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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-379
- NTB Type
- 8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees
- Complaint
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DRC is charging exorbitant fees which are not in line with SADC and COMESA harmonized fees.From 01/02/10 DRC did not reduce their tolls they instead greatly increases
them. Road tolls in DRC are about 15 ( 1500 % ) times greater than the SADC
recommended. Today a foreign transporter entering DRC at Kasumbalesa going to Tenke
Fungurume mine ( 300 kms each way ) is subject to the following tolls and
fees (distance of 300 kms into DRC and 300 kms out of DRC): Road toll Kasumbalesa/Lubumbashi return $ 300 ; Road tolls Lubumbashi/Likasi return $ 300; Road tolls Likasi/Tenke return $ 150 ; Government tax $ 50 ; Fumigation Fees $ 50 ; Card entry $ 15 ; Tourism/Vaccination fees $ 35 ; Visa for truck $ 25 ; Break bulk fees $ 20. Total cost to the transporter in Fees and Tolls is $ 945. That works out at $
157.5 per 100 kms. The SADC agreed is $ 10 per 100 kms. - Status note
- FESARTA reported that the NTB does not exist at present.
- Progress update note
- At the 10th meeting of the SADC Sub Committee on Trade facilitation held on 14-15 June 2012, it was reported that the relevant authorities in the DRC would provide a response. It was also noted that SADC’s ongoing work to harmonise road & port user charges would address such issues
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- Yes
- Location
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kasumbalesa (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Namibia
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2010-02-19
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2016-10-07
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2010-02-19 00:00
- Modified
- 2016-10-13 09:05
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