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Complaint number	NTB Type Category 1. Government participation in trade & restrictive practices tolerated by governments 1.1. Export subsidies 1.2. Government monopoly in export/import 1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership 1.4. Preference given to domestic bidders/suppliers 1.5. Requirement for counter trade 1.6. Domestic assistance programmes for companies 1.7. Discriminatory or flawed government procurement policies 1.8. Import bans 1.9. Determination of eligibility of an exporting country by the importing country 1.10. Determination of eligibility of an exporting establishment (firm, company) by the importing country 1.11. Occupational safety and health regulation 1.12. Multiplicity and Controls of Foreign exchange market 1.13. "Buy national" policy 1.14. Lack of coordination between government institutions 1.15. Other Category 2. Customs and administrative entry procedures 2.1. Government imposing antidumping duties 2.2. Arbitrary customs classification 2.3. Issues related to the rules of origin 2.4. Import licensing 2.5. Decreed customs surcharges 2.6. Additional taxes and other charges 2.7. International taxes and charges levied on imports and other tariff measures 2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures 2.9. Issues related to transit fees 2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges 2.11. Lack of control in Customs infrastructure 2.12. Lack of capacity of Customs officers 2.13. Issues related to Pre-Shipment Inspections 2.14. Other Category 3. Technical barriers to trade (TBT) Category 4. Sanitary & phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures Category 5. Specific limitations 5.1. Quantitative restrictions 5.2. Exchange controls 5.3. Export taxes 5.4. Quotas 5.5. Import licensing requirements 5.6. Proportion restrictions of foreign to domestic goods (local content requirement) 5.7. Minimum import price limits 5.8. Embargoes 5.9. Non-automatic licensing 5.10. Prohibitions 5.11. Quantitative safeguard measures 5.12. Export restraint arrangements 5.13. Other quantity control measures 5.14. Restrictive licenses 5.15. Other Category 6. Charges on imports 6.1. Prior import deposits and subsidies 6.2. Administrative fees 6.3. Special supplementary duties 6.4. Import credit discriminations 6.5. Variable levies 6.6. Border taxes 6.7. Other Category 7. Other procedural problems 7.1. Arbitrariness 7.2. Discrimination 7.3. Corruption 7.4. Costly procedures 7.5. Lengthy procedures 7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof) 7.7. Complex variety of documentation required 7.8. Consular and Immigration Issues 7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure 7.10. Other Category 8. Transport, Clearing and Forwarding 8.1. Government Policy and regulations 8.2. Administrative (Border Operating Hours, delays at border posts, etc.) 8.3. Immigration requirements (Visa, travel permit) 8.4. Transport related corruption 8.5. Infrastructure (Air, Port, Rail, Road, Border Posts,) 8.6. Vehicle standards 8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees 8.8. Issues related to transit Other Policy or Regulatory NTB Not a policy or regulatory NTB Check allUncheck all	Date of incident	Location COMESA Burundi Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Sudan Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe EAC Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania Uganda SADC Angola Botswana Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe COMESA EAC SADC	Reporting country or region (additional) COMESA Burundi Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Sudan Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe EAC Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania Uganda SADC Angola Botswana Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe COMESA EAC SADC	Status	Actions
NTB-000-253	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-09-08	Angola: Ondjiva Customs	Namibia	Resolved 2011-11-30	View
Complaint:	Clearance of goods by the Ondjiva customs at the Oshikango/Santa Clara border post is too time consuming (red tape/inefficient bureaucracy).
Resolution status note:	During the NTBs national workshop held in Angola on 30 November 2011, Angola reported that its Customs service underwent a structural reform and modernisation resulting in the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures. Clearance of goods takes maximum 48 hours, if documentation is properly submitted.
NTB-000-254	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-09-08	Angola: Angola Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2011-11-30	View
Complaint:	Lack of harmonized procedures between Namibian and Angolan customs authorities make exports into Angola very difficult and generally frustrating.
Resolution status note:	During the NTBs national workshop held in Angola on 30 November 2011, it was reported that Angola has modernised customs procedures by reducing dwell time to 48 hours. Angola is also developed simplified trade regimes for informal and small scale traders, incorporating them into the trading system.
NTB-000-259	7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof)	2009-09-08	Angola: Ondjiva Customs	Namibia	Resolved 2011-11-30	View
Complaint:	Angola effects random increases in excise duties without notifying traders in advance.
Resolution status note:	During the NTBs national workshop held in Angola on 30 November 2011, it was reported that all tariffs and other related fees and charges are gazetted and therefore not charged in ad hoc manner. The Angola Tariff Book is published and available on Angola Customs website (www.alfandegas.gv.ao).
NTB-000-261	7.4. Costly procedures	2009-09-08	Angola: Ondjiva Customs	Namibia	Resolved 2011-11-30	View
Complaint:	Extended and unpredictable turnaround time resulting in additional costs of trucking into Angola.
Resolution status note:	During the NTBs national workshop held in Angola on 30 November 2011 it was reported that customs observations were that truck drivers leave trucks at the Angola borders for 3 or more days and return to Oshikango to resolve personal issues, claiming that they are processing documents. Too many trucks are parked at the border without information where the drivers are. In some cases drivers have reported that they are not clear of the physical addresses of destination of the load in Angola. Angola Customs is investing in creating the best conditions for commercial and non commercial border users. Santa Clara border is undergoing a massive expansion with a view to become a regional and international example of trade facilitation infrastructures.
NTB-000-292	2.10. Inadequate or unreasonable customs procedures and charges Policy/Regulatory	2009-09-08	SADC	Namibia	Resolved 2011-11-10	View
Complaint:	Empty space on trucks cannot be utilized due to the 'Third Country' rules. This law should be abolished within SADC
Resolution status note:	SADC Secretariat reported that, reducing costs of doing business in the region is one of the key objectives of the SADC Secretariat. However, some interventions of the Secretariat are bound by its regional economic integration process. SADC FTA enables goods originating in Member States applying the FTA to enter duty free and quota free under provisions in the SADC Protocol on Trade. For this economic activity, economic operators are not obliged to be registered as economic operators in the countries where goods are delivered if only they are delivering goods. A deeper regional economic integration would be needed in order to allow foreign economic operators to engage in business activities in Member States, benefit from local business opportunities but also meeting fiscal obligations arising from such operations. This is a level of economic integration closer to common market and which forms SADC long term vision.
NTB-000-298	8.7. Costly Road user charges /fees	2009-09-08	SADC	Namibia	Resolved 2012-06-15	View
Complaint:	Bond registration fees are generally high in all SADC countries
Resolution status note:	The 10th meeting of SADC Committee on Trade facilitation held on 14-15 June 2012 noted that the issue of bonds is normally managed by private sector, mostly banks therefore commercial rates would prevail. It was also noted that within the SADC Customs work programme, there is work to facilitate single transit bond, the result of which should be ready by March 2013. This NTB was therefore considered resolved on grounds that bond registration fees are cahrged at market rates.
NTB-000-256	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-09-08	Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kasumbalesa	Namibia	Resolved 2016-10-07	View
Complaint:	DRC customs, cause problems on road transport through delaying trucks to depart on time to Lubumbashi
Resolution status note:	FESARTA reported that the NTB does not exist at present.
NTB-000-270	1.1. Export subsidies A9: SPS measures n.e.s.	2009-09-08	Zambia: Ministry of Agriculture	Namibia	Resolved 2011-03-04	View
Complaint:	Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificates by Zambian Authorities on exports of molasses, from Zambia, is too slow.
Resolution status note:	Zambia reported that for molasses, the issuance is almost instant as this by product is not fumigated.
NTB-000-242	2.4. Import licensing Policy/Regulatory	2009-09-08	Namibia: Ministry of Agriculture	Namibia	Resolved 2011-07-28	View
Complaint:	All imports of white maize, yellow maize i.e. the controlled agronomic crops, are subjected to an import permit from the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB). The import of white maize meal. During harvesting season which runs from the 1st of May till the end of August/September (depends on the size of the local harvest) the imports of all white maize is prohibited, though subject to availability of local supply
Resolution status note:	At the 9th meeting of the SADC Sub-committee on trade facilitation, Namibia reported that the import of Maize and maize products from all third parties is only regulated for the time the local harvest is not taken up by the local milling sector.
NTB-000-246	7.7. Complex variety of documentation required	2009-09-08	Namibia: Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2012-04-26	View
Complaint:	Procedures for VAT (claim back) in Namibia are too complicated
Resolution status note:	At the 3rd meeting the Tripartite NTBs Focal Points and NMC Chairs held in Dar -es-Salaam on 19-20 April 2012, Namibia reported that customs only processess those refund applications accompanied by relevant documentation. The documents required are a completed NA66, a proof of export (SAD 500 that has been dully proceeded at the point of export) and the invoice that the goods have been obtained. This process was to verify that the goods are indeed obtained and exported. If any of these documents are outstanding customs has the right to refuse such payment. The Ministry of Finance, Customs Division was in the process of reviewing customs procedures and once this exercise is finalized the revised procedures will be posted on the customs website and will be made available to the public. The meeting accepted Namibia’s submission to resolve this NTB
NTB-000-250	7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof)	2009-09-08	Namibia: Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2012-05-03	View
Complaint:	Customs documentation not stamped on export of cosmetics, creams, ointments to RSA, Angola and Botswana,is left behind and delivered late resulting in late claim or no claim of VAT.
Resolution status note:	Namibia reported that according to Namibia customs regulations, customs cannot put a stamp on documents that have not been verified by them. It is the duty of the client to make sure that they pass an entry with customs ( declare the items with customs) in order for customs to authenticate such documents and to put the required stamps on the customs documents.
NTB-000-252	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-09-08	Namibia: Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2011-05-11	View
Complaint:	Customs Clearing process at the Oshikango/Santa Clara border is very long.
Resolution status note:	The Ministry of Finance recruited 41 staff members as of January 2011 in an effort to clear up the Customs Clearance process.
NTB-000-263	1.14. Lack of coordination between government institutions	2009-09-08	Namibia: Ministry of Trade	Namibia	Resolved 2012-04-26	View
Complaint:	There are no less than six ministries, the Namibian police, two Marketing Boards and a Statutory Board involved in the management of imports and exports. The onus is upon the applicant to collect all relevant permits/ certificates from line ministries and other bodies, before a commercial import/ export permit application can be made to MTI. For certain goods, up to three different points of control apply.
Resolution status note:	At the 3rd meeting the Tripartite NTBs Focal Points and NMC Chairs held in Dar -es-Salaam on 19-20 April 2012, Namibia reported that the Ministry of Trade and Industry would only require authorised or a clearance certificate when a client is importing or exporting a controlled product that needs verification to determine the value for tax purposes and subsequent issuance of the permit by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The meeting accepted Namibia’s submission to resolve this NTB
NTB-000-268	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-09-08	Namibia: Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2010-12-01	View
Complaint:	Inspections, sealing/tagging of cargo cause major delays.
Resolution status note:	Recruitment of personnel is in progress
NTB-000-268	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-09-08	Namibia: Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2010-12-01	View
Complaint:	Inspections, sealing/tagging of cargo cause major delays.
Resolution status note:	Recruitment of personnel in progress
NTB-000-279	5.6. Proportion restrictions of foreign to domestic goods (local content requirement) Policy/Regulatory	2009-09-08	Namibia: Ministry of Agriculture	Namibia	Resolved 2011-05-11	View
Complaint:	3% of the horticulture produce purchases in Namibia need to be locally sourced before any imports are allowed (as from October 2004)
Resolution status note:	Namibia explained that this is a trade measure and not NTB. The resolution is that only 25% of all horticulture produce has to be sourced in Namibia; however, this figure is determined by the industry themselves.
NTB-000-294	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures Policy/Regulatory	2009-09-08	Namibia: Walvsi Bay sea port	Namibia	Resolved 2010-12-01	View
Complaint:	Delays occur at Walvis Bay to get the required documentation out in time for the trucks to leave. It leads to the company paying demurrage/penalties for trucks standing idle
Resolution status note:	Recruitment of personnel in process
NTB-000-244	7.8. Consular and Immigration Issues	2009-09-08	Angola: Ministry of Home Affairs	Namibia	Resolved 2011-11-30	View
Complaint:	Processing of visa requirements for business travel and professional staff to enter Angola take long. (10 working days),are costly and rapidly fill the pages of one's passport.
Resolution status note:	During the NTBs national workshop held in Angola on 30 November 2011, Angola reported that Namibian citizens do not require VISA to Angola. VISAs are processed in a period between 2-10 days.
NTB-000-243	5.10. Prohibitions Policy/Regulatory	2009-09-08	Namibia: Ministry of Trade	Namibia	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	The importation of wheat flour into Namibia is prohibited.
Resolution status note:	Namibia reported that this measure is only allowed to protect local milling industry therefore not an NTB
NTB-000-251	7.6. Lack of information on procedures (or changes thereof)	2009-09-08	Namibia: Namibia Revenue Authority	Namibia	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Customs documentation not stamped on export of pharmaceuticals to RSA, Angola and Botswana,is left behind and delivered late resulting in late claim or no claim of VAT.
Resolution status note:	Namibia reported that, procedurally no parcels are allowed to leave the Border with out the accompanying documentation. The same procedures are expected to apply at the border of the receiving country otherwise the items cannot be cleared

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