational Crime Unit (TCU) at the Vanuatu Police Force now has direct access to real-time data on the Passenger Processing Module in ASYCUDA.
Tablets to facilitate cargo examinations
Examination of cargo at import and export is a crucial part of Customs operations, both for the purpose of protecting Government revenue and our borders. Examinations can be done either at the Ports or at Traders’ premises.
Passenger Data Captured Electronically for the First time Ever
Did you know that ever since Vanuatu started collecting visitors data, this process was all done manually by capturing the details of individual passenger cards?
Customs implements its first ever Business Continuity Plan
To ensure goods are well accounted for under Customs control, Importers can only take custody of their imported goods provided that a Customs Release Order or a Container Pass, authorizing the release of the goods, is presented to the Cargo Handlers at our ports of entries.
Customs implements the ASYCUDA World Offence Module
As a border law enforcement agency, who also deals with ensuring compliance with trade rules and collection of duties, Vanuatu Customs has always struggled with the consistent application of relevant laws and the ease of applying compliance measures nationally to improve voluntary compliance, primarily due to lack of readily available data.
Vanuatu Customs delivers regional ASYCUDA Training
Despite being one of the latest two countries to implement ASYCUDA World in the Pacific region, Vanuatu accepted the request to deliver the first ever regional ASYCUDA World Functional Training.