Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
P13: Production and post-production requirements to export 
Date when the measure came into force
01 June 1981 
Publication where the measure is specified
Laws of Malawi Chapter 61:01 Mines and Minerals 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Mines and Minerals Act 
Country/Region applying the measure
Malawi 
The rationale of the measure
None specified 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
119. Permit to export minerals
(1) The Minister may grant to any person a permit to export minerals from Malawi on conditions
determined by the Minister and specified in the permit; but the grant of such a permit does not exempt
the person concerned from complying with the requirements of any other law relating to the export of
minerals.
(2) Any person who exports any mineral from Malawi otherwise than under and in accordance
with a permit granted under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction—
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of one thousand Kwacha or to imprisonment for a
term of two years, or to both; or 
Reference of the measure
Article 119 
Measure also domestic
No 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
2501.00.10 Iodised salt No    
2501.00.90 Iodised salt: Other No    
2502.00.00 Unroasted iron pyrites No    
2503.00.00 Sulphur of all kinds, other thansublimed sulphur, precipitatedsulphur and colloidal sulphur No    
2504.10.00 Natural graphite: In powder or in flakes No    
2504.90.00 Natural graphite: Other No    
2505.10.00 Natural sands of all kinds, whetheror not coloured, other thanmetalbearing sands of Chapter 26: Silica sands and quartz sands No    
2505.90.00 Natural sands of all kinds, whetheror not coloured, other thanmetalbearing sands of Chapter 26: Other No    
2506.10.00 Quartz (other than natural sands);quartzite, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular (including square)shape: Quartz No    
2506.20.00 Quartz (other than natural sands);quartzite, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular (including square)shape: Quartzite No    
2507.00.00 Kaolin and other kaolinic clays,whether or not calcined No    
2508.10.00 Other clays (not including expandedclays of heading 68.06), andalusite,kyanite and sillimanite, whether ornot calcined; mullite; chamotte ordinas earths: Bentonite No    
2508.30.00 Other clays (not including expandedclays of heading 68.06), andalusite,kyanite and sillimanite, whether ornot calcined; mullite; chamotte ordinas earths: Fire-clay No    
2508.40.00 Other clays (not including expandedclays of heading 68.06), andalusite,kyanite and sillimanite, whether ornot calcined; mullite; chamotte ordinas earths: Other clays No    
2508.50.00 Other clays (not including expandedclays of heading 68.06), andalusite,kyanite and sillimanite, whether ornot calcined; mullite; chamotte ordinas earths: Andalusite, kyanite and sillimanite No    
2508.60.00 Other clays (not including expandedclays of heading 68.06), andalusite,kyanite and sillimanite, whether ornot calcined; mullite; chamotte ordinas earths: Mullite No    
2508.70.00 Other clays (not including expandedclays of heading 68.06), andalusite,kyanite and sillimanite, whether ornot calcined; mullite; chamotte ordinas earths: Chamotte or dinas earths No    
2509.00.00 Chalk No    
2510.10.00 Natural calcium phosphates, naturalaluminium calcium phosphates andphosphatic chalk: Unground No    
2511.10.00 Natural barium sulphate (barytes);natural barium carbonate (witherite),whether or not calcined, other thanbarium oxide of heading 28.16: Natural barium sulphate (barytes) No    
2511.20.00 Natural barium sulphate (barytes);natural barium carbonate (witherite),whether or not calcined, other thanbarium oxide of heading 28.16: Natural barium carbonate (witherite) No    
2512.00.00 Siliceous fossil meals (for example,kieselguhr, tripolite and diatomite)and similar siliceous earths, whetheror not calcined, of an apparentspecific gravity of 1 or less No    
2513.10.00 Pumice stone; emery; naturalcorundum, natural garnet and othernatural abrasives, whether or notheat-treated: Pumice stone No    
2513.20.00 Pumice stone; emery; naturalcorundum, natural garnet and othernatural abrasives, whether or notheat-treated: Emery, natural corundum, naturalgarnet and other natural abrasives No    
2514.00.00 Slate, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabsof a rectangular (including square)shape No    
2515.11.00 Marble, travertine, ecaussine andother calcareous monumental orbuilding stone of an apparentspecific gravity of 2.5 or more, andalabaster, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular No    
2515.12.00 Marble, travertine, ecaussine andother calcareous monumental orbuilding stone of an apparentspecific gravity of 2.5 or more, andalabaster, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular No    
2515.20.00 Marble, travertine, ecaussine andother calcareous monumental orbuilding stone of an apparentspecific gravity of 2.5 or more, andalabaster, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular No    
2516.11.00 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstoneand other monumental or buildingstone, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular (including square)shape: Granite: Crude or roughly trimmed No    
2516.12.00 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstoneand other monumental or buildingstone, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular (including square)shape: Granite: Merely cut, by sawing or other No    
2516.20.00 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstoneand other monumental or buildingstone, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular (including square)shape: Sandstone No    
2516.90.00 Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstoneand other monumental or buildingstone, whether or not roughlytrimmed or merely cut, by sawingor otherwise, into blocks or slabs ofa rectangular (including square)shape: Other monumental or building stone No    
2517.10.00 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushedstone, of a kind commonly used forconcrete aggregates, for roadmetalling or for railway or otherballast, shingle and flint, whetheror not heat-treated; macadam ofslag, dross or similar industrialwaste, whether No    
2517.20.00 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushedstone, of a kind commonly used forconcrete aggregates, for roadmetalling or for railway or otherballast, shingle and flint, whetheror not heat-treated; macadam ofslag, dross or similar industrialwaste, whether No    
2517.30.00 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushedstone, of a kind commonly used forconcrete aggregates, for roadmetalling or for railway or otherballast, shingle and flint, whetheror not heat-treated; macadam ofslag, dross or similar industrialwaste, whether No    
2517.41.00 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushedstone, of a kind commonly used forconcrete aggregates, for roadmetalling or for railway or otherballast, shingle and flint, whetheror not heat-treated; macadam ofslag, dross or similar industrialwaste, whether No    
2517.49.00 Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushedstone, of a kind commonly used forconcrete aggregates, for roadmetalling or for railway or otherballast, shingle and flint, whetheror not heat-treated; macadam ofslag, dross or similar industrialwaste, whether No    
2518.10.00 Dolomite, whether or not calcinedor sintered, including dolomiteroughly trimmed or merely cut, bysawing or otherwise, into blocks orslabs of a rectangular (includingsquare) shape; dolomite rammingmix: Dolomite not calcined or sintered No    
2518.20.00 Dolomite, whether or not calcinedor sintered, including dolomiteroughly trimmed or merely cut, bysawing or otherwise, into blocks orslabs of a rectangular (includingsquare) shape; dolomite rammingmix: Calcined or sintered dolomite No    
2518.30.00 Dolomite, whether or not calcinedor sintered, including dolomiteroughly trimmed or merely cut, bysawing or otherwise, into blocks orslabs of a rectangular (includingsquare) shape; dolomite rammingmix: Dolomite ramming mix No    
2519.10.00 Natural magnesium carbonate(magnesite); fused magnesia;dead-burned (sintered) magnesia,whether or not containing smallquantities of other oxides addedbefore sintering; other magnesiumoxide, whether or not pure: Natural magnesium carbonate(magne No    
2519.90.00 Natural magnesium carbonate(magnesite); fused magnesia;dead-burned (sintered) magnesia,whether or not containing smallquantities of other oxides addedbefore sintering; other magnesiumoxide, whether or not pure: Other No    
2520.10.00 Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters(consisting of calcined gypsum orcalcium sulphate) whether or notcoloured, with or without smallquantities of accelerators orretarders: Gypsum; anhydrite No    
2520.20.00 Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters(consisting of calcined gypsum orcalcium sulphate) whether or notcoloured, with or without smallquantities of accelerators orretarders: Plasters No    
2521.00.00 Limestone flux; limestone andother calcareous stone, of a kindused for the manufacture of lime orcement No    
2522.10.00 Quicklime, slaked lime andhydraulic lime, other than calciumoxide and hydroxide of heading28.25: Quicklime No    
2522.20.00 Quicklime, slaked lime andhydraulic lime, other than calciumoxide and hydroxide of heading28.25: Slaked lime No    
2522.30.00 Quicklime, slaked lime andhydraulic lime, other than calciumoxide and hydroxide of heading28.25: Hydraulic lime No    
2524.10.00 Asbestos: Crocidolite No    
2524.90.00 Asbestos: Other No    
2525.10.00 Mica, including splittings; micawaste: Crude mica and mica rifted intosheets or splittings No    
2525.20.00 Mica, including splittings; micawaste: Mica powder No    
2525.30.00 Mica, including splittings; micawaste: Mica waste No    
2526.20.00 Natural steatite, whether or notroughly trimmed or merely cut, bysawing or otherwise, into blocks orslabs of a rectangular (includingsquare) shape; talc: Crushed or powdered No    
2528.00.00 Natural borates and concentratesthereof (whether or not calcined),but not including borates separatedfrom natural brine; natural boricacid containing not more than85% of H3BO3 calculated on thedry weight. 3 No    
2529.10.00 Feldspar; leucite, nepheline andnepheline syenite; fluorspar: Feldspar No    
2529.21.00 Feldspar; leucite, nepheline andnepheline syenite; fluorspar: Fluorspar: Containing by weight 97% or lessof calcium fluoride No    
2529.22.00 Feldspar; leucite, nepheline andnepheline syenite; fluorspar: Fluorspar: Containing by weight more than97% of calcium fluoride No    
2529.30.00 Feldspar; leucite, nepheline andnepheline syenite; fluorspar: Leucite; nepheline and nephelinesyenite No    
2530.10.00 Mineral substances not elsewherespecified or included: Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites,unexpanded No    
2530.20.00 Mineral substances not elsewherespecified or included: Kieserite, epsomite (naturalmagnesium sulphates) No    
2530.90.00 Mineral substances not elsewherespecified or included: Other No    
2601.11.00 Iron ores and concentrates, includingroasted iron pyrites: Iron ores and concentrates, other thanroasted iron pyrites: Non-agglomerated No    
2601.12.00 Iron ores and concentrates, includingroasted iron pyrites: Iron ores and concentrates, other thanroasted iron pyrites: Agglomerated No    
2601.20.00 Iron ores and concentrates, includingroasted iron pyrites: Roasted iron pyrites No    
2602.00.00 Manganese ores and concentrates,including ferruginous manganeseores and concentrates with amanganese content of 20% ormore, calculated on the dry weight No    
2603.00.00 Copper ores and concentrates No    
2604.00.00 Nickel ores and concentrates No    
2605.00.00 Cobalt ores and concentrates No    
2606.00.00 Aluminium ores and concentrates No    
2607.00.00 Lead ores and concentrates No    
2608.00.00 Zinc ores and concentrates No    
2609.00.00 Tin ores and concentrates No    
2610.00.00 Chromium ores and concentrates No    
2611.00.00 Tungsten ores and concentrates No    
2612.10.00 Uranium or thorium ores andconcentrates: Uranium ores and concentrates No    
2612.20.00 Uranium or thorium ores andconcentrates: Thorium ores and concentrates No    
2613.10.00 Molybdenum ores and concentrates: Roasted No    
2613.90.00 Molybdenum ores and concentrates: Other No    
2614.00.00 Titanium ores and concentrates No    
2615.90.00 Niobium, tantalum, vanadium orzirconium ores and concentrates: Other No    
2616.10.00 Precious metal ores and concentrates: Silver ores and concentrates No    
2616.90.00 Precious metal ores and concentrates: Other No    
2617.10.00 Other ores and concentrates: Antimony ores and concentrates No    
2617.90.00 Other ores and concentrates: Other No    
2701.11.00 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similarsolid fuels manufactured from coal: Coal, whether or not pulverised, butnot agglomerated: Anthracite No    
2701.12.00 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similarsolid fuels manufactured from coal: Coal, whether or not pulverised, butnot agglomerated: Bituminous coal No    
2701.19.00 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similarsolid fuels manufactured from coal: Coal, whether or not pulverised, butnot agglomerated: Other coal No    
2701.20.00 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similarsolid fuels manufactured from coal: Briquettes, ovoids and similar solifuels manufactured from coal No    
2702.10.00 Lignite, whether or notagglomerated, excluding jet: Lignite, whether or not pulverised,but not agglomerated No    
2702.20.00 Lignite, whether or notagglomerated, excluding jet: Agglomerated lignite No    
2703.00.00 Peat (including peat litter), whetheror not agglomerated No    
2704.00.00 Coke and semi-coke of coal, oflignite or of peat, whether or notagglomerated; retort carbon No    
2705.00.00 Coal gas, water gas, producer gasand similar gases, other thanpetroleum gases and othergaseous hydrocarbons No    
2707.10.00 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Benzole (benzene) No    
2707.20.00 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Toluol (toluene) No    
2707.30.00 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Xylol (xylenes) No    
2707.40.00 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Naphthalene No    
2707.50.00 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Other aromatic hydrocarbon mixturesof which 65% or more by vol No    
2707.91.00 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Other: Creosote oils No    
2707.99.10 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Other: Other: Coal tar distillates suitable for useas motor sp No    
2707.99.90 Oils and other products of thedistillation of high temperature coaltar; similar products in which theweight of the aromatic constituentsexceeds that of the non-aromaticconstituents: Other: Other: Other No    
Description
“Mineral” means any substance, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form, occurring naturally in
or on the earth, formed by or subject to a geological process, but does not include—
(a) water, not being water taken from a borehole, well, excavation or natural saltpan for
the extraction therefrom of a substance in solution therein and of commercial value; or
(b) soil, not being soil taken from the earth for the extraction therefrom of a substance of
commercial value contained therein or for the manufacture therefrom of a product of commercial value;
or
(c) petroleum as defined in section 3 of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act;
Cap. 61:02 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world