Papua New Guinea

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Compliance Requirements

The National Trade Portal of Papua New Guinea provides information on export and import requirements and links to relevant agencies.

https://nto.gov.pg/

Customs Formalities

Papua New Guinea Customs Service

https://customs.gov.pg/

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

National Institute of Standards & Industrial Technology

https://www.nisit.gov.pg/component/spsi…

HACCP/SPS Requirements

Department of Agriculture and Livestock

National Institute of Standards and Industry Technology

National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA)

Ministry of Health

Papua New Guinea Biosecurity Authority (PNGBA)

https://dal.gov.pg/home https://www.nisit.gov.pg/component/spsi… https://png-data.sprep.org/group/18 https://www.health.gov.pg/

Trade Agreements

National Trade Office

https://nto.gov.pg/

Trade Finance Providers

Kina Bank

BSP

ALEXBANK

https://www.kinabank.com.pg/internation… https://www.bsp.com.pg/international-se… https://www.alexbank.com/en/enterprise/…

Trade Promotion Agency

The National Trade Office

https://nto.gov.pg/

Tariffs

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16.04 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

17 tariff lines

16.04 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
HS code	Product	MFN	MSG
1604.11.00	Salmon	10%	0%
1604.12.00	Herrings	10%	0%
1604.13.00	Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats	0%	0%
1604.14.10	Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)	25%	0%
1604.14.20	Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)	25%	0%
1604.14.30	Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)	25%	0%
1604.14.90	Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)	25%	0%
1604.15.10	Mackerel	25%	0%
1604.15.90	Mackerel	25%	0%
1604.16.00	Anchovies	10%	0%
1604.17.00	Eels	10%	0%
1604.18.00	Shark fins	10%	0%
1604.19.10	Other	0%	0%
1604.19.90	Other	10%	0%
1604.20.00	Other prepared or preserved fish	Not available	–
1604.31.00	Caviar	10%	0%
1604.32.00	Caviar substitutes	10%	0%

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HS 1604.14.20

Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced, tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)

Section IV · Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco › Ch 16 Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects › 16.04 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

Applied duty rates

25% MFN applied rate
0% MSG preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 50k 100k 150k

2020 2020 $80,406 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $93,209 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $69,952 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $89,413 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$110,178 2024 2024 $110,178 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$80,406	–
2021	$93,209	–
2022	$69,952	–
2023	$89,413	–
2024	$110,178	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $166 From the world $166 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $12 From the world $11 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $204 From the world $203 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $131 From the world $8 Within the Commonwealth

$38 2024 2024 $38 From the world $38 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$166	$166
2021	$12	$11
2022	$204	$203
2023	$131	$8
2024	$38	$38

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

Papua New Guinea Trade Information Portal provides information on trade operations in Papua New Guinea providing information on export, import and customs operations.

https://nto.gov.pg/

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