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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-249
- NTB Type
- 2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures
- Complaint
- In Namibia the same information has to be provided and captured more than once in the import and export supply chain, e.g. Namport, Custom & Excise, MoF, MTI, NCCI, Carriers and Agents on exports of salt to West Africa and RSA,.
- Status note
- At the 3rd meeting the Tripartite NTBs Focal Points and NMC Chairs held in Dar -es-Salaam on 19-20 April 2012, Namibia reported that, a client can obtain an import or export permit in one hour at the Ministry of Trade and Industry if all the required documents are provided. With regard to the export permit the delay comes in when the product is a controlled product where the client is expected to obtain a clearance certificate from the relevant Ministry for tax purposes or when the importing country policies and regulations requires that the imported product be accompanied by authorised documents from the relevant authorities. The meeting accepted Namibia’s submission to resolve this NTB
- Progress update note
- On 13th March 2012, the Namibia focal point reported that, at the Ministry of Trade and Industry a client can obtain an import or export permit in one hour if all the required documents are provided. With regard to the export permit the delay comes in when the product is a controlled product where the client is expected to obtain a clearance certificate from the relevant Ministry for tax purposes or when the importing country policies and regulations requires that the imported product be accompanied by authorised documents from the relevant authorioties.
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Namibia: Ministry of Trade (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Namibia
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2009-09-08
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2012-04-26
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2009-09-08 00:00
- Modified
- 2012-04-26 16:44
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