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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-552
- NTB Type
- 2.2. Arbitrary customs classification
- Complaint
- form 47 which is customs declaration form on Rebate states, who enjoys travellers rebate and marked(excluding) reads excluding Any person employed as the pilot or master or any member of the crew of an aircraft, ship or vehicle arriving from outside Zimbabwe ,bus crew members,drivers are also included,why are they not given rebate allowance as other nationalities, this is a national benefit why excluding them , what benefits do they have as bus crew members? even the remission they dont understand about it even to be given that remmission they are not, this is the other reason why bus crew members are involved in smuggling with border officials, give them an allowance on daily basis
- Status note
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On 7th August 2013, Zimbabwe Revenue authority reported that , travelers rebate excludes "any person employed as the pilot or master or any member of the crew, of an aircraft, ship or vehicle arriving from outside Zimbabwe" This is in terms of Section 114 of the Zimbabwe Customs and Excise General Regulation Statutory Instrument 154 of 2001. This is therefore a legal requirement and it is mandatory that this be implemented. The same regulations also provide for a remission of duty for a consignment of a maximum value of US$20.00 every time one travels. Once the consignment exceeds the US$20.00 duty is paid on the full value of the consignment. Please note that smuggling of goods is an offence which may lead to seizure of the goods and at times prosecution and is therefore discouraged.
Based on this explanation, SADC secretariat advised that the NTB be marked resolved. - Progress update note
- Awaiting response from imposing Member/Partner State
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- Yes
- Location
- Zimbabwe: Head Office Zimra (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Zimbabwe
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2012-11-01
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2013-08-07
- Product Description
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All products
- Total value
- 50 000.00
- Date reported
- 2012-11-30 17:48
- Modified
- 2013-09-19 15:57
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