Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-292  

NTB Type

2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges  

Complaint

Empty space on trucks cannot be utilized due to the 'Third Country' rules. This law should be abolished within SADC  

Status note

SADC Secretariat reported that, reducing costs of doing business in the region is one of the key objectives of the SADC Secretariat. However, some interventions of the Secretariat are bound by its regional economic integration process. SADC FTA enables goods originating in Member States applying the FTA to enter duty free and quota free under provisions in the SADC Protocol on Trade. For this economic activity, economic operators are not obliged to be registered as economic operators in the countries where goods are delivered if only they are delivering goods. A deeper regional economic integration would be needed in order to allow foreign economic operators to engage in business activities in Member States, benefit from local business opportunities but also meeting fiscal obligations arising from such operations. This is a level of economic integration closer to common market and which forms SADC long term vision.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

Yes 

Location

SADC  

Reporting Country or Region

Namibia  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2009-09-08  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2011-11-10  

Product Description

All products

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2009-09-08 00:00  

Modified

2011-11-10 11:05