The Regulations of the Investment Promotion Act 1992 as amended contain a list of business activities which are restricted to citizens and or national enterprises.
The list may be reviewed from time to time. Activities restricted to citizen enterprises only make up the Cottage Business Activities List (CBAL).
The CBAL replaces what used to be called the Reserved Activities List.
Foreign enterprises cannot conduct business in activities listed under CBAL.
1). AGRICULTURE
• Cultivation and growing of vegetables and other market produce with annual sales of K50,000 or less.
• Farming of animals with annual sales of K50, 000 or less.
• Poultry farming with annual sales of K50,000 or less.
• Hunting, trapping and game propagation
including related services activities.
2). FORESTRY, LOGGING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
• Gathering of wild growing forest materials including balata and other rubber-like gums; cork; lac, resins and balsams; rattan; vegetable hair and eel grass; acorns and horse-chest nuts; mosses, lichens and cut
evergreen trees used for festive occasions; saps; bark; herbs; wild fruits; flowers and plants; leaves; needles; reeds; roots; or other wild growing materials.
• Wok about (mobile)sawmill.
WILDLIFE
•Hunting or collecting of non-protected fauna,
including insects, shells, animal teeth, tusks,
feathers, declared sedentary organisms and
similar products and living or dead fauna.
3). FISHING
•Fishing on a commercial basis in coastal and
inland waters. “Coastal” means within three
miles off the shoreline.
• Taking of marine or fresh water crustaceans
and molluscs. Hunting of aquatic animals such
as turtles, sea squirts and other tunicates, sea
urchins or other echinoderms and other
aquatic invertebrates.
• Gathering of marine materials such as natural
pearls, sponges, coral and algae.
4). MINING
• Alluvial Mining
5). CATERING
• Mobile food delivery service.
6). WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
•Wholesale and retail sale of wild growing forest materials including balata and
other rubber- like gums; cork; lac, resins; and balsams; rattan; vegetable hair and eel grass;acorns and horse chestnuts; mosses,
lichen sand cut evergreen trees used for festive
occasions; saps; barks; herbs; wild fruits; flowers and plants; leaves; needles; reeds; roots; or other wild growing materials.
• Retail sale through stalls, tucker shops and
markets.
• Wholesale and retail sale of secondhand clothing and footwear.
• Retail sale carried out from a motor vehicle or motorcycle.
• Wholesale and retail sale of handicrafts and artifacts.
• Repair of footwear when not done in combination with manufacture or wholesale or retail of these goods.
7). OTHER COTTAGE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WEAVING
•The activity includes, but is not limited to, weaving of canes products, textiles, baskets, nets, dishes, ropes and bags that are saleable
at home, street markets or retail outlets on a
fee.
./BILUM MAKING •Making of string bags (bilums) from traditional
bush ropes and cottons taking traditional and
contemporary designs that are saleable at home, street market or retail outlet on a fee.
9). KNITTING
•The activity includes knitting of textiles,
wearing apparels, cloth, garment, designs,
fabrics and decorations that are saleable at home, street market or retail outlet on a fee.
10). ART AND CRAFT
•All sorts of handcrafts and artistic designs that
are saleable at home, street market or retail outlet on a fee.
11).CARVING
• Wood carvings and sculptures on a fee
(contract) or assorted carvings that are saleable at home, street market or retails outlet
on a fee.
12). POTTERY MAKING
•All sorts of pottery products including clay pots, cups, mugs, dishes, plates, sculptures and other art forms that are saleable at home, street markets or retail outlet on a fee.
13). PAINTING
• All sorts of painting in any shape, type and form including portrait paintings, screen paintings, sand paintings, oil paintings saleable at home, street markets or retail outlet on a Fee.
14). SCREEN PRINTING
• Screen printing of designs including emblems, logos, traditional and contemporary Art forms, commemorations and special events on apparels including laplaps, shirts, T-shirts and other garments and textile materials, suited to the event, situation or purpose they relate that are saleable at home, street markets or retail outlet on a fee.
15). SEWING
• Sewing of garments, textile materials, wearing apparels, cloths and fabrics that are
saleable at home, street market or retail outlet
on a fee.
16). JEWELLERY MAKING
• Making of simple jewellery products including necklaces, ear rings, rings, arm bands, primarily from sea shells, tusks and beads for sale at home, street markets or retail outlet on
a fee.
17). BAKING
• Baking of fresh bakery products including
bread loaves, cakes, pies, cookies and scones
saleable at home, street market or retail on a
fee.
18). COFFEE PULPING
• Coffee pulping using manual pulping machine with the beans saleable at buying points or at coffee depots.
19). HUNTING OF CROCODILES AND PROCESSING OF SKINS
• Hunting and processing of crocodile skins for
sale at established market outlets.
20). OPERATION OF TYRE REPAIR SERVICE
•Operation of small Tyre Repair Shops, where
not done as incidental to the core business of
Maintenance and repairs.
For further information on the CBAL please contact:
The Director
Business Information & Facilitation Division
(BIFD)
Investment Promotion Authority
Tel: (675) 321 7311/ 321 3900
Fax: (675) 320 2262
Email: bif@ipa.gov.pg
Website: www.ipa.gov.pg
(Complied by Mr Rex Pepon Aigilo)
