Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-127  

NTB Type

1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership  

Complaint

Government owns several parastatals that carry out trade.NAMBOARD receives vegetables on consignment from farmers and sells in hotels etc. If the consignment spoils because it is not bought, the farmer loses. At the same time NAMBOARD issues out licences for importing of similar items to those it trades in. The products affected are maize, rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables, flour, poultry, animal feed.  

Status note

Swaziland reported that NAMBOARD issues import permits for vegetables and wheat as per the infant industry protection provision in the SACU 2002 Agreement.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

Yes 

Location

Eswatini: NAMBOARD (Government institution)  

Reporting Country or Region

Eswatini  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2009-07-26  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2010-11-22  

Product Description

Vegetables

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2009-07-26 00:00  

Modified

2010-11-22 00:00