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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-000-092	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-26	Tanzania: Dar-es-Salaam Port	Mauritius	Resolved 2011-05-23	View
Complaint:	Tanzania demands pre-shipment inspection for exports from Mauritius. The lack of appointed inspection company in Mauritius makes abiding to the requirements of pre-inspection difficult.
Resolution status note:	Tanzania reported that there is no pre-shipment inspection for exports from Mauritius.
NTB-000-117	5.1. Quantitative restrictions	2009-07-26	Kenya: Kenya Revenue Authority	Mauritius	Resolved 2011-07-28	View
Complaint:	Restrictive import permit imposed by Kenya for importation of bread flour. This has been in place for more than ten years now.
Products:	1101.00: Wheat or meslin flour
NTB-000-099	1.2. Government monopoly in export/import	2009-07-26	Botswana: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Botswana has single marketing channel for maize
Resolution status note:	Botswana reported that she has multi channel maize marketing. Ministry of Agriculture issue import permits to ensure balance between local sourcing and importation.
NTB-000-097	1.2. Government monopoly in export/import Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-26	Botswana: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2020-03-13	View
Complaint:	Botswana has a single channel marketing for meat.
Resolution status note:	Botswana reported that the BMC Act is under review by Ministry of Agriculture to allow entry of other players.
NTB-000-097	1.2. Government monopoly in export/import Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-26	Botswana: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2020-03-13	View
Complaint:	Botswana has a single channel marketing for meat.
Resolution status note:	On 13 March 2020, Botswana Focal Point reported that the Botswana Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security was in the process of establishing a meat regulator that will oversee import and export of meat products including beef. A regulation was issued late 2019 repealing the clause on the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) Act that gave BMC the mandate as the sole exporter of cattle and its edible products, and instead mandated the Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security to consider applications for any person wishing to export beef and its products.
NTB-000-096	1.2. Government monopoly in export/import	2009-07-26	Botswana: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Botswana has single channeling marketing for wheat.
Resolution status note:	Botswana reported that she does not have a single marketing channel for wheat.
NTB-000-098	1.2. Government monopoly in export/import	2009-07-26	Botswana: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Botswana has single marketing channel for dairy
Resolution status note:	Botswana reported that there is free entry of other players. It is not restrictive
NTB-000-100	1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership	2009-07-26	Malawi: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Malawi practices state trading for tea, basic commodities, and tobacco
Resolution status note:	Malawi reported that the economy was liberalized in the late 1980s. Government only enforces regulation and legislation to facilitate smooth market operations.
NTB-000-102	1.2. Government monopoly in export/import Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-26	Mauritius: Ministry of Agriculture	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Mauritius has single marketing channel for agricultural products
Resolution status note:	Mauritius reported that she is a net food importer and therefore state regulated agencies are necessary to coordinate food imports into that country for food security purposes
NTB-000-095	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-26	Mozambique: Mozambique Revenue Authority	Mauritius	Resolved 2010-11-10	View
Complaint:	Mozambique companies importing paints from Mauritius have to pay a percentage of the customs duty upfront and the balance settled when clearing the goods.
Resolution status note:	Mozambique reported that the question does not constitute a nontariff barrier, the Customs following a procedure laid that allows the granting of early release upon bail in a maximum of 72 hours. Eventually may be delays in the clearing process, in that case is not the customs responsibility but the Clearing Agent.
NTB-000-095	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-26	Mozambique: Mozambique Revenue Authority	Mauritius	Resolved 2010-11-10	View
Complaint:	Mozambique companies importing paints from Mauritius have to pay a percentage of the customs duty upfront and the balance settled when clearing the goods.
Resolution status note:	Complaint was resolved
NTB-000-131	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-26	Mozambique: Other Mozambique	Eswatini	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Mozambique customs rules vary, causing long delays at the borders.
Resolution status note:	Mozambique reported that all the Mozambican borders rules and procedures are already harmonized and standardized within the SADC Regional Integration and the World Customs Organization (WCO), the rules applied in Mozambique border are consistent with procedures used at Swaziland border and SADC countries.
NTB-000-103	5.3. Export taxes	2009-07-26	Namibia: Ministry of Trade	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Namibia imposed export levies on live animals, hides and skins .
NTB-000-112	7.8. Consular and Immigration Issues	2009-07-26	Namibia: Ministry of Home Affairs	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Work permits are required from consultants and business representatives even for one day visits.
NTB-000-118	1.3. State subsidies, procurement, trading, state ownership	2009-07-26	Seychelles: Seychelles Marketing Board	Seychelles	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	The State participates in trading through the Seychelles marketing Board. The State Trading Company has an unfair competitive advantage over private traders.
Resolution status note:	Seychelles reported that SMB no longer in existence. Successor company STC privatised.
NTB-000-119	2.8. Lengthy and costly customs clearance procedures	2009-07-26	Seychelles: Other Seychelles	Seychelles	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Lengthy clearing processes at the Seychelles ports.
Resolution status note:	Seychelles reported that, with the Asycuda system the clearing process can take 24hrs, all transaction can be done on-line. Appointments were given to clear goods to facilitate work of custom officers and avoid congestion Need to confirm current situation
NTB-000-123	7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure	2009-07-26	Seychelles: Other Seychelles	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Inadequate cold room facilities at ports
Resolution status note:	Seychelles reported that having adequate cold storage facility at airport and sea port is considered one future area of development.
NTB-000-124	2.14. Other	2009-07-26	SADC	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Training of new customs recruits in the region
Resolution status note:	Seychelles reported that training of new recruits is a point of concern for Seychelles. Training especially for customs officers, on R.O.O, clearing process, investigation, inspection, to conduct time release study ect...is in progress.
NTB-000-125	7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure Policy/Regulatory	2009-07-26	Seychelles: Port Victoria	South Africa	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Some businesses complained that port handling facilities at the ports are unable to handle containers that exceed 6methers (20ft) thereby limiting exporters in implementing the most cost effective way of transporting their products.
Resolution status note:	Seychelles reported that a new plan for handling of containers has been designed and is expected to ease the current burden in the handling of containers; however it is not too clear when the renovation project will kick start.
NTB-000-094	1.1. Export subsidies B15: Authorization requirements for importers	2009-07-26	South Africa: Ministry of Trade	Mauritius	Resolved 2010-11-22	View
Complaint:	Mauritian exports of canned Tuna are denied entry into South Africa because South Africa does not recognize Ministry of Fisheries in Mauritius as being the regulatory body even though product qualifies for EUR1 certificate and is exported to the EU
Resolution status note:	South Africa reported that all inspections are carried out according to the requirements of the compulsory specification for “The manufacture, production, processing and treatment of canned fish, canned marine molluscs and canned crustaceans”, and these inspections are non-discriminatory. Furthermore, rejections on products are not done by an individual but by a panel and it is important to note that FAI is accredited by SANAS to the requirements of ISO 17020 ( accreditation for inspection bodies)

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