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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-355
- NTB Type
- 8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees
- Complaint
- Bond registration fees are excessively high in all SADC countries. Especially when cargo transits in two countries the bond registration fees become a constraint.
- Status note
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The 10th meeting of SADC Committee on Trade facilitation held on 14-15 June 2012 noted that the issue of bonds is normally managed by private sector, mostly banks therefore commercial rates would prevail. It was also noted that
within the SADC Customs work programme, there is work to facilitate single transit bond, the result of which should be
ready by March 2013. This NTB was therefore considered resolved on grounds that bond registration fees are cahrged at market rates. - Progress update note
- SADC Secretariat reported that the Secretariat is working to effectively implement the SADC Transit Management System, which includes the component of harmonized Transit Bond Guarantees to facilitate goods on transit. The complaint however, does not clarifiy the nature of transit fees referred to, whether those fees are charged by Customs or Governments? SADC Secretariat would not have control over fees charged by banks, transporters or clearing agents.
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- SADC
- Reporting Country or Region
- Namibia
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2010-02-10
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2012-06-15
- Product Description
-
All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2010-02-10 00:00
- Modified
- 2012-07-09 14:59
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