How to Import Plant and Plant Products
Business Registration | Trading License | TIN Registration | Import Permit | Customs Clearance
Business
Registration
One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Register as a user on the One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre's company registration system | Reserve a Company Name | Open an application to incorporate a Lesotho private company at www.companies.org.ls | Pay the Incorporation Fees
Trading
License
One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Lodge an application for trading license with required documents at www.lesotho.elicenses.org | Pay the License Fee | Trading licenses are generated electronically for approved applications
TIN
Registration
Lesotho Revenue Authority
Submit the Business Tax Registration Application Forms | Collect the Tax registration certificate with the TIN number
Import
Permit
[A] IMPORT PERMIT FOR VEGETABLES & FRUITS
Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing
Collects the Application form MSBDCM(Marketing) | Submits the completed form at MSBDCM(Marketing) | Collect the import Permit | Submits the permit at Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Research/Livestock)
Drafts an application on a free format letter/email, or submits request verbally and gathers all required supporting | Collect the import Permit
Customs
Clearance
Lesotho Revenue Authority
Capture and assess a declaration in ASYCUDA and attach the required scanned documents to the declaration taking special care to choose the correct Customs regime | Make the payment | Collect the release order and/or the Exit note | Submit release order and/or the Exit note | Declarant pays the Toll Fees | Exit out of Customs control
