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B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 01 January 2016

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  01 January 2016 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 81 of 6 August 2015 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2015 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  None specified 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5A. (1) No person shall import a biodegradable plastic bag or a compostable plastic bag unless
  he holds a clearance from the Director. 

  Reference of the measure

  Article 5A.(1) 

  Measure also domestic

  Yes 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Biodegradable plastic bags and a compostable plastic bags 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 1209.99.00: -- Other and 0602.90.00: - Other

  The measure came into effect on 27 November 2013

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  27 November 2013 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 106 of 28 November 2013 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  National Agricultural Products Regulations 2013 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  None specified 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  52(3) (a) No person shall, without the written authorisation of NAPRO and the clearance of the National Plants Protection Office, import the seeds of tea or tobacco, or any part of such plants which are capable of reproduction. 

  Reference of the measure

  Sub-article 52(3) (a) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
  1209.99.00	-- Other	Yes	Tea and tobacco seeds
  0602.90.00	- Other	Yes	tobacco and tea plants

  Description

  Seeds of tea or tobacco, or any part of such plants which are capable of reproduction 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 09 October 2015

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  09 October 2015 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  The protection, conservation and management of native terrestrial
  biodiversity, and giving effect to the Convention on International Trade in
  Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and any other
  biodiversity related Convention to which Mauritius is or may become a
  party; 

  Coded list of objectives

  B: Protection of life and health of animals 

  Description of the measure

  21. Protected wildlife
  (1) Any person who wishes to –
  (a) pick, pluck, gather, collect, cut, uproot, process, breed, hunt, rear, have in his possession or under his control, or otherwise obtain, plant, propagate, purchase, sell, offer or display to the public, any protected wildlife or its derivative; or
  (b) export or import any protected wildlife or its derivative,
  shall make a written application to the Director for a permit. 

  Reference of the measure

  Article 21 

  Measure also domestic

  Yes 

  Notes

  Updated list available at: https://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Protected Species listed under Annexes I,II & III 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire World 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for

  The measure came into effect on 24 November 2003

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  24 November 2003 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Radiation Protection Act 2003 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Radiation Protection Act 2003 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  Protection against the risks associated with exposure to ionizing radiation 

  Coded list of objectives

  A: Protection of human life and health and B: Protection of life and health of animals 

  Description of the measure

  11. Application for authorisation
  (2) No person shall –
  (a) import any radioactive material, radioactive substance or source;
  (b) administer any radioactive substance to any person for purposes of diagnosis, treatment or research; or
  (c) add radioactive substances in the production and manufacture of foodstuffs, medicinal products, cosmetics and products for household use,
  unless he holds a permit delivered by the Authority. 

  Reference of the measure

  Sub-article 11(2) 

  Measure also domestic

  Yes 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
  PG: 33	Radioactive substances	No

  Description

  Radioactive material, radioactive substance and sources 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 09 October 2015

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  09 October 2015 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  Protection, conservation and management of native terrestrial biodiversity, and giving effect to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 

  Coded list of objectives

  B: Protection of life and health of animals and C: Protection of life and health of plants 

  Description of the measure

  25. Trading in prescribed wildlife
  No person shall, unless he holds a permit to do so, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed, including the payment of such fee as may be prescribed –
  (c) export, re-export, import or introduce from the sea any prescribed wildlife or any product or derivative of prescribed wildlife; 

  Reference of the measure

  Sub-article 25(c) 

  Measure also domestic

  Yes 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Species listed under Annex I,II & II of the CITES. and any product or derivative of these. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 09 October 2015

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  09 October 2015 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Native Terrestrial Biodiversity and National Parks Act 2015 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  "The protection, conservation and management of native terrestrial
  biodiversity, and giving effect to the Convention on International Trade in
  Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and any other
  biodiversity related Convention to which Mauritius is or may become a
  party; " 

  Coded list of objectives

  B: Protection of life and health of animals and C: Protection of life and health of plants 

  Description of the measure

  35. Importation of exotic wildlife
  (1) Any person who wishes to import any species of wildlife shall make a written application to the Director for a permit in such form as the Director may determine.
  (2) No person shall import any species of wildlife –
  (a) where the species has been prohibited by the Minister on the advice of the Invasive Alien Species Committee; and
  (b) unless he has been issued with a permit by the Director. 

  Reference of the measure

  Article 35 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Any wildlife introduced into Mauritius
  '"exotic wildlife” means any wildlife introduced in Mauritius;' 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 1101: Wheat or meslin flour., 2523.29.00: -- Other, 2709: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude., 2710: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic cons, 1006.10.10: --- Basmati, 1006.10.90: --- Other, 1006.20.10: --- Basmati, 1006.20.90: --- Other, 1006.30.10: --- Basmati, 1006.30.90: --- Other, 3604.10.00: - Fireworks, 3811.90.00: - Other, 6307.20.10: --- Life-jackets, 6307.20.20: --- Life-belts, 6506.10.10: -- Firemen's helmets; headgear identifiable for use by miners and other industrial workers, 6811: Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement of the like., 6812.80.00: - Of crocidolite, 6813.81.10: --- Friction materials in strips, unworked and not cut to size nor drilled, 6813.81.90: --- Other, 6813.89.10: --- Friction materials in strips, unworked and not cut to size nor drilled, 6813.89.90: --- Other, 7108: Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form., 7102.10.00: - Unsorted, 7102.21.00: -- Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, 7102.31.00: -- Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, 7112.91.00: -- Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals, 7210.41.00: -- Corrugated, 8407.21: -- Outboard motors, 8423: Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds., 8481: Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves., 9026: Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 9, 9032: Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus., 8516.10.00: - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters, 8544: Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with, 8536.20.00: - Automatic circuit breakers, 8536.50.10: --- Residual currrent switches (interrupteur differentiel) < 1000 V, 8536.90.10: --- Leakage modules < 1000 V, 9016.00.00: Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights., 9504.30.10: --- In completely knocked down condition, 9504.30.90: --- Other, 9613.20.00: - Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable, 8701: Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)., 8702: Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver., 8703: Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars., 8704: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods., 8705: Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile work, 8708: Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05., 4009.11: -- Without fittings, 4009.12: -- With fittings, 9613.10.00: - Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable and 3917.31.00: -- Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa

  The measure came into effect on 26 August 1999

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  26 August 1999 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  No specific objective stated 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  4. Subject to regulation 7, no person shall import any controlled goods unless he holds an import permit.
  10. (1) No person shall remove any controlled goods from the customs unless-
  (a) he holds an import permit; and
  (b) he obtains the written approval of the Permanent Secretary. 

  Reference of the measure

  Articles 4 and 10 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
  1101	Wheat or meslin flour.	No
  2523.29.00	-- Other	No
  2709	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude.	No
  2710	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic cons	No
  1006.10.10	--- Basmati	No
  1006.10.90	--- Other	No
  1006.20.10	--- Basmati	No
  1006.20.90	--- Other	No
  1006.30.10	--- Basmati	No
  1006.30.90	--- Other	No
  3604.10.00	- Fireworks	No
  3811.90.00	- Other	No
  6307.20.10	--- Life-jackets	No
  6307.20.20	--- Life-belts	No
  6506.10.10	-- Firemen's helmets; headgear identifiable for use by miners and other industrial workers	No
  6811	Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement of the like.	No
  6812.80.00	- Of crocidolite	No
  6813.81.10	--- Friction materials in strips, unworked and not cut to size nor drilled	No
  6813.81.90	--- Other	No
  6813.89.10	--- Friction materials in strips, unworked and not cut to size nor drilled	No
  6813.89.90	--- Other	Yes	Friction material and articles thereof (valves, filters, clutch facings and gaskets)
  7108	Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.	No
  7102.10.00	- Unsorted	No
  7102.21.00	-- Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	No
  7102.31.00	-- Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted	No
  7112.91.00	-- Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals	Yes	Waste and scrap of gold including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
  7210.41.00	-- Corrugated	Yes	Excluding "Tole Canadien" sheets
  8407.21	-- Outboard motors	Yes	Above 15HP
  8423	Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds.	Yes	For trade use
  8481	Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves.	No
  9026	Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 9	No
  9032	Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus.	No
  8516.10.00	- Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters	No
  8544	Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with	No
  8536.20.00	- Automatic circuit breakers	No
  8536.50.10	--- Residual currrent switches (interrupteur differentiel) < 1000 V	No
  8536.90.10	--- Leakage modules < 1000 V	No
  9016.00.00	Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights.	Yes	For trade use
  9504.30.10	--- In completely knocked down condition	No
  9504.30.90	--- Other	No
  9613.20.00	- Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable	No
  8701	Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09).	No
  8702	Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver.	No
  8703	Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars.	No
  8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods.	No
  8705	Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile work	No
  8708	Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05.	No
  4009.11	-- Without fittings	Yes	For connecting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to domestic gas appliances, excluding tubes and hoses consisting of a metal reinforcement)
  4009.12	-- With fittings	No
  9613.10.00	- Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable	No
  3917.31.00	-- Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa	No

  Description

  H. S. Code Description of Goods
  11.01 Wheat or meslin flour
  15.07 Soya bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  15.11 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  15.12 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
  15.14 Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions whether or not refined but not chemically modified
  1515.21 Maize (corn) oil and its fractions (crude)
  1515.29 Maize (corn) oil and its fractions (other)
  2523.21] Portland Cement
  2523.29]
  27.09 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals crude
  27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals other than crude oil, white spirit, lubricating oil and greases
  1006.40 … … … … Broken rice
  1006.101 … … … … Basmati rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
  1006.109 … … … … Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
  1006.201 … … … … Basmati husked (brown) rice
  1006.209 … … … … Other husked (brown) rice
  1006.301 … … … … Basmati semi-milled or wholly milled rice whether or not polished or glazed
  1006.309 … … … … Other semi-milled or wholly milled rice whether or not polished or glazed
  Amended by [GN No. 54 of 2012]
  3604.10 ... ... ... Fireworks (including fireworks commonly known as "petards"
  3811.90 Potassium-Based Additive
  6307.20]
  6506.101 ... ... ... Motor-cyclists' helmets (crash helmets)
  Articles of asbestos-cement as follows -
  6811.10 - Sheets
  6811 30 - Pipes, tubes and accessories, fittings
  6811.20 - Tiles
  6811.90 - Flowering pots
  6811.20 - Panels
  6811.90 – Wash basins
  6811.90 - Chimney cowls
  6811.90 - Gutters of asbestos cement
  6811.90 - Sign plates, sinks, letters and numbers
  6811.90 - Structural frames
  6811.90 - Washers, troughs
  6811.90 - Window frames, Window sills reservoirs
  Articles of asbestos fibres and of mixtures with a basis of asbestos as follows -
  6812.50 - Thread, knitted and woven fabric, clothing headgear, Footwear, clothing accessories
  6812.60 - Paper, millboard and felt of asbestos and asbestos mixtures
  6812.70 - Compressed asbestos fibre jointing
  6812.90 - Cords, strings
  6813.10 - Brake linings, brake pads
  6813.90 - Friction material and articles thereof (valves, filters, clutch facings and gaskets)
  71.8 ... Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
  7102.10}
  7102.21} Rough diamonds (other than those imported from Liberia)
  7102.31}
  7112.10 ... ... ..Waste and scrap of gold including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
  Falling under Chapter 72 ..Corrugated iron sheets excluding of a type commonly known as "Tole Canadien"
  8407.2100 Outboard motors (above 15 HP)
  Added by [GN No. 42 of 2008]
  84.23 - Weighing machinery (trade use)
  84.81 Low Pressure, non-adjustable regulators for use with butane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – specifications
  90.26
  90.32
  Added by [GN No. 155 of 2009]
  8516.10 ... ... ... Electric water heaters and immersion heaters and parts thereof
  85.44 ... ... ... ... Electric Cable insulated with plastic materials Armoured Electric Cables
  8536.20 - Automatic Circuit Breaker with Residual Current Devices<1000 V
  8536.501 - Residual Current Switches<1000 V ('interrupteur differentiel')
  8536.901 - Leakage modules<1000 V
  89.02 ... ... ... ... Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products
  90.16 - Balances (trade use)
  9504.301- Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment, in completely knocked down condition
  9504.309- Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment, not in completely knocked down condition
  9613.20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable
  Second-hand (used/reconditioned) motor vehicles
  Second-hand motor vehicle parts and accessories
  Other used, scrapped and second-hand goods
  Tubes and Hoses (other than tubes and hoses consisting of a metal reinforcement) for connecting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to domestic gas appliances. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 8703: Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars.

  The measure came into effect on 26 August 1999

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  26 August 1999 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  No specific objective stated 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  6. Second-hand (used/reconditioned) motor cars, other than classic or vintage motor cars
  (a) Quantitative – an individual or firm (other than an authorized dealer or a taxi owner/driver) is entitled to import one motor car every 5 years;
  (b)Quantitative – an authorised dealer is not subject to any restriction;
  (c)Quantitative - a taxi owner/driver is entitled to import one motor car every 4 years. 

  Reference of the measure

  Fourth Schedule; para. 6 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Notes

  The measure implies that only REGISTERED/Authorized dealers are to import used vehicles without any quantitative restrictions. 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
  8703	Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars.	Yes	Second-hand (used/reconditioned) motor cars

  Description

  Second-hand (used/reconditioned) motor cars 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 9504.30.10: --- In completely knocked down condition and 9504.30.90: --- Other

  The measure came into effect on 26 August 1999

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  26 August 1999 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  No specific objective stated 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  13.[14] Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment, falling under H.S.Codes 9504 301 and 9504.309 of Part I of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act.
  Importation subject to prior written authorisation from the Gambling Regulatory Authority established under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act. 

  Reference of the measure

  First Schedule; Para. 14 (wrongly written as 13) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Notes

  The measure reference has been written as paragraph 13 in the text whereas it should have been written as paragraph 13 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
  9504.30.10	--- In completely knocked down condition	No
  9504.30.90	--- Other	No

  Description

  Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or other means of payment, other than bowling alley equipment, falling under H.S.Codes 9504 301 and 9504.309 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 2710.19.61: ---- Marine Residual Fuel Oil for bunkering (RMG 380

  The measure came into effect on 26 August 1999

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  26 August 1999 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Consumer Protection (Control of Imports) Regulations 1999 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Mauritius 

  The rationale of the measure

  No specific objective stated 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  16. [17] Bunker fuels shall be imported only by firms holding the appropriate written authorisation from the Permanent Secretary 

  Reference of the measure

  First Schedule; Paragraph 17 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Notes

  The paragraph where the measure is described is wrongly written as 16 whereas it is 17. 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
  2710.19.61	---- Marine Residual Fuel Oil for bunkering (RMG 380	Yes	Bunker fuel

  Description

  Bunker fuel 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

  Description

  Entire world 

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (2) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Gold, including—
  (a) any unmanufactured gold in any form whatsoever; (b) any article or substance containing such unmanufactured gold;
  (c) any article consisting of or containing gold which, although manufactured, is, as such, not a gold coin, an article of commerce, a work of art or of archaeological interest; (d) gold derived from the smelting or treatment of any manufactured article containing gold. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (4)(a) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  4. Any knife having a blade which—
  (a) opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or
  attached to the handle of the knife, sometimes known as a “flick knife” or “flick gun” 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (4)(b) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  4. Any knife having a blade which—
  (b) is released from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force and which, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever or other device, sometimes known as a “gravity knife”. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (5) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Mist nets designed or adapted, for the capture of wild birds. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (6) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Game traps of metal construction operated by springs. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

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  Applied by Malawi on Zimbabwe

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (7) ( a, b, c, d, f) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Asbestos; Iron ore; Pig iron; Chrome; Copper; 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Zimbabwe

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  Applied by Malawi on Zimbabwe

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (7)(e) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Tobacco 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Zimbabwe

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  Applied by Malawi on Zimbabwe

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (7)(g) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Hides, skins and leather. 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Zimbabwe

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule 9 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Dieldrin 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world

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  Applied by Malawi on the entire world

  The measure came into effect on 28 October 1968

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  Non-Tariff Measure

  NTM classification

  B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

  Date when the measure came into force

  28 October 1968 

  Publication where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 

  Regulation where the measure is specified

  Control of Goods ( Import and Export) (Commerce) Order 

  Country/Region applying the measure

  Malawi 

  Coded list of objectives

  X: For purposes n.e.s. 

  Description of the measure

  5. Prohibition of imports
  (1) No person shall import into Malawi—
  (b) any goods specified in the Second Schedule or any class of such goods, except in accordance with a licence issued in terms of paragraph 3 or 4. 

  Reference of the measure

  Regulation 5 (1) (b) ; Second Schedule (10) 

  Measure also domestic

  No 

  Products affected by the measure.

  Description

  Aldrin 

  Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

  Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
  Inclusion	Entire world