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)
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PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS |
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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