Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

F61: Custom inspection, processing and servicing fees 

Date when the measure came into force

01 January 2005 

Publication where the measure is specified

The Merchant shipping Act No 21 of 2003 

Regulation where the measure is specified

The merchant shipping ( fees) regulations 

Country/Region applying the measure

Tanzania 

Coded list of objectives

E: Protection of the environment and G: Protection of national security 

Description of the measure

41. (1) Where a surveyor carries out a survey or inspection to determine whether the provisions of Annex II to MARPOL 1973/78 have been complied with, a charge of US$ 30 per cargo tank surveyed or inspected is payable.
(2) If a certificate of inspection is required, an additional charge of US$ 30 shall be payable.
46. (1) Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3), where a seaman is engaged or discharged before a proper officer in terms of section 113(1) or (4) of the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 21 of 2003, a charge of US$ 3 shall be payable by the master or owner of the ship from which the seaman is engaged or discharged.
(2) Where the engagement or discharge of a seaman is effected on board ship at a port in the United Republic, the charge payable in terms of subparagraph (1) is subject to an additional charge of US$ 20 for each visit that the proper officer is required to make to the ship in order to complete such discharge.
(3) Where the engagement or discharge of a seaman is effected on board ship at a port outside the United Republic at the request of the master or owner of the ship, the proper officer's travel and subsistence expenses shall be payable in addition to the applicable charges on normal working hours and US$ 30 outside the Authority’s normal working hours 

Reference of the measure

Part II section 41, part 3 section 46 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

All products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.