CERTIFICATION & DOCUMENTARY REQUIRMENTS
  • Certificate of origin (from Chamber of Commerce
  • CD 1 Form (from The Reserve Bank)
  • Form 12 from MRA
  • Generalised system of preferences (Chamber and MITC)
  • Bill of Lading
  • Certificate of Health and phytosanitary certificate
  • Export quality certificate (MBS) Per request
  • Fumigation Certificate (Per request)
PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
  • Polypropylene Bags
LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
  • 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
TARIFF BARRIERS
  • 0 % tariff (EBA initiative)
  • Safeguard clause is applied under certain conditions

û  Fixed duty is set at 419 euros per ton for white sugar

û  339 euros per ton for raw sugar.

NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
  • Quantitative restrictions on the exportation of sugar (quotas)
  • Multiple Border Agencies
  • Food inspection at port of entry
  • Weighbridges along the main transport corridors to control gross vehicle weight delay movement of goods
  • Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures
PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Multilateral Agreements

  • WTO trade negotiations under the Doha Work Programme since 2003.
  • Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme (JITAP).
  • ACP/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations
  • Generalized System of Preferences (GSM)

Regional and Bilateral Commitments

COMESA) Free Trade Area.

SADC- SADC Free Trade Area

Bilatel Commitments

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Botswana.

Mozambique

VOLUNTRAY STANDARDS
  • The health and safety of employees in the workplace 
  • Child labour
  • Installation integrity
  • Environmental sustainability 
  • Regulatory compliance within defined standards 
  • The availability, safety and reliability of your assets
  • The sustainability of your business operations