Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-874  

NTB Type

2.6. Additional taxes and other charges  

Complaint

Escorted trucks carrying Zambia brown sugar and white maize in transit to Rwanda are forced to pay to Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Tunduma border station a sum of Tsh 960,000 to accompany trucks.  

Status note

Mtera route is the shortest to transit to Rwanda and the route was not yet gazetted.

It was recommended to geo-map all the transit routes and gazette the Mtera route. The Mtera route was gazetted vide Legal Notice No. 48 of 10th May, 2018.

The NTB was resolved  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Tanzania: Tunduma (Border post)  

Reporting Country or Region

Rwanda  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2017-05-05  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2018-11-16  

Product Description

Sugar and Maize

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2017-05-05 00:00  

Modified

2019-01-29 13:58