The purpose of this Export Guide is to provide producers and exporters of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in Vanuatu with information on the requirements and procedures to be followed to meet the regulations of main importing countries.

Additionally, it seeks to open increased opportunities for exporting virgin coconut oil to sustainability-oriented markets.

The report aims to:

1. Increasing awareness among existent and potential coconut oil exporters regarding minimum requirements expected.
2. Strengthening and improving internal logistical and supply network for facilitating virgin coconut oil production, transportation and export.
3. Revitalizing the country’s coconut industry through increased export of quality virgin coconut oil.

The Export Guide is structured so that the reader and potential exporter of virgin coconut oil can acquire knowledge on:

• Where to search for potential VCO markets.
• The various steps necessary for accessing VCO markets, including the expected quality the market may demand of the products to be exported.
• The various documents that will be required in order to export.

The report is part of the project “Green trade for sustainable development in Pacific small island developing States of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)”.

The project was financed through the United Nations Development Account (12th Tranche) and implemented by UNCTAD jointly with the MSG Secretariat.

The objective of the Project is to identify and strengthen synergistic linkages between green trade promotion and the Sustainable Development Strategies (SDS) of MSG member States – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – in a regionally collaborative manner.