Procedure

3.1 Transit permits shall be issued to all controlled agronomic products (raw or processed) in transit through Namibia to other neighbouring countries, upon permit application and after registering as a web user for the online permit application.

13.2 All transit permits shall be valid for 21 days and all consignments entering Namibia shall exit within 48hours from the time an entry receipt has been issued, unless such consignment will be stored in a bonded warehouse, and concession fees are applicable in such cases for control purposes.

13.3 In the event, that the exit period of a transit consignment has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, then the permit holder shall immediately inform the NAB Border Control Inspectorate.

13.4 Converting transit consignment for controlled agronomic products as an import into Namibia shall only be allowed if a company doing the in transit is already registered as a miller in Namibia, with a valid milling license and all the import requirements shall be fully complied with in such cases, and no converting of transit consignment shall be allowed during a close border period of the specific products. Converting of transit consignments shall not be permitted if the applicant for conversion is not the permit holder.

13.5 Document verification shall be carried out at the entry and exit border post and all transit consignments shall be sealed at the entry board and verification of seals shall be done at the exit border.

13.6 A permit receipt shall be issued at the entry and exit border post.

13.7 Trans loading will only be allowed in the presence of NAB officials and at designed premises.

13.8 All supplier invoices shall contain the name and address of the supplier and consignment, invoice date, invoice number, name of the specific products, quantities (kg) or container size, and monetary values of the consignment to be in transit.

13.9 Transit of controlled agronomic products shall be accompanied by the following documents, for each consignment:

• NAB Transit Permit.

• NAB Transit entry and exit receipts.

• Supplier invoice.

• Phytosanitary certificate.

• Import permit to the country of destination; and • Import Authorisation issued by the Ministry of AWLR.

13.10 Each vessel shall be treated as one consignment in terms of 13.9, and each truck or vehicle transporting agronomic products via Namibia from the port to other countries shall be accompanied by the documents referred to in 13.9.

13.11All flatbed transit trucks shall be installed with hooks for sealing; and have a cargo net and a nylon cargo carrier cover that covers the cargo.

13.12 The NAB transit requirements for agronomic products are not final and therefore, Transiters must ensure to comply with the transit requirements of other cross-border regulatory agencies.