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Small-Scale Importation of Controlled Agronomy Products for Personal and Commercial use

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

Individuals can import up to 200kg of grains per month for personal use without needing an import permit, but the consignment will be recorded by border inspectors. For commercial imports of 250kg to 500kg per month, an import permit is required, and such imports are not allowed during close border periods.
Description:

9.1 Importation of controlled agronomic products (grains) less than 200kg (4 bags of 50kg) per person, per month for personal use or household consumption shall be allowed, and no import permit is required. However, such consignment shall be recorded by NAB Border Inspectors for monitoring purposes.

9.2 Any person importing between 250kg (5 bags of 50kg) to 500kg (10 bags of 50kg) of agronomic products (grains) per month for commercial purposes shall be classified as a small-scale commercial importer.

9.3 Small-scale importers shall be required to obtain import permits for each consignment at the entry border post.

9.4 Small-scale importation of controlled agronomic products (grains) shall not be allowed during the close border periods.

9.5 Importation of processed agronomic products on a small scale into Namibia shall not be allowed, except those stated under 8.3 and 8.4.

9.6The NAB Border Control Inspector shall maintain a register containing all relevant information such as name, ID/passport, vehicle registration, and the quantity imported.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 1005 Maize Grain
2 1001 Wheat Grain
3 1008 Pearl Millet Grain
4 1101.00 Wheat Flour
5 1102.20 Maize Flour
6 1102.90 Pearl Millet (Mahangu) Flour
7 1107 Malt, whether or not Roasted
8 1108 Starches; inulin
9 1102 Cereal Flours (excluding that of wheat or meslin)
10 1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets
11 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
12 1105 Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes
13 1106 Flour, meal and powder of dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14
14 1002 Rye
15 1003 Barley
16 1006 Rice
17 1007 Grain sorghum
18 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