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- Complaint number
- NTB-001-201
- NTB Type
- 2.4. Import licensing
- Complaint
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In June 2024, a member of Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Nuline Textiles Blanket Manufacturers Limited, entered into an agreement with a Zimbabwean company, Middlefield Investment Pvt. Ltd, to supply them with blankets.
Starting on July 11, 2024, Nuline Textiles Blanket Manufacturers Limited completed all the necessary procedures in Malawi to facilitate the export of blankets to Zimbabwe under the COMESA trade agreement to ensure they would receive preferential treatment. On July 16, 2024, the Export Bill of Entry No. E 3645 (dated July 15, 2024) was released by Customs in Malawi, and the consignment was loaded onto Truck No. NE 10666 / NE 10702.
However, on the same day, just as the truck driver was about to depart, Nuline Textiles received a call from their client in Zimbabwe, instructing them to hold off on the shipment. The following day, the client, Middlefield Investment Pvt. Ltd, informed Nuline Textiles that the blankets required an import permit or license, which the client had not yet obtained. They assured Nuline Textiles that they were working to secure the permit as quickly as possible.
On July 18, 2024, Middlefield Investment Pvt. Ltd requested additional time to work on obtaining the import license and asked Nuline Textiles to offload the truck and return the blankets to their warehouse.
As of today, the import license has still not been secured. We request the Ministry of Trade in Zimbabwe to assist on this.
- Progress update note
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Zimbabwe: Ministry of Trade (Government institution)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Malawi
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2024-07-16
- Status
- New
- Product Description
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Blankets
- Total value
- 29.00
- Date reported
- 2024-10-08 10:00
- Modified
- 2024-10-08 10:00
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