Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A83: Certification requirement 
Date when the measure came into force
16 January 2015 
Publication where the measure is specified
Statutory Instrument 8 of 2015 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Food and Food Standards ( Import and Export) Regulations, 2015 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zimbabwe 
The rationale of the measure
Not specified in the regulations 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
4 (1) Subject to these regulations, any food imported into or exported from Zimbabwe shall be subject to inspection, analysis and, where necessary, to detention, disposal or destruction in terms of the Act at any port of entry into or out of Zimbabwe unless the importer or exporter holds a Food Sanitary Certificate issued in respect of the food concerned. A Food Sanitary Certificate is issued in accordance with procedure outlined in the Food and Food Standards (Inspection and Certification) Regulations, 2015.
(2) A Pre-shipment inspection shall ensure that any food intended for importation or exportation is in compliance with the Act or any relevant regulations made in terms of the Act or any other enactment.
(3) Where any food is not specifically covered by the Act, or any regulations, provisions of the CODEX relevant to the food concerned may apply.
(4) Where an importer or exporter fails to produce a Food Sanitary Certificate, the food shall be subject to inspection and analysis in terms of the Act and for that purpose, shall be detained at the port of entry, a designated warehouse or as may otherwise be directed by the competent authority at the said port pending the inspection and analysis.

(6) The cost of inspection, analysis and detention of any food shall be borne by the importer or exporter as the case may be.
(7) Detained food shall not be disposed of in any way or removed from detention except on the written authority of an inspector or an order of a competent court in Zimbabwe.

5. Where an exporter has the prior approval of the competent authority of the importing country for the export of any specified food without a Food Sanitary Certificate, the requirements of section 4 may be waived

6. A Food Sanitary Certificate shall not exempt an exporter or importer from complying with any other preshipment veterinary, biotechnological, plant quarantine, phytosanitary and GMO requirement under the law.

7. (1) Where Zimbabwe has an equivalence agreement with any country, a certificate equivalent to a Food Sanitary Certificate issued by a competent authority of any such county may be accepted at a port of entry and a pre-shipment inspection may, unless specifically demanded by a competent authority on goods cause shown, not be required.
(2) A competent authority in Zimbabwe may seek verification of any certificate equivalent to a Food Sanitary Certificate issued by a competent authority to a Food Sanitary Certificate issued by a competent authority of any country. 
Reference of the measure
Art 4(1)and (4), Art 5 to 7 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1901.10.00 Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale No    
1901.20.00 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers No    
1901.20.00 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers No    
1901.90.10 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract of a kind used as infant food No    
1901.90.20 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract for dietetic or culinary purposes, excluding pudding and cake powders No    
1901.90.90 Other No    
1902.11.00 Containing eggs No    
1902.19.00 Other No    
1902.20.00 Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared No    
1902.30.00 Other pasta No    
1902.40.00 Couscous No    
1903.00.00 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms No    
1904.10.10 No description available at 8-digit level No    
1904.10.20 No description available at 8-digit level No    
1904.20.00 Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals No    
1904.30.00 Bulgur wheat No    
1904.90.00 Other No    
1905.10.00 Crispbread No    
1905.20.00 Gingerbread and the like No    
1905.31.00 Sweet biscuits No    
1905.32.00 Waffles and wafers No    
1905.40.00 Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products No    
1905.90.10 Plain bread No    
1905.90.20 Plain buns and rolls No    
1905.90.90 Other No    
2001.10.00 Cucumbers and gherkins No    
2001.90.00 Other No    
2002.10.00 Tomatoes, whole or in pieces No    
2002.90.00 Other No    
2003.10.00 Mushrooms of the genus agaricus No    
2003.90.00 Other No    
2004.10.00 Potatoes No    
2004.90.00 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables No    
2005.10.00 Homogenised vegetables No    
2005.20.00 Potatoes No    
2005.40.00 Peas (pisum sativum) No    
2005.51.00 Beans, shelled No    
2005.59.00 Other No    
2005.60.00 Asparagus No    
2005.70.00 Olives No    
2005.80.00 Sweet corn (zea mays var. saccharata) No    
2005.91.00 Bamboo shoots No    
2005.99.00 Other No    
2006.00.00 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit- peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised) No    
2007.10.00 Homogenised preparations No    
2007.91.00 Citrus fruit No    
2007.99.00 Other No    
2008.11.00 Ground nuts No    
2008.19.00 Other, including mixtures No    
2008.20.00 Pineapples No    
2008.30.00 Citrus fruit No    
2008.40.00 Pears No    
2008.50.00 Apricots No    
2008.60.00 Cherries No    
2008.70.00 Peaches, including nectarines No    
2008.80.00 Strawberries No    
2008.91.00 Palm hearts No    
2008.97.00 Mixtures No    
2008.99.00 Other No    
2009.11.00 Frozen No    
2009.12.00 Not frozen, of a brix value not exceeding No    
2009.19.00 Other No    
2009.21.00 Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg No    
2009.29.00 Other No    
2009.31.00 Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg No    
2009.39.00 Other No    
2009.41.00 Of a brix value not exceeding 20 No    
2009.49.00 Other No    
2009.50.00 Tomato juice No    
2009.61.00 Of a brix value not exceeding 30kg No    
2009.69.00 Other No    
2009.71.00 Of a brix value not exceeding 20 No    
2009.79.00 Other No    
Description
All food imported or exported for sale in Zimbabwe 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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