Complaint

Complaint number
NTB-000-691  
NTB Type
2.4. Import licensing  
Complaint
The Government of the Republic of Malawi has enacted the Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) (Amendment) Order 2015, a Statutory Instrument placing import restrictions for cement and other products. The effect of this enactment is that cross border traders now require Import License to import the good that are subject to this Statutory Instrument into the Republic of Malawi. Specific reference is made to the strict conditions and instructions for the acquisition of the license being referred to. Products affected include cement, refined cooking oil, laundry soaps, liquor in sachets and fresh milk.

Trucks from the exporter are being denied entry into Malawi and this has resulted in a considerable amount of economic loss for the exporter.  
Status note
During the 15th Meeting of SADC Committee on Trade Facilitation, Malawi Focal Point reported that, 'While there were some erroneous issues with regard to the dates of the Statutory Instrument and the complaint itself I wish to report that this complaint was resolved last year at a COMESA Meeting on NTBs. The same was reported to the COMESA Policy organs Meetings in Antananarivo Madagascar in October 2016. It should be noted that the Inter-governmental Committee (COMESA Committee of Permanent Secretaries) and the COMESA Council of Ministers endorsed the fact that this NTB complaint was resolved'.
This NTB is therefore resolved on the basi of COMESA Ministerial decision above.  
Progress update note
 
Policy or regulatory NTB
No 
Location
Malawi: Mwami (Border post)  
Reporting Country or Region
Zambia  
Country specific trade issue
No  
Date of incident
2015-12-11  
Status
Resolved  
Date of resolution
2017-05-17  
Product Description
All products


 
Total value
0  
Date reported
2016-04-13 09:41  
Modified
2017-05-17 23:03