Complaint

Complaint number
NTB-000-263  
NTB Type
1.14. Lack of coordination between government institutions  
Complaint
There are no less than six ministries, the Namibian police, two Marketing Boards and a Statutory Board involved in the management of imports and exports. The onus is upon the applicant to collect all relevant permits/ certificates from line ministries and other bodies, before a commercial import/ export permit application can be made to MTI. For certain goods, up to three different points of control apply.  
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 the Ministry of Trade and Industry would only require authorised or a clearance certificate when a client is importing or exporting a controlled product that needs verification to determine the value for tax purposes and subsequent issuance of the permit by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The meeting accepted Namibia’s submission to resolve this NTB  
Progress update note
On 13 March 2012, Namibia focal point reported that the Ministry of Trade and Industry would only require authorised or a clearance certificate when a client is importing or exporting a contorlled product that needs verification to determine the value for tax purposes and subsequent issuance of the permit by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.  
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
All products


 
Total value
0  
Date reported
2009-09-08 00:00  
Modified
2012-04-26 16:48  

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