Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

P69: Export technical measures, n.e.s. 

Date when the measure came into force

01 January 1996 

Publication where the measure is specified

Statutory Instrument 110 of 1996 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Exchange Control (General) Order, 1996 

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 (2) For the purposes of subsection (5) of section 21 of the principal regulations, an authorised dealer
(a) that has authorised the export of the goods concerned; or
(b) with which the exporter concerned has a banking account, if the export did not require authorisation under this order; is declared to be an exchange control authority for the purpose of giving directions if payment for the goods has not been made in the period within which it ought to have been made in terms of subsection (2) of that section.
(4) For the purposes of any particular transaction, any authorised dealer shall be an exchange control authority to such extent and subject to such conditions as the Reserve Bank may specify by written notice to the authorised dealer concerned.
13. Exports
(1) For the purposes of Section 20 of the principal regulations
(a) the maximum value of any precious or semi-precious stone or pearl, or article mounted or set with one or more such stones or pearls, that may be exported from Zimbabwe without the authority of an authorised
dealer is five thousand dollars;
(2) The Commissioner General shall not authorise the export of goods from Zimbabwe in terms of section 21 of the principal regulations unless he is satisfied that payment for the goods has been made to a Zimbabwean
resident through an authorised dealer or will be so made within three months from the date of export.
[Subsection (2) amended by SI 38/99 with effect from 19 February, 1999.]
(3) An authorised dealer may authorise the export of the things specified in the Third Schedule, subject to the terms and conditions specified in that Schedule.
(4) Section 21 of the principal regulations shall not apply to the export of goods below two million dollars in value. [amended by SI 291A of 2002 with effect from 14 Nov ember, 2002.
Subsequently amended by SI 237/04] 

Reference of the measure

Article 4(2) & (4) and 13 

Measure also domestic

No 

Notes

Date when the regulations became effective not stated in the regulations. The one entered above was arbitrary to allow for the upload of the measures. Exact date will be updated by the NTM Manager. 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

THIRD SCHEDULE (SECTION 13):
EXPORTS THAT MAY BE APPROVED BY AUTHORISED DEALERS
Notes
1. The export of goods below $2 000 000 in value does not require approval under the principal regulations.
[Para 1. amended by SI 237/04]
2. Approval granted under this Schedule does not exempt the exporter from the need to obtain approval or authority required under any other enactment.
Part 1: Temporary exports
1. Goods exported for repair and return or replacement.
2. Goods exported for testing, specialist examination or for the purposes of an exhibition or trade fair.
3. Machinery and equipment, including transport vehicles, exported for the purpose of hire or the performance of a contract.
4. Household effects being exported by a person leaving Zimbabwe for the purposes of education, sabbatical leave or the performance of a contract.
5. Animals exported for the purpose of exhibition at or competition in a show.
6. Empty containers owned by a Zimbabwean resident.
7. Trade samples, up to a value of $10 000.
1. Handicrafts such as sculptures, crochet work and woven items, where the application to export them is supported by
(a) an export order; and
(b) an invoice; and
(c) a duly completed Form CD1.
2. Wild life, where the application to export the wild life is supported by
(a) an export order; and
(b) an invoice; and
(c) any form required under the Control of Goods (Import and Export)
(Wild Life) Regulations, 1982 (Statutory Instrument 557 of 1982);
and
(d) a safari operator%s register, in the case of a trophy; and
(e) a veterinary certificate, where appropriate; and
(f) a duly completed Form CD 1.
3. Wild life products, where the application to export them is supported by
(a) an export order; and
(b) an invoice; and
(c) any form required under the Control of Goods (Import and Export)
(Wild Life) Regulations, 1982 (Statutory Instrument 557 of 1982);
and
(d) a duly completed Form CD1.
4. Pedigree livestock, other than horses, where the application to export the
livestock is supported by
(a) an export order; and
(b) an invoice; and
(c) a list of the animals concerned, specifying their breed and registered
number; and
(d) a duly completed Form CD 1 showing the value of each animal and
supported by a valuation certificate from a reputable valuer of
livestock; and
(e) written approval of the export from the Ministry of Agriculture; and
(f) a veterinary certificate.
5. Horses, where the application to export them is supported by
(a) a valuation of each horse by a veterinary surgeon; and
(b) a statement of #
(i) the reason for the export; and
(ii) the final destination of the horses, if they are to be sold; and
(iii) the latest date of the horses% return, if their export is temporary;
and
(iv) the date the expor4ter acquired the horses; and
(v) the age, the dam and the sire of each horse; and
(c) a brief indication of the training, if any, undergone by the horses; and
(d) a letter of support from the Horse Import/Export Advisory
Committee; and
(e) a duly completed Form CD 1.
6. Agricultural products and by-products, where the application to export them is
supported by an export order; and
an invoice; and
any permit required under the Control of Goods (Import and Export)
(Agriculture) Regulations 1965 (R.G.N. 656 of 1965); and
where appropriate, a phytosanitary certificate from the Ministry of
Agriculture; and
where appropriate, a fumigation certification confirming that the products
or by-products were fumigated prior to loading or dispatch; and
a duly completed Form CD 1. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries