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Importation of Specialised Controlled Agronomy Products

Type Class Valid From Valid To
Special Goods 31/12/2014
Summary:

Importing maize meal, wheat flour, and pearl millet flour into Namibia is generally not allowed unless decided otherwise by the board. However, certain specialised agronomic products can be imported with a special permit, and organic products are allowed if they have a third-party organic certificate and meet other requirements.
Description:

8.1 Importation of maize meal, wheat flour, and pearl millet flour shall not be allowed into Namibia, unless otherwise as the board may determine.

8.2 See Annexure A, on the last page of this document for the list of specialised controlled agronomic products that can be imported into Namibia using a special import permit, subject to changes as the NAB board may determine.

8.3 To import specialised controlled agronomic products, the importer shall be required to obtain written confirmation from the local miller, indicating that they do not produce or manufacture such products.

8.4 Importation of organic maize meal, wheat flour, and whole grain shall be permitted provided it is accompanied by a third-party organic certificate, and importation shall be limited to a certain quantity as the NAB board may determine.

8.5 NAB permit must be obtained for specialised products and all import requirements stated under 7.8 must be fulfilled.

8.6 There is currently no prior registration required for the importation of specialised controlled agronomic products.

8.7 The list of controlled agronomic products that do not currently fall under the NAB permit control is given under Annexure A, the last page of this document.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
2 1107 Malt, whether or not Roasted
3 1108 Starches; inulin
4 1102 Cereal Flours (excluding that of wheat or meslin)
5 1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets
6 1104 Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) (excluding rice of heading 10.06); germ of cereals, whole rolled, flaked or ground
7 1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes
8 1106 Flour, meal and powder of dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14
9 1002 Rye
10 1003 Barley
11 1006 Rice
12 1007 Grain sorghum
13 1004 Oats

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Import, Export, and Transit Rules and Procedures Pertaining to Controlled Agronomic Products
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Phyto-sanitary certificate 90 Days No
2 Procedures on Transit Controlled of Agronomy Products
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Transit Phyto-sanitary certificate 21 Days No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Regulations Relating to the Importation of Controlled Products - Agronomic Industry Act, 1992 Regulation Import/Export