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Category 1. Government Participation in Trade and Restrictive Practices Tolerated by Governments
1.1. Government aids, including subsidies and tax benefits
1.2. Restrictive practices tolerated by governments
1.3. Other
Category 2. Customs and Administrative Entry Procedures
2.1. Customs valuation
2.2. Customs classification
2.3. Consular formalities and documentation
2.4. Samples
2.5. Rules of origin
2.6. Customs formalities
2.7. Import licensing
2.8. Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities related to pre- shipment inspection.
2.9. Other
Category 3. Technical Barriers to Trade
3.1. Technical regulations, and standards including packaging, labelling and marking requirements
3.2. Conformity assessments
3.3. Certificate of Free Sale
3.4. Other
Category 4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
4.1. SPS measures including chemical residue limits, disease freedom, specified product treatment, etc.
4.2. Conformity assessments
4.3. Other
Category 5. Specific Limitations
5.1. Embargoes and other restrictions of similar effect
5.2. Quantitative imports and export restrictions or prohibitions
5.3. Tariff quotas
5.4. Other
Category 6. Charges on Imports
6.1. Prior import deposits
6.2. Surcharges, port taxes, statistical taxes, etc.
6.3. Credit restrictions
6.4. Border tax adjustments
6.5. Other
Category 7. Other
7.1. Transport, Clearing and Forwarding
7.2. Other
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AfCFTA-000-002
7.1. Transport, Clearing and Forwarding
Policy/Regulatory
2020-01-12
Senegal: Karang
Gambia, The
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Passenger buses traveling from Banjul to Dakar , are denied entry into Senegal by the Senegalese Transport Union. Both the 11 and 12th of January , buses are denied entry into Senegal by drivers Union at Karang in Senegal.
Progress:
The Senegalese National Focal Point is engaging the Transport authorities in Senegal on this matter.
AfCFTA-000-004
2.5. Rules of origin
2020-06-16
Niger: Gaya
Benin
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Complaint:
Le Certificat d'origine (CO) qui accompagne la marchandise est signé par la Directrice de la Promotion Industrielle (Direction Générale du Développement Industriel) conformément aux exigences pour l'exportation des produits industriels. Malheureusement les Services des douanes nigériens exigent un CO signé par la Direction Générale du Commerce.
AfCFTA-000-011
2.5. Rules of origin
2020-12-05
Kenya: Namanga
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Complaint:
Republic of Kenya has denied importation of glass products from Tanzania Company Kioo limited.
AfCFTA-000-012
5.1. Embargoes and other restrictions of similar effect
2021-11-22
Kenya: Poultry products from Uganda have been banned from entering the Kenyan market.
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The government of Kenya without giving any reason arbitrarily banned all poultry products from Uganda from accessing the Kenyan market. It is not clear when the ban will end or if it will end. My clients have lost and continue to lose a lot of money thanks to this arbitrary and protectionist measure by the government of Kenya going against all the principles of the International Trade especially Kenya's obligations as a part of the East African Community Customs Union.
AfCFTA-000-015
6.5. Other
2022-01-01
Mozambique: Ressano Garcia (Road)
Mozambique
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Introduction by Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique of a SINGLE ENTRY Temporary Import Permit (TIP) at a cost of MZN700, which is currently processed manually for the majority of vehicles at Ressano Garcia's KM4 facility.
The costs are prohibitive for companies moving transit cargo from South Africa to the Port of Maputo, with 15 loads per week per vehicle a common achievement. In addition, the delays experienced by the manual processing of the TIP document adds significant cost on account of the waiting time that drivers are subjected to. The Port of Maputo has collaborated with Customs in Mozambique to collect electronic payments for the TIPs, but so far only 10 companies have taken up the use of the facility. Even those companies registered on the Port's electronic system are not guaranteed speedy processing, and delays are still experienced by drivers as they still have to queue to collect the TIP document. Electronic payments should take precedent over manual payments, but in reality this is not the case. It is common knowledge that a R50 bribe will speed up the processing of the TIP document.
The SADC Protocol on Trade is clear in its reference to the removal of tariffs and non tariff barriers. At this point, the TIP cost to one company moving 180 trucks per month, is in excess of R1,4million ZAR or USD88,000. The manual processing compromises the integrity of the system and the costs directly impact the competitiveness of the trade route for imports and transit imports into Mozambique.
With the push towards the harmonization of regulations within the SADC and TRIPARTITE region, the TIP process should be harmonized with that of South Africa which has a multiple entry TIP valid for 6 months and is processed at no cost to the user.
AfCFTA-000-017
2.5. Rules of origin
2023-01-02
Senegal: Dakar
Senegal
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AfCFTA-000-033
7.1. Transport, Clearing and Forwarding
2023-03-09
Cameroon: Axe routier Douala-N'Djamena
Chad
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