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As an investor, getting to Vanuatu from abroad or shipping your produce out of the country to external markets cannot be any easier and faster. With Air Vanuatu's daily routine - to and from the main markets of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Fiji, you are assured to be part of the Global Value Chain if you are producing for external markets. On average the flight time to Vanuatu’s main markets of Australia and New Zealand is around 3 hrs.

Vanuatu's 2 international airports, located on the 2 main productive islands (Efate and Santo) have undergone ongoing improvements to meet international aviation standards. Both airports are now receiving international flights from Australia and other countries in the region.

Gateway to Australia for international students – The friendly tax regime and low cost of studying in Vanuatu has the potential for providing access point to Australia and New Zealand for students in the Asian countries.

International shipping to Vanuatu can be dated back for centuries but with the global shift to containerization, Port Vila has become the main port of goods arrival for Vanuatu. This deep water port is now the hub for cargo arrival and distribution.

Vanuatu, being an isolated string of 83 small islands, relies heavily on shipping connections, especially those from New Zealand, Australia and Asia. However, many shipments come from far more distant shores which requires an additional hands-on coordination to make sure that the shipment is tracked and handled in the most expedient manner.

Tropical climate all year-round – The all year-round warm tropical climate is one of Vanuatu’s key strength in maintaining its high standard of organic status. Such climate has given rise to soils maintaining their richness, thus enabling all crops to achieve quality and high yields free of fertilizers. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and livestock underpins Vanuatu’s economy. The country’s all-year subtropical climate with sufficient rainfall, good sunshine hours and quality soils offers favorable and ideal conditions for agricultural production.
High average annual temperature readings occur between December and March. The highest reading, about 25 o C occurs between December and March. Maximum temperature at this period is about 30 o C. Minimum temperature is about 24o C. Rainfall follows the same pattern as temperature.

Geographically positioned in the center of the Melanesian countries and coupled with the country's friendly tax regime, Vanuatu provides excellent exporting zone opportunities. Small to medium scale value addition industries of the country’s high value products for export to niche market can be your opportunity. Imports for re-exports is fast becoming a significant component of the country’s international trading activity. For example, in 2018 and 2020, the value of re-exports have increased 238% and 196% consecutively.

Given Vanuatu's membership to a number of key regional trade agreements such as the Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement (MSG TA), the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) and the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus), you can benefit from the reduced tariff and non-tariff barriers by processing and exporting from Vanuatu to its trading partners in the region.

Organic-Volcanic Mix – Vanuatu is globally recognized for its organic status and continuous efforts to maintain this common view. However, it is also known for its active volcanoes which claims some of the world’s spectacular scenes. Very few know about the benefits of the mix between being organic and the volcanic ashes to crops and forests. Recent studies have indicated this mix could give rise to a new breed or improved yields in some new plant species.

For example, the soil in which the coffee is grown is pure, rich and volcanic providing our well maintained trees with natural nutrients to survive and flourish. The volcanic soil also means that we don’t need to use any harmful fertilisers or chemicals on our coffee trees.