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Complaint number	NTB Type Category 1. Government participation in trade & restrictive practices tolerated by governments 1.1. Export subsidies 1.2. Government monopoly in export/import 1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership 1.4. Preference given to domestic bidders/suppliers 1.5. Requirement for counter trade 1.6. Domestic assistance programmes for companies 1.7. Discriminatory or flawed government procurement policies 1.8. Import bans 1.9. Determination of eligibility of an exporting country by the importing country 1.10. Determination of eligibility of an exporting establishment (firm, company) by the importing country 1.11. Occupational safety and health regulation 1.12. Multiplicity and Controls of Foreign exchange market 1.13. "Buy national" policy 1.14. Lack of coordination between government institutions 1.15. Other Category 2. Customs and administrative entry procedures 2.1. Government imposing antidumping duties 2.2. Arbitrary customs classification 2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin 2.4. Import licensing 2.5. Decreed customs surcharges 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges 2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures 2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures 2.9. Issues related to transit fees 2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges 2.11. Lack of control in Customs infrastructure 2.12. Lack of capacity of Customs officers 2.13. Issues related to Pre-Shipment Inspections 2.14. Other Category 3. Technical barriers to trade (TBT) Category 4. Sanitary & phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures Category 5. Specific limitations 5.1. Quantitative restrictions 5.2. Exchange controls 5.3. Export taxes 5.4. Quotas 5.5. Import licensing requirements 5.6. Proportion restrictions of foreign to domestic goods (local content requirement) 5.7. Minimum import price limits 5.8. Embargoes 5.9. Non-automatic licensing 5.10. Prohibitions 5.11. Quantitative safeguard measures 5.12. Export restraint arrangements 5.13. Other quantity control measures 5.14. Restrictive licenses 5.15. Other Category 6. Charges on imports 6.1. Prior import deposits and subsidies 6.2. Administrative fees 6.3. Special supplementary duties 6.4. Import credit discriminations 6.5. Variable levies 6.6. Border taxes 6.7. Other Category 7. Other procedural problems 7.1. Arbitrariness 7.2. Discrimination 7.3. Corruption 7.4. Costly procedures 7.5. Lengthy procedures 7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof) 7.7. Complex variety of documentation required 7.8. Consular and Immigration Issues 7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure 7.10. Other Category 8. Transport, Clearing and Forwarding 8.1. Government Policy and regulations 8.2. Administrative (Border Operating Hours, delays at border posts, etc.) 8.3. Immigration requirements (Visa, travel permit) 8.4. Transport related corruption 8.5. Infrastructure (Air, Port, Rail, Road, Border Posts,) 8.6. Vehicle standards 8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees 8.8. Issues related to transit Other Policy or Regulatory NTB Not a policy or regulatory NTB Check allUncheck all	Date of incident	Location COMESA Burundi Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Sudan Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe EAC Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Tanzania Uganda SADC Angola Botswana Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe COMESA EAC SADC	Reporting country or region (additional) COMESA Burundi Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Sudan Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe EAC Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Tanzania Uganda SADC Angola Botswana Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe COMESA EAC SADC	Status	Actions
NTB-000-065	5.2. Exchange controls	2009-07-23	Lesotho: Ministry of Finance	Lesotho	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lesotho has restrictive and time wasting foreign exchange limitations
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that this is not an NTB, but a measure taken to monitor and regulate illegal monies and corruption together with money laundering
NTB-000-069	1.8. Import bans	2009-07-23	Lesotho: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lesotho has put a ban on the importation of wheat
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that there is no such ban. Our local milling companies even import their wheat from South Africa.
NTB-000-068	1.8. Import bans	2009-07-23	Lesotho: Ministry of Trade	Lesotho	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lesotho has banned importation of beer into that country
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that there is no ban in importation of beer into Lesotho, so there is no NTB in this respect.
NTB-000-082	5.7. Minimum import price limits Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-23	Lesotho: Ministry of Trade	Lesotho	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lesotho regulates prices by fixing a floor price for beans and peas.
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that she does not regulate prices for any product; however our marketing department sometimes makes some price recommendations based on the market price for legumes. At times when these food stuffs have been subsidized due to lack of food supplies as a result of drought, prices are being regulated (only on subsidized programmes).
NTB-000-133	5.7. Minimum import price limits Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Lesotho: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lesotho regulates prices for dry beans
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that she does not regulate prices for any product; however our marketing department sometimes makes some price recommendations based on the market price for legumes. At times when these food stuffs have been subsidized due to lack of food supplies as a result of drought, prices are being regulated (only on subsidized programmes).
NTB-000-134	5.7. Minimum import price limits Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Lesotho: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lesotho regulates prices by fixing a floor price for peas
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that she does not regulate prices for any product; however our marketing department sometimes makes some price recommendations based on the market price for legumes. At times when these food stuffs have been subsidized due to lack of food supplies as a result of drought, prices are being regulated (only on subsidized programmes).
NTB-000-100	1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership	2009-07-26	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Malawi practices state trading for tea, basic commodities, and tobacco
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that the economy was liberalized in the late 1980s. Government only enforces regulation and legislation to facilitate smooth market operations.
NTB-000-138	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	South Africa: Ministry of Agriculture	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Malawi imposes quantitative restrictions on Maize imports
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no policy to restrict maize imports but this one was applied to suppliers who did not comply with the contractual obligations of maize imports
NTB-000-139	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Malawi controls quantities of imported wheat
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no quantitative control of wheat
NTB-000-140	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Malawi controls quantities of imports of wheat products
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no quantitative control of wheat products
NTB-000-169	2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges	2009-07-27	Malawi: Malawi Revenue Authority	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Preshipment Inspection requirement for all imports over the value of US$2000
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that Pre Shipment Inspection programme was phased out in 2007
NTB-000-170	2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin	2009-07-27	Malawi: Malawi Revenue Authority	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Delays in the issuance of rules of origin certificates
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that the NTB was been resolved Internally
NTB-000-173	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Restriction on importation of Kitchen and table salt
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no restriction but salt is licensed to ensure only iodised kitchen and table salt is imported
NTB-000-176	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Restriction on importation of poultry, including day old chicks
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no restriction but licensing measures were introduced when there was an outbreak of bird flu disease
NTB-000-177	1.1. Export subsidies A11: Prohibitions for sanitary and phytosanitary reasons	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Ban on imports of fresh meat products from South Africa and Zimbabwe
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no ban on meat imports but licensing measures were introduced when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth and bird flu diseases
NTB-000-178	1.8. Import bans	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Ban on imports of fresh meat products from Zimbabwe
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no ban on meat imports but licensing measures were introduced when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth and bird flu diseases
NTB-000-179	1.1. Export subsidies E313: Temporary prohibition, including suspension of issuance of licences	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Restriction on importation of Eggs of poultry, whether in shell, pulp or dried forms; eggs of wild birds
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that there is no ban on meat imports but licensing measures were introduced when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth and bird flu diseases
NTB-000-184	5.12. Export restraint arrangements Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Export ban on maize, maize meal and other maize byproducts.
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that the ban was effected when national stocks of maize were low but licenses were routinely given after the situation improved
NTB-000-187	2.14. Other	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Transport	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Charges on delayed reporting by truck.Clearance must take place within 24 hours or a fine is issued if the shipment is late.
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that this is not an NTB but a legitimate control measure for truck reporting.
NTB-000-198	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Malawi: Malawi Revenue Authority	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Discrimination in goods clearance between small and commercial traders.The quantities that a trader carries determine the procedure to be followed in clearing goods through the border. Small traders into Malawi are clogging up the whole system and flooding up the whole market with commercial goods. Commercial traders are pushed out of the system because of the procedures that are applied at the port of entry.
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that Customs clearing procedures are the same for small as well as commercial traders, but this could have been a one-off incident. However, now the Revenue Authority has an inland clearing system to overcome delays at the border and Malawi will continuously monitor the situation at the border to ensure smooth flow of goods and people

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