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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-000-172	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Malawi: Dedza	Malawi	Resolved 2016-08-24	View
Complaint:	cumbersome and bureaucratic delays encountered in the processing of documentation and clearing of goods at the border posts.
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that she had established trade facilitation tools e.g. Development of OSBPs with Zambia,( Muchinji/Mwami) and Tanzania. Draft agreements have been Mozambique and Malawi were now awaiting Official signing at Ministerial level. Malawi has also developed a one stop Malawi Trade portal with all legal regulations and procedures for all institutions in Malawi that deal with trade in goods. All trade and business related forms and procedures for the respective institutions can be dowloaded from the trade portal.
NTB-000-199	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2011-06-09	View
Complaint:	Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) machines are connected to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe which is linked through the internet to enable them to access approved copies of CDI forms. Serious delays are faced in processing the export documents because the systems are frequently down or unable to connect during working hours. The verification process by RBZ takes too long - up to 3 days.
Resolution status note:	Zimbabwe reported that there is fallback method in the event that the system is down. The CD1s are processed manually and are captured later in the excel spreadsheet which is then forwarded electronically to RBZ on weekly basis. There is therefore no delay in processing export documents
NTB-000-149	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Tanzania: Tanzania Revenue Authority	Tanzania	Resolved 2011-07-28	View
Complaint:	Despite efforts to improve the situation, customs procedures in Tanzania are cumbersome. In most cases, depending on the type of product, there is a long verification chain that involves many steps and numerous documents have to be handled/exchanged in the process of importing.
Resolution status note:	Tanzania Revenue Authority reported that all customs documentation are now obtained and processed online. Traders engage Clearing Agents for clearing goods who obtain all documents online.
NTB-000-136	2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Botswana: Ministry of Agriculture	South Africa	Resolved 2012-05-03	View
Complaint:	An import levy of 15% is charged on wheat flour
Resolution status note:	Botswana reporte4d that she does not impose levy on wheat
NTB-000-136	2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Botswana: Ministry of Agriculture	South Africa	Resolved 2012-05-03	View
Complaint:	An import levy of 15% is charged on wheat flour
Resolution status note:	Botswana reported that she does not impose levy on wheat imports. Botswana is imposing the 15% levy on wheat flour.The wheat flour Levy was introduced in 2003, through the Control of Goods, Prices and other charges Act Chapter 43 section 8 Subsection 3 which restrict importation on wheat flour, thereby encouraging the protection of industries in Botswana. The ACt is still under review. The 15% levy is intended as protection for millers in Botswana and is also designed to support value addition. Consultations are in progress with relevant Ministry. Botswana indicated that resolution of this complaint is dependent on the results of the review of the “Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act” which has been stalled pending the establishment of a National Body. A study to assess the relevance of the levy on wheat flour is still being planned. This NTB is of regulatory nature and therefore it is resolved that the NTB be transferred to section of 'Resolved NTBs of policy and regulatory nature' for further consideration.
NTB-000-216	8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees	2009-07-27	SADC	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2016-10-07	View
Complaint:	Toll fees variation within the region hampers smooth transit of goods. Toll fees should be rationalised.
Resolution status note:	FESARTA reported that the NTB does not exist at present.
NTB-000-175	1.1. Export subsidies B6: Product identity requirement	2009-07-27	Zambia: Bureau of Standards	Malawi	Resolved 2011-03-04	View
Complaint:	Zambia has placed standards requirements that sugar from Malawi be fortified with Vitamin A.
Resolution status note:	Zambia reported that all sugar for domestic consumption, be it imported or manufactured locally is supposed to be fortified with vitamin A.
NTB-000-175	1.1. Export subsidies B6: Product identity requirement	2009-07-27	Zambia: Bureau of Standards	Malawi	Resolved 2011-03-04	View
Complaint:	Zambia has placed standards requirements that sugar from Malawi be fortified with Vitamin A.
Resolution status note:	Zambia reported that all sugar for domestic consumption, be it imported or manufactured locally is supposed to be fortified with vitamin A.
NTB-000-186	7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure	2009-07-27	Mozambique: Beira Port	Malawi	Resolved 2012-04-26	View
Complaint:	Poor infrastructure. Many delays at Beira and Nacala docks due to heavy traffic and no security available
Resolution status note:	At the 3rd Tripartite NTBs Focal Point point meeting Malawi registered that the issue be resolved considering the submission from Mozambique that the delays, were as a result of procedural matters between the clearing agents and their respective clients and not the Beira Port authorities per se.
NTB-000-168	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Mauritius: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2012-03-30	View
Complaint:	Import restrictions on sugar
Resolution status note:	At the last NTB meeting in March 2011, Mauritius informed the meeting that import restrictions on sugar in Mauritius have been lifted
NTB-000-159	4.1. Issues related to sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures A83: Certification requirement	2009-07-27	Tanzania: Ministry of Health	Tanzania	Resolved 2011-08-30	View
Complaint:	Cumbersome certification procedures for certification of milk inputs.Certification officers are based in Dar es Salaam and going to Tunduma for verification is very cumbersome
Resolution status note:	Tanzania Revenue Authority reported that TRA does random physical verification as part of risk management analysis before clearing mainly on textiles motor vehicles.
NTB-000-212	1.1. Export subsidies A9: SPS measures n.e.s.	2009-07-27	Lesotho: Ministry of Trade	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2011-07-28	View
Complaint:	Unreasonable SPS requirements with no scientific basis or excessively averse to risk
Resolution status note:	Lesotho reported that the import license for agricultural products is required to ensure food safety and to prevent the spread of diseases and insects. It takes a day for a license to be issued, at the Department of Agriculture. Information on SPS requirements is readily available from the Department of Agriculture.
NTB-000-209	3. Technical barriers to trade (TBT) B33: Packaging requirements	2009-07-27	Zimbabwe: Ministry of Health	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2011-06-10	View
Complaint:	The health and phytosanitary regulations states that, "no person shall import into Zimbabwe any bottle, can, jar or other receptacle which has been used solely for storing or transporting honey or unprocessed royal jelly which honey or jelly was manufactured or produced in any country other than a specified[1] country unless such bottle, can jar or other receptacle has been sterilized after such use.
Resolution status note:	Zimbabwe reported that regulations were put in place to protect the environment.
NTB-000-189	2.11. Lack of control in Customs infrastructure	2009-07-27	South Africa: Beit Bridge	Malawi	Resolved 2012-04-26	View
Complaint:	Pilferage of goods and the opening of sealed containers at the South African side of the Beitbridge border post
Resolution status note:	At the 3rd meeting the Tripartite NTBs Focal Points and NMC Chairs held in Dar -es-Salaam on 19-20 April 2012,South Africa reported that they would consult SARS to provide an explanation of how the border process works and on measures put in place to prevent the incident re-occurring. Once this information was received from SARS, it wiould be uploaded to the online system. It was therefore agreed to have this NTB resolved as this could have been a once off incident.
NTB-000-171	2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin	2009-07-27	Zimbabwe: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2010-07-30	View
Complaint:	Rice has been turned back from Zimbabwe according to allegations of misuse on Rules of Origin.
NTB-000-200	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Zimbabwe: Ministry of Trade	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-07-30	View
Complaint:	Licences for importing cooking oil are only issued in times of shortages.
Resolution status note:	Zimbabwe reported that trade in cooking oil has been liberalised. This requirement is no longer obtaining.
NTB-000-214	1.1. Export subsidies A9: SPS measures n.e.s.	2009-07-27	Lesotho: Ministry of Agriculture	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2011-07-28	View
Complaint:	Difficulty in accessing information onSPS requirements
Resolution status note:	During the workshop establishing NMC for Lesotho held on 09 August 2011 in Maseru, it was confirmed that information on SPS requirements is available from the Ministry of Agriculture and that arrangements are in place to upload this information onto the website of the TMinistry of Trade & Industry Cooperation & Marketing.
NTB-000-163	2.4. Import licensing Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Zambia: Ministry of Trade	Tanzania	Resolved 2011-03-04	View
Complaint:	Licensing process just too long
Resolution status note:	Zambia reported that the process only takes 24hours
NTB-000-182	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2012-04-26	View
Complaint:	Restriction on importation of tobacco leaf from SADC countries
Resolution status note:	At the 3rd meeting the Tripartite NTBs Focal Points and NMC Chairs held in Dar -es-Salaam on 19-20 April 2012, Malawi submitted that importation of tobacco was not restricted. As a matter of fact Malawi imports tobacco from Tanzania Zambia for processing at Malawi companies. The tobacco is re-exported after processing. The meeting was also informed that the companies buying tobacco in the region are the same.
NTB-000-145	2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures	2009-07-27	Zimbabwe: Ministry of Agriculture	South Africa	Resolved 2011-06-09	View
Complaint:	A 10% import levy is imposed on all agricultural products.
Resolution status note:	Zimbabwe reported that import levy has been suspended on all basic commodities most of which are agricultural in nature.

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