CERTIFICATION & DOCUMENTARY REQUIRMENTS |
- Customs bill of entry (Form 12) Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA)
- CD 1 Form – controlled by Reserve Bank of Malawi
- Commercial invoice – By exporter
- SADC Certificate of Origin – MCCCI and MRA
- Consignment note /airway bill – Transporter
- Phyto-sanitary Certificate – Ministry of Agriculture
- Export quality certificate – Malawi Bureau of standards
- Import Permit – Relevant authority of importing country (TFDA)
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PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS |
- Sack packaging
- Description and method of measurements
- Empty sacks made from flexible thermoplastic and film
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LABELLING REQUIREMNTS |
- Common name of the product
- Net contents –weight, volume,
- Date of manufacturer ,expiry date or end of shelf life
- Batch or lot number of product
- Name address of manufacturer, distributor
- Country of origin of the product
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TARIFF BARRIERS |
- MFN 10% (total ad volarem tax)
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NON-TARIFF BARRIERS |
- Requirement of import application from Tanzania Food and Drug Authority
- Multiple Border Agencies
- Food inspection at port of entry
- Weighbridges along the main transport corridors to control gross vehicle weight delay movement of goods
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PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS |
- Preferential arrangements Malawi benefits from the world market
- SADC
- COMESA
- Everything but Arms
- AGOA
- WTO
- Malawi –China
- Malawi – India
- Malawi – Mozambique
- Malawi – Botswana
- Malawi – Zimbabwe
- Malawi and Tanzania belong to SADC region and are signatories of SADC trade protocol.
- Malawi and Tanzania belong to WTO
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VOLUNTRAY STANDARDS |
- There 13 voluntary standards that are accepted in Tanzania.
- Some of which ar:
- Fair trade international – Hired labour
- Rainforest Alliance
- Farm sustainability Assessment
- Uniliver Sustainable Agriculture Code
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