Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

G9: Finance measures n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

01 July 1955 

Publication where the measure is specified

Customs and Excise Act 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Customs and excise Act as amended by G.N No 407 of 1963 and Act No. 4 of 1999 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zambia 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

42. (1) For the purposes of this section, “wreck” includes
(a)flotsam and jetsam;
(b)any portion of a ship lost, abandoned, or stranded or of the cargo, stores, or equipment thereof; and
(c) any portion of an aircraft or vehicle which has been wrecked or abandoned or of the cargo, stores, or equipment thereof.
(2)Any person who has or who comes into, possession or control of any uncustomed wreck
(a) shall without delay give notice of the wreck to the nearest Custom house;
(b) without the permission of the Customs Services Division, shall not remove or alter in any quantity or quality any such wreck;
(c) if required, shall deliver that wreck or permit it to be delivered to such person or place as directed by the Customs Services Division.
(3) Uncustomed wreck found within Zambia shall be deemed to be imported goods that have not been entered pursuant to subsection (1) of section thirty-three and this Act shall apply to such goods.
(As amended by G.N. No. 407 of 1963 and Act No. 4 of 1999 

Reference of the measure

Part III para 42 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

flotsam and jetsam 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All importing countries