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Application for Import or in Transit Permit

Type Class Valid From Valid To
Permit Requirement Goods 09/12/2020
Summary:

To import a fertilizer, farm feed, or agricultural remedy, an individual must apply for an import or in transit permit using the specific forms provided in Annexure 1.

The application must be submitted to the registrar with the required fee, product list, and any additional particulars, and the product must be registered or recorded in Namibia for the permit to be issued.

Description:

6A. (1) A person who wishes to import a fertilizer, farm feed or agricultural remedy must apply for an import or in transit permit.

(2)The form on which an application is to be made in terms of sub regulation (1) for an import or in transit permit for

(a) a fertilizer is set out in Form FF6;

(b) a farm feed is set out in Form FF7; or

(c) an agricultural remedy is set out in Form FF8, of Annexure 1.

(3) An application for the importation of a fertilizer, farm feed or agricultural remedy must be submitted to the registrar, and must be accompanied by the -

(a) Import or in transit permit fee specified in Table A of Annexure 2

(b) product list as set out in Form FF9, FF10 or FF11 in Annexure 1; and

(c) any other particulars that the registrar specifies.

(4) In the case of an application for the importation of a fertilizer, farm feed or agricultural remedy, the product must be registered in Namibia or recorded as a Namibian product, if the product is not registered or recorded as a Namibian product an import or in transit permit may not be issued.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 3101 Animal or Vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated or; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products
2 3102 Chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous
3 3103 Chemical fertilizers, phosphatic
4 3104 Chemical fertilizers, potassic
5 3105 Chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Procedures follow to apply for import permit of Fertilizers, Farm Feed and Agricultural Remedies
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Import permit 3 Months No
2 Import Requirements for Pesticides
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Regulations on the Registration of Fertilizers, Farm Feeds Sterilising Plants and Agricultural Remedies Act 36 of 1947 Regulation Import/Export