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.

Monetary value on VAT Returns must be expressed in (Vatu) Currency Only

Inland Revenue would like to advise all VAT registered persons that when issuing tax invoices to use (vatu) currency only.

Section 2 of the VAT Act No. 12 of 1998 [CAP 247] states;

Inland Revenue Auditors target tour operators

Since, most tour operators are generally registered for VAT purposes, however many suppliers of tourist services are not. This has created some confusion about the correct VAT treatment of such supplies when supplied through a tour operator.

Public Consultation on Income Tax Continues

The Revenue Review Committee wishes to inform the General public that there will be another General Public Session Next week Thursday 20th of October 2016 at the National Convention Centre. The Presentation will commence at 9:30am and include plenty of time for Question and Answers.

Creation of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association

In a joint statement today, the establishment of the Vanuatu Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association was announced by the Acting Deputy Director Customs, Department of Customs and Inland Revenue, Mr. George Pakoa, and the President of the newly formed Association, Mr. Gabriel Gauchet.

ASYCUDA World Project bringing further reform to Customs

The implementation of ASYCUDA World in Vanuatu is more than a modernization project. It is an opportunity to bring about further reform to Vanuatu Customs to efficiently meet its national objectives of collecting revenue, protecting borders and facilitating trade. This week we bring you two of the major reforms currently being carried out in Vanuatu Customs.

Immigration primary line functions to be transferred to Customs

In a press statement issued by the Ministers for Internal Affairs and Finance, they have announced the outcomes of Council of Ministers Decision 18 of 2016, to transfer the Immigration primary line function from the Vanuatu Immigration Service (VIS), within the Department of Internal Affairs to the Department of Customs and Inland Revenue (DCIR).

The Inland Revenue Division and Department of Finance and Treasury are implementing the COM Decision to collect debts owed to the State

The Value Added Tax (VAT) Office (Inland Revenue Division) and the Department of Finance and Treasury had entered into an understanding to work in collaboration to recover debts owed to the State in Value Added Tax (VAT) as endorsed by Council of Minster’s (COM) Decision 101 of 2016.

Customs Border Officers Attended Refresher Course on Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The workshop was conducted on the 4th of August 2016 by officials from both the Department of Environment and the Department of Customs & Inland Revenue and comes as a refresher to a similar one that had been conducted in 2015.