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| Procedure Name | Veterinary Export Permit for Live Animals and Animal Products | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Required Documents
Process Steps This procedure is now to be handled through the Lesotho National Single Window (LNSW) from 1 September 2025 and is a fully electronic process. To make an application, an applicant must first be registered with the LNSW. Information regarding the process to register and its requirements can be found at the Lesotho National Single Window portal. The LNSW is the national system that manages all trade related authorisations. It is the one location from where applications can be made for all types of permits, certificates and licenses required for the import, export and transit of goods in Lesotho. As an electronic system, the LNSW receives a single application and directs it to all involved responsible agencies for their processing. An applicant can track the progress of their applications through the LNSW and do not need to physically visit the offices of the agencies involved. Where payment is required for a permit, this can be made either at the Agency's cashier office or shall soon be possible fully electronic through the LNSW without need to visit the involved agencies cashier. Upon issue, the permit reference number need only be referenced when making a Customs declaration in ASYCUDA World and there is no need to attach a scanned image of the permit as was previously required with paper-based permits. The diagram below describes the application process steps for the above-mentioned permit on LNSW. ** IMPORTANT NOTE *** With the introduction of processing on LNSW, there is now no need to obtain an Export Permit for selected animals / animal products from the Department of Marketing or Lesotho National Dairy Board (LNDB) and then apply to the Department of Livestock for its corresponding Export Permit. A single application to the LNSW for export of animals / animal products will send the application to both Department of Marketing / LNDB and Department of Livestock and a single Export Permit for Animals / Animal Products will be issued upon successful processing. Only the one, single consolidated Export Permit for Animals / Animal Products on LNSW will be required for ASYCUDA World for Customs processing.
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| Category | Export |
| Title | Description | Created Date | Updated Date | Issued By |  |
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| Exportation of Livestock | Application for Exportation of Livestock | 10-01-2014 | 10-01-2014 |  | |
| Health Attestation for Oval | This in terms of Legal Notice 241 Regulations 1992 | 15-01-2014 | 15-01-2014 | | |
| Health Attestation for Poultry | This in terms of Legal Notice 241 Regulations 1992 | 15-01-2014 | 27-02-2014 | |
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
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| Requirement to obtain an Export Permit for Live Animals and Animal Products | SPS | This process represents the procedure for obtaining a permit to export live animals/animal products. | . | Agricultural Marketing 1967 | 31-12-9999 | Good | |
| Requirement to obtain an Export Permit for Fish and Fish Products | SPS | This process represents the requirement for obtaining a permit to export live fish/fish feed/fish products. | All business process flows, processing steps and applicable legalization for fish and fish products model those for application for Veterinary Export Permit for animals and animal products. Only the application and the resulting permit format is different due to the nature of the product. | Agricultural Marketing 1967 | 31-12-9999 | Good |