Home General Information Direct Taxes Indirect Taxes Contact Us Links Downloading Reports  will require Acrobat  Reader. (click below)	GENERAL INFORMATION (click on heading below then click again) IRC Structure Direct & Indirect tax Tax Laws administered Availability of tax laws Rulings Capital Gains tax Sales tax Land tax Stamp Duty Departure tax Bookmakers Turnover tax Customs Agents Customs Notices Asycuda Customs Agents There are about 300 Customs licensed agents in PNG. The figure is based on current records held with Customs. There is a major review in progress to legitimise the integrity of the industry following complaints from the public. A Customs agent is solely responsible to act on behalf of his client to clear imported goods or goods for export. Becoming a Customs Agent Customs is responsible for the licensing of a Customs Agent. An individual or a representative of a company intending to become a Customs Licensed Agent can do so by following these criteria:
		i. Apply in writing to Customs stating his, her, or their intention,
		ii. The application will be placed in a pool with other application until Customs decide the appropriate time to hold examinations.
		iii. Three major papers make the examination and that includes a Tariff Paper, a Valuation paper and a General paper. The current average pass mark 75%.
	Before a license is issued a licensee must put up a security by way of a Bank Guarantee equal to an amount based on the aggregate of the total value in duty cleared by the person in the previous year which is determined by Customs. The person also pays an annual license fee of K200.00 per year View and Print General Tax Information (General info.PDF 10KB)

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