Trade Measures and Regulations

The competent authority is responsible for supervising goods in export processing zones, ensuring access for officers, maintaining detailed records, securing goods, and managing proper storage, handling, and annual reconciliations of goods.

An application under section 21(1) must be submitted on the approved form and include acceptable identification, the appropriate fees, a customs activity number for motor vehicle importers, and any additional documents required by the Minister.

The Minister can require that motor vehicle manufacturers, builders, or importers notify the inspectorate of their activities, obtain and hold a model number, and may also require police clearance and a roadworthy certificate for registration.

To register as a number plate manufacturer, an application must be submitted to the Minister, who will review it, require evaluations and reports from the inspectorate and Namibian Police, and then determine suitability, with ongoing evaluations for registered manufacturers and importers.

Manufacturers, builders, or importers must get approval for any motor vehicle design or modification, obtain a letter of authority, and secure a roadworthy certificate from the Namibian Police before registering the vehicle.

Anyone importing or exporting large amounts of cash or negotiable instruments through Namibia must declare them to Customs and Excise officers at the port.

An agent appointed in writing to act on behalf of an importer, exporter, or other party under the Customs and Excise Act, 1998.

In cases where more than one container operator is involved in the venture, the container operators shall elect one of themselves to represent the group, and this operator shall be responsible for the provision of import container lists as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).

If ISO containers can’t be delivered to the consignee within three days after the vessel unloads them, they will be moved to a licensed depot at the cost of the container operator, importer, or vessel owner, and Namport will not be liable for these containers.