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Name Activity Outcome Instruction
Procedure of Application of Ordinance to articles imported in transit Transit
Procedure for Registering Atomic Energy and Radiation Products Import
(1) The following classes of licence may be granted – (a) licences for the use of sources to search persons, or to detect the presence of any object or substance in the possession of a person for security or other similar purposes; No. 4835 Government Gazette 18 November 2011 11 (b) licences for the use by persons practising any health profession of x-rays to obtain images for diagnostic purposes; (c) licences for the use by persons practising any health profession of gamma rays or radionuclides to obtain images for diagnostic purposes; (d) licences for the use by persons practising any health profession of radionuclides, x-rays, or gamma rays for therapeutic purposes; (e) licences for the use of sealed sources for the purposes of density measurement, level detection, thickness control, moisture measurement and control, the examination of the quality of a component or product, and other similar industrial activities; (f) licencesfor minesthat produce mineralsthat contain radioactive materials or nuclear material; (
Procedure for registering animal feed and fertilizers for import Import
Permit number
Procedure for Importation of Poultry Products Import
Import permit Section 2 (b) of the Import/ Export Control Act, 1994, (Act No. 30, 1994), states that” the import into or the export from Namibia, except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions stated in a permit issued by the Minister or by a person authorized by him or her”. These SOPs are in the process of being approved.
Procedure for applying for transit permits of plants and plants products. Transit
Transit permit
Procedure for applying for the import permit of plants and plant products Import
Import permit An application must be summitted at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.
Procedure for applying for a rebate permit Import
Rebate permit Companies that intend to import sugar outside of SACU can apply for a Rebate permit to be exempted from paying extra duties at customs.
Procedure for applying for a Phytosanitary certificate Export
Phytosanitary certificate Application must be made to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.
Procedure for Application of a Namibian Veterinary Import Permit and Veterinary Import Permit for conveyance intransit Import
Import Permit VALIDITY OF VETERIVARY IMPORT PERMITS AND VETERINARY IMPORT PERMITS FOR CONVEYANVE IN-TRANSIT i. The validity of veterinary import permits and veterinary import permits for conveyance in-transit will be indicated on each specific permit. All consignments should reach Namibia with valid veterinary import permits or veterinary import permits for conveyance in-transit. ii. The validity of veterinary import permits for conveyance in-transit for consignments entering through the port of Walvis Bay, should also cover the duration which the consignment may stay in a bonded warehouse, dry port or any other DVS authorized facility until they exit Namibia to the country of destination. iii. However, when an in-transit consignment is released for departure from the Namibia entry border/ port of entry e.g form Walvis Bay, Airport or Land border to countries of destination, the validity of the veterinary import permits for conveyance in-transit automatically reduces to seven (7) hours, meaning such a consignment should leave the Namibia territory within seven (7) days.
Procedure for Application for a Licence of Atomic Energy and Radiation Products Import
he Director-General must, when granting or refusing an application for a licence or for a renewal of a licence, take into consideration, as far as is adequate for the practice applied for .
Procedure for Advertisement of permit application for placing on market Import
Issue of placing on the market permit
No Registration as Seed Dealer Required Export
Import/Export permit application is made at Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
Kimberly Process (KP) Export
Trader that are want to export/import Diamond in and out of Namibia follows the Kimberly process at Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Importation of manufactured tobacco and tobacco products Import
No import permit required
Importation of live marine resources Import
Importation of foodstuff, cosmetics and disinfectants Import
No import permit is required
Importation of Cement Products where no MRA Exist Import
Importation of Cement (Attestation of Conformity) Import
Import, Export, and Transit Rules and Procedures Pertaining to Controlled Horticultural Products Import
Trade annual license
Import, Export, and Transit Rules and Procedures Pertaining to Controlled Agronomic Products Import
Phyto-sanitary certificate