Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B14: Authorization requirements for importing certain products 

Date when the measure came into force

01 July 2010 

Publication where the measure is specified

East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004,Regulations, 2010 

Regulation where the measure is specified

The East African Community Customs ManagementRegulations, 2010 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

104. (1) Goods in transit to a foreign port shall be entered at the port of importation using Form C. 17.
(2) An owner of the goods in transit shall at the time of entering the goods produce documents relating to the goods to a proper officer
(3) An owner of goods to be entered for transit shall furnish a bond using the
Customs Bond Form. or any other security in such amounts as the Commissioner may require.
(4) Goods in transit shall be conveyed by road or route approved by the
Commissioner and the transit period in respect of the goods shall not exceed thirty days from the date of entry or any further period as the Commissioner may allow.
(5) Goods in transit shall only be carried through the Community in sealed vehicles except in the case of exceptional loads as defined in sub-regulation
(6) or any other special circumstances authorized by the Commissioner; and in the case of goods carried by road, the carrying vehicle shall-
(a)including any motive unit and trailer, be licenced for the intended purpose by the Commissioner, using Form C28: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a vehicle that is licenced in any member of the COMESA or the SADC and in respect of which a certificate of approval has been granted, using Form C29;
(b)bear the words “TRANSIT GOODS” printed boldly and clearly on both
sides as specified in Form C28 and for the purpose of this paragraph,
reference to a carrying vehicle means, in the case of an articulated vehicle,
the semi-trailer and not the motive unit; and
(c)be constructed and equipped in such manner that -
(i) a customs seal can simply and effectively be fixed to the vehicle;
(ii) goods cannot be removed from or introduced into the sealed part of the
vehicle without breaking the customs seal;
(iii) it does not contain concealed spaces where goods may be hidden;
(iv) all spaces in the form of compartments, receptacles or other recesses that
are capable of holding goods are readily accessible for Customs inspection;
(v) should empty spaces be formed by the different layers of the sides, floor
and roof of the vehicle, the inside surface shall be firmly fixed, sealed,
unbroken and capable of being dismantled without leaving obvious traces;
(vi) openings made in the floor for technical purposes, such as lubrication,
maintenance and filling of the sand box are fitted with a cover capable of
being fixed in a way that renders the loading compartment inaccessible from
the outside;
(vii) doors and all other closing systems of the vehicle fitted with a device that shall permit simple and effective customs sealing and the device is either welded to the sides of doors where the doors are of metal, or secured by at least two bolts, riveted or welded to the nuts on the inside;
(viii) hinges are made and fitted such that doors and other closing systems cannot be lifted off the hinge-pins and other fasteners are welded to the outer;
(ix) parts of the hinges, except where the doors and other closing systems have a locking device inaccessible from the outside, that once it is applied prevents the doors from being lifted off the hinge pins;
(x) doors cover all interstices and ensure complete and effective closure; and
(xi) it is provided with a satisfactory device for protecting the Customs seal, or so constructed that the Customs seal is adequately protected
(20) Where an owner intends to enter for home consumption any goods which are imported in transit, the owner shall apply in writing to the Commissioner to allow entry of the goods and the Commissioner may allow the entry to be made and shall refund the deposit given or cancel the bond furnished in respect of the goods.
(21) This regulation shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to passengers' baggage imported in transit, except that the receipt given by a proper officer for the deposit paid by the passenger or a certificate issued by the proper off
icer that a bond has been executed, shall be deemed to be the entry required by this regulation. 

Reference of the measure

Part V 104 sections, (6) (a). (200, (21) 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Imports 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries excluding COMESA and SADC countries