Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-561  

NTB Type

8.8. Issues related to transit  

Complaint

This complaint is registered by FESARTA.
The managing director of Cross Country Containers in Zimbabwe, has reported that there had been four incidences of hijacking his vehicles in the Gauteng area.
The first was in October 2011, the second in June 2012, the third in September 2012 and the fourth in October 2012.
All the vehicles hijacked, were carrying copper, from the copper mines in Zambia.
A meeting was held between the road transport industry and the SAPS Hawks, in Pretoria, on the 24th October 2012.
A report of the meeting is attached.
These hijackings have had such a negative impact on Cross Country Containers, that it has stopped operating into South Africa.
The road transport industry, under the guidance of FESARTA, is to send a proposal on the way forward, to the Hawks.  

Status note

At the Tripartite NTBs Online Reporting, Monitoring and Eliminating Mechanism Meeting to Launch the SMS Reporting Tool held from 9-10 April in Lusaka Zambia, South Africa requeted that this NTB be removed from the online system on grounds that it was security issue. The meeting agreed that this be categorised as ' Non Actionable'.  

Progress update note

At the Tripartite NTB SMS Launch meeting held on 9-10 April 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe agreed that this complaint be removed from the online system as it is not a NTB but a security issue which is being handled by the relavant authorities.

2. On 16 April 2013, FESRATA argued that inadequate or lack of security along transit routes is a barrier to trade and similar issues have been handled as NTBs and adressed in the Tripartite. FESARTA therefore requests the countries concerned to advise if measures are being taken to facilitae security on the route.  

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

South Africa: On the main transport routes in Gauteng, South Africa (Other)  

Reporting Country or Region

Zimbabwe  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2012-10-24  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2013-04-10  

Product Description

Motor Vehicles

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Total value

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Date reported

2012-12-18 11:46  

Modified

2013-05-23 16:19