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Date and conditions on which motor vehicle is to be registered

Type Class Valid From Valid To
Licensing Requirement Goods 06/04/2001
Summary:

Liability for registering a motor vehicle in Namibia arises when the vehicle arrives in Namibia or is cleared by customs, if imported after a date set by the Minister.

Description:

15. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), liability for the registration of a motor vehicle arises -

(a) in the case of a motor vehicle to be registered for the first time in Namibia -

(iv) if the motor vehicle was imported by an importer on or after a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, on the date of arrival of that vehicle in Namibia or on the date on which that motor vehicle is cleared in terms of customs and excise legislation, if applicable;

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 87.02 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
2 87.03 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (excluding those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars
3 87.04 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods:
4 87.05 Special purpose motor vehicles (excluding those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods) (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units):

Procedures Implementing the Measure

No procedures found under this measure.

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Road Traffic and Transport Act 22 of 1999 Act Import/Export