Non-Tariff Barriers :: Complaints

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-425

NTB Type

8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees

Complaint

DRC transit charges are too exhorbitant. For example, a truck delivering to Tenke, will have to pay $340 + 750 + 125 + 125 = $1340 for one return trip.That is, providing the truck doesn’t wait more than one day at the Zambian border.
There have been many complaints about it, but little seems to be done. There are ongoing efforts by the RFA and other stakeholders to get the toll fees as low as possible yielded some positive resulted in a once off reduction of the fees which still are too high. Each trip through Kasumbalesa to Lubumbashi costs a staggering US$ 125.There is need for transparency and fair toll fees at regional level.

Status note

FESARTA reported that the NTB does not exist at present.

Progress update note

At the Tripartite NTBs Online Reporting, Monitoring and Eliminating Mechanism Meeting to Launch the SMS Reporting Tool from 9-10 April 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia, , DRC and South Africa reported that the two countries would make effort to establish communication with relevant Ministries in the DRC. The DRC delegation advised South Africa to send official communication to the Minstry of Economy ,copied to Minstries of Finance and Foreign Affairsto request their assistance to try and get the NTB is resolved. Meanwhile, South Africa would continue to liaise with Focal points . DRC delegation undertook to follow up as soon they got to their capital. SADC Secretariat undertook to give RSA trade contacts.

Policy or regulatory NTB

Yes

Location

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kasumbalesa (Border post)

Reporting Country or Region

South Africa

Country specific trade issue

Date of incident

2011-07-21

Status

Resolved

Date of resolution

2016-10-07

Product Description

All products

Computer-assisted translation

Total value

Date reported

2011-07-25 16:49

Modified

2016-10-13 09:08