Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B19: Import authorization/licensing related to technical barriers to trade not elsewhere specified 

Date when the measure came into force

13 April 2017 

Publication where the measure is specified

Metrology Act, 2017 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Metrology Act 2017 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zambia 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

(7) Imported pre-packaged commodities that do not comply with the legal metrology requirements of this Act shall not be allowed to enter Zambia and shall be pre-packed in a manner that complies with the requirements of this Act or be ordered to be returned to the country of origin by the importer. 

Reference of the measure

PART VII: Section 30 (7) 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Pre-packaged commodities 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.