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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-000-153	1.1. Export subsidies B41: TBT regulations on production processes	2009-07-27	Mauritius: Ministry of Trade	Tanzania	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Mauritius have refused to buy beer from Tanzania on TBT grounds
Resolution status note:	Mauritius reported that this is no longer obtaining
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-000-140	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-000-157	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Kenya: Kenya Revenue Authority	Tanzania	Resolved 2011-07-28	View
Complaint:	Too much time is lost during cross border pre-shipment inspection and certification for Kenyan bound cargo.
Resolution status note:	At the NMC meeting held in Nairobi on 29 August 2011, Kenya reported that KRA is currently carrying out time release study to determine time taken at borders. 2. EAC is in the process of introducing OSBP.
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-000-139	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-000-141	5.3. Export taxes	2009-07-27	Mauritius: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Mauritius charges an export tax on sugar
Resolution status note:	Mauritius reported that taxes were eliminated in 2004
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-000-152	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Kenya: Kenya Revenue Authority	Tanzania	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Kenyan customs often demand a customs insurance bond for transit goods that pass through Kenyan roads en route to Uganda , Rwanda, Burundi and DRC.
Resolution status note:	Issue resolved through EAC
NTB-000-218	2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Mozambique: Ministry of Trade	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	In Mozambique, any wine consignment which is not escorted by police attracts a US$ 30 fine. It is not clear what the offence is and at what point the police should start escorting the consignments
Resolution status note:	Mozambique reported that monitoring tax is part of security measures and revenue assurance at risk, there are others situations like this, the most common being the provision of guarantee or security at the starting point of transit. The management system of transit guarantee of SADC, of which Mozambique is a signatory establishes the principle of extra-territorial validity of the warranty
NTB-000-151	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-27	Kenya: Kenya Revenue Authority	Tanzania	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	On a number of occasions, Kenyan customs demands that products originating from Tanzania have to be unloaded for physical verification, which means destruction of the product packages. The importer has thereafter to repackage goods at own cost so as to fit original packages. Products most affected include tyres, textiles, cognac spirits and cigarettes.
Resolution status note:	Issue resolved through COMESA customs and trade comittee
NTB-000-206	1.1. Export subsidies A82: Testing requirement	2009-07-27	Mozambique: Mozambique Bureau of Standards	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Delays in obtaining approval of test reports
Resolution status note:	Mozambique reported that , in Mozambique there are many laboratories with the specific subject to deal with such tests and under the various Ministries as well the Universities.
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-000-179	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-000-170	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-000-217	2.9. Issues related to transit fees Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-27	Zambia: Zambia Revenue Authority	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	When Zimbabwean goods are exported to DRC via Zambia, Zambian authorities require that a bond guarantee be deposited with Customs authorities to safeguard the goods in transit. Zambian authorities call for the bond guarantee to be paid in hard currency at port of entry but refunds are made in Zambian currency at port of exit. The Zambian currency may be of no use to the exporter in the country of destination of the products or country of origin.
Resolution status note:	Zambia reported that all payments to Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) are in Zambian currency (Kwacha). Based on existing legislation which is consistent with international best practices, all goods transiting through Zambia are expected to be on a transit document (and covered by transit bond/security) or a monetary deposit on all those without bond cover. With the newly introduced Electronic Deposit account system in place, clients who pay a deposit at Entry point are able to get the refund at the Exit point provided they comply with deposit conditions.
NTB-000-203	7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof)	2009-07-27	Mozambique: Mozambique Bureau of Standards	Zimbabwe	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Difficulty in getting copies of relevant Standards
Resolution status note:	Mozambique reported that the question reported that INNOQ ( Mozambique national Institute of standards) there are many many – Brochures for the relevant standards
NTB-000-166	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-27	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	Malawi	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	There is an Import restriction on Portland cement
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that NTB had been resolve internally.
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-000-133	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).

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