Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-649  

NTB Type

8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees  

Complaint

United Republic of Tanzania is charging USD200.00 as transit permit for containers with chemical products.  

Status note

Following the recommendations of the 16th EAC Forum on NTBs, Tanzania removed the transit charges .  

Progress update note

At the 16th EAC Forum on NTBs, Tanzania undertook to study the evidence provided by Burundi and report back during the next meeting. The meeting noted that the transit fees adds to cost of doing business and therefore should be abolished. The time frame for addressing this issue was set at March 2015  

Policy or regulatory NTB

Yes 

Location

Tanzania: Ministry of Transport (Government institution)  

Reporting Country or Region

Burundi  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2014-12-11  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2015-11-30  

Product Description

Chemicals

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2015-02-04 10:59  

Modified

2016-03-29 13:41