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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-106
- NTB Type
- 6.5. Variable levies
- Complaint
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Zambia exports into Zimbabwe on beverages attracts additional duty of $ 0.05/Litre.Lengthy Compliance processes, Multiple agency approvals and complex certification requirements further discourage sincere exporters as these layers increase the product turnaround time and further increase RTM cost and delivery time.
For example: - COC, Inspection, Route plan B, Importer licenses & various agency registrations (Multiple window clearance, COMESA certificate) - Progress update note
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1. During the NTBs workshop 17th - 19th April 2024, NFPs for the two countries agreed to hold a virtual bilateral meeting in April to discuss NTBs affecting both counties and this issue will form part of the Agenda.
2. On 17 April 2024, Malawi Focal Point reported that they were following up with the agencies involved in this issue to resolve the NTBs and gave assurance the this issue was being discussed at length and feedback on the outcomes of the consultations would be provided as soon as possible.
3. During the 10th Meeting of the TTFSC held on 2 – 4 July 2025, Zimbabwe updated the meeting that national consultations and engagements with Zambia towards the resolution of the outstanding NTBs were ongoing. Zambia confirmed the engagement with Zimbabwe and the Secretariat will be updated on the outcomes from the consultations. - Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Zambia
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2022-07-05
- Status
- New
- Product Description
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Big Tree Beverages Limited – Bottled water, Energy and Carbonated beverages
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2023-04-13 12:03
- Modified
- 2024-10-14 18:54
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