Non-Tariff Barriers :: Complaints

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-514

NTB Type

8.4. Transport related corruption

Complaint

This complaint is registered by FESARTA.
A company by the name of ZAMESCO, is charging transporters to park at the Nakonde border post.
The charge is 24 US dollars per day.
There is no official parking area and so the trucks would normally park along the road.
However, they are forced to park in ZAMESCO's parking area, without being given any alternative.
The Zambian authorities have not regulated these parking charges, nor have they condoned them. These are arbitrary charges imposed by a company that has no authority to do so.
They are uneccessarily increasing the cost of transport on the Dar es Salaam corridor.
Attached are scanned copies of parking receipts.

Status note

At the Tripartite NTBs Online Reporting, Monitoring and Eliminating Mechanism Meeting to Launch the SMS Reporting Tool held from 9-10 April 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia, Zambia reported that ZAMESCO is a private dry port. Vehicles have the option to park along the road side.

Progress update note

Policy or regulatory NTB

Location

Zambia: Nakonde (Border post)

Reporting Country or Region

South Africa

Country specific trade issue

Date of incident

2012-02-06

Status

Resolved

Date of resolution

2013-04-10

Product Description

Computer-assisted translation

Total value

Date reported

2012-06-26 14:55

Modified

2013-04-16 09:53