Lao Customs is the
customs service
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of
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
, with the responsibility of governing and overseeing the flow of goods, people and vehicles into and out of Laos; operating customs offices; and collecting
import and export duty fees. The department advises
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
es and
travel
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ers incountry and participates in regional and international customs-related associations and programs.
Organization
Lao Customs operates regional offices in many towns and cities, including offices located in:
Attapeu
Attapeu ( lo, ອັດຕະປື), also written as Attopu or Attapu, is the capital of Attapeu province, Laos. Its official name is Muang Samakhi Xay. It is the southernmost of provincial capitals in Laos.
Most of the inhabitants are Lao Loum ...
,
Bokeo,
Bolikhamsai,
Champassack,
Huaphanh,
Khammuane,
Luang Namtha
Luang Namtha (''Luang Nam Tha'') ( Lao: ມ. ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is a district as well as the capital of Luang Namtha Province in northern Laos. The city lies on the Tha River (''Nam Tha'').
Luang Namtha is a popular tourist desti ...
,
Luang Prabang
Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...
,
Oudomxay,
Phongsaly,
Saravanne,
Savannnakhet,
Sekong
Sekong (or ''Xekong''; Lao ເຊກອງ) is the capital city of Sekong Province, Sekong District, Laos. It was created in 1984 after it was ascertained that Ban Phon's unexploded ordnance made it uninhabitable.
References
Populated ...
,
Vientiane Municipality,
Vientiane Province,
Xayaboury,
Xaysomboune Special Zone and
Xieng Khouang.
References
External links
Lao PDR Customs Department official site
Government of Laos
Foreign relations of Laos
Customs services
Vientiane
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