Non-Tariff Barriers :: Trade barriers in Africa

What is a Non-Tariff Barrier (NTB)?

Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) refer to restrictions that result from prohibitions, conditions, or specific market requirements that make importation or exportation of products difficult and/or costly.

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Most recent documents

07 May 2012
Report of the 3RD MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE NTBS FOCAL POINTS/NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITEES: 19th to 20th APRIL 2012; Dar-es-Salaam, TANZANIA
07 May 2012
Report of the 6th EAC Regional Forum on Non Tariff Barriers- 12- 13 March 2012 : International Beach Hotel; Mombasa, KENYA
07 May 2012
EAC DEDICATED MINISTERIAL MEETING ON NON TARIFF BARRIERS: 14TH MARCH, 2012 ;MOMBASA, KENYA
16 January 2012
2007 SURVEY OF NON TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE:COMOROS
16 January 2012
REPORT OF THE 5th EAC REGIONAL FORUM ON NON TARIFF BARRIERS (1-3 SEPTEMBER 2011 NAIROBI, KENYA)

Latest notifications

07 May 2012
Mozambique phytosanitary conditions (Appendix 1 to Phytosanitary regulation)
MOZAMBIQUE S...ION TO WTO.pdf | List of Quar...Mozambique.pdf
17 January 2012
Statutory Instrument 156 of 2011.Customs and Excise (Surtax Tariff) Notice, 2011
Statutory In...2 2011 (2).pdf
16 January 2012
ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE - GOODS THAT ATTRACT SURTAX FROM 1ST JANUARY 2012
Zimbabwe Rev...tax Notice.pdf
14 June 2011
Swaziland Notification on Import Permits Required for Importation of Scheduled Agricultural and Dairy Products and Levies Charged
Swaziland No...quirements.pdf
20 April 2011
Notification of avian influenza
Media releas...Africa _2_.pdf

Statistics

402 complaints registered
313 complaints resolved
89 complaints unresolved

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Complaint Statistics

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Discriminatory or flawed gov. procurement policies"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"10","resolved":"10","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"1.8. Import bans"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"1","resolved":"0","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"1.13. \"Buy national\" policy"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"5","resolved":"4","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"1.14. Lack of coordination between government institutions"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"3","resolved":"3","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"2.2. Arbitrary customs classification"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"40","resolved":"29","allProgress":"11","progress30":"3","progress60":"0","progress":"8","ntbName":"2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"9","resolved":"8","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"2.4. Import licensing"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"1","resolved":"1","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"2.5. Decreed customs surcharges"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"6","resolved":"4","allProgress":"2","progress30":"1","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"2.6. Additional taxes and other charges"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"17","resolved":"15","allProgress":"2","progress30":"1","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"2.7. Int. taxes & charges on imp. and other tariff measures"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"53","resolved":"46","allProgress":"7","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"7","ntbName":"2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"1","allProgress":"1","progress30":"1","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"2.9. Issues related to transit fees"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"13","resolved":"11","allProgress":"2","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"2","ntbName":"2.10. Inadequate\/unreasonable customs proc. and charges"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"1","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"2.11. Lack of control in Customs infrastructure"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"2","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"2.12. Lack of capacity of Customs officers"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"3","resolved":"3","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"2.13. Issues related to Pre-Shipment Inspections"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"7","resolved":"5","allProgress":"2","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"2","ntbName":"2.14. Other"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"1","resolved":"1","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"3.1. Restrictive technical regs. and stds. not based on int. stds."}},{"Complaint":{"total":"4","resolved":"3","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"3.2. Inadequate\/unreasonable testing & cert. arrangements"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"3","resolved":"1","allProgress":"2","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"2","ntbName":"3.3. Standards disparities"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"5","resolved":"5","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"3.4. Intergov. acceptance of testing methods & stds."}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"2","allProgress":"0","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"3.5. Issues related to packaging, labeling and marking"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"1","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"3.8. 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Government Policy and regulations"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"0","allProgress":"2","progress30":"1","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"8.2. Administrative (Border Operating hrs, delays, etc.)"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"2","resolved":"0","allProgress":"2","progress30":"2","progress60":"0","progress":"0","ntbName":"8.5. Infrastructure (Air, Port, Rail, Road, Border Posts,)"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"1","resolved":"0","allProgress":"1","progress30":"0","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"8.6. Vehicle standards"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"30","resolved":"11","allProgress":"19","progress30":"2","progress60":"1","progress":"16","ntbName":"8.7. Costly Road user charges \/fees"}},{"Complaint":{"total":"6","resolved":"4","allProgress":"2","progress30":"1","progress60":"0","progress":"1","ntbName":"8.8. 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Non-Tariff Barriers

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