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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-392
- NTB Type
- 2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures
- Complaint
- Customs require supervision of packing of all export containers for certain products such as perishables, at point of packing. This means that they have to supervise packing on the farm. This requires that the export company provides transport, expenses and accommodation to customs officers for the times when containers are being packed. Often customs officers are not available, or are delayed meaning that the company has to wait for them. If the company is a regular exporter and its farm is located away from a customs post (often the case) then they are required to provide accommodation, office space and living expenses for customs officers to be permanently on site to supervise any containers packed
- Status note
- At the 9th meeting of the SADC Sub-committee on trade facilitation, Mozambique reported that this is a not a NTB but a normal customs procedure to seal containers at the farm in order to expedite exports. Once sealed the container is not opened at the port.
- Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Mozambique: Customs (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Mozambique
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2011-02-14
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2011-07-28
- Product Description
-
Perishable items
- Total value
- 0
- Date reported
- 2011-02-14 08:38
- Modified
- 2011-07-28 23:17
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