The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) has made changes to the registration process - you will now receive a Tax Information Number (TIN) at the time you register your enterprise. This will appear on your registration certificate. These changes have been implemented in all offices.

These changes are part of a wider effort by the government of the Lao PDR to modernise and integrate registration systems and make the registration process simpler.

Through it's integration with the new Tax Department system MoIC will be able to automatically obtain and print the Tax Information Number for the business on the Enterprise Registration Certificate.

The registration process will also be switching to use LSIC codes to classify a business activity, rather than the previous ISIC code. These codes contain an extra level of detail, which helps the government of the Lao PDR to better understand and support business activity in the country.