Pre-inspection requirements for Zimbabwe imports
Dear valued customers,
Please see information below:
Zimbabwe have implemented Pre shipment inspections for the below scheduled categories for imports into Zimbabwe
NOTICE TO ALL IMPORTERS AND CLEARING AGENTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONFORMITY AND VALUATION PROGRAMME
The Government of Zimbabwe would like to inform the general public and business community in particular, that a programme to have consignments verified in the country of export has been put in place.
The CBCA (Consignment Based Conformity Assessment) programme is intended to substantially reduce hazardous and substandard imported products and improve Customs duty collection.
Within this CBCA programme, conformity to standards and declared value of goods intended to be exported to Zimbabwe will be verified prior to shipment in the country of export.
Upon satisfactory verification, a CBCA certificate will be issued for the consignment. This certificate shall be presented for Customs clearance on arrival in Zimbabwe.
The categories of goods subject to the programme include the following:-
- Food and Agriculture
- Building and civil engineering
- Timber and timber products
- Petroleum and fuel
- Packaging material
- Electrical/electronic appliances
- Body care
- Automotive and transportation
- Clothing and textile
- Engineering equipment
- Mechanical appliances
- Toys
The business community is urged to inform their suppliers of the implementation of the CBCA program.
The suppliers should then contact Bureau Veritas, the Conformity assessment company appointed for the verification in exporting regions.
Details on www.verigates.com. Requests for certificates may also be sent to conformity.zimbabwe@bureauveritas.com.
From 16th of March 2015 plus 2 months, any consignment will have to be verified prior to being shipped to Zimbabwe.
Any consignment including goods mentioned here-above, not accompanied with the required CBCA certificate will be refused from entering the country.
Compliant exporters will be able to benefit from fast track procedures reducing systematic intervention on their frequent exports to Zimbabwe.
Detailed list as follows
CBCA ZIMBABWE
LIST OF PRODUCTS
Edition 2
PRODUCT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Oils and fats
Dairy products
Fertilizer, pesticides and agro chemicals
Sugar
Vegetable acid oil
Yeast
Biscuits
Meat and meat products
Fruits and vegetables
Cereals
Beverages
Snacks
BUILDING PRODUCTS
Cement
Portland Cement
Pipes, plumbing accessories
Sanitary ware
Ceramic tiles
Steel bars for reinforcement of concrete
TIMBER & TIMBER PRODUCTS
Timber
Timber products
PETROLEUM & FUELS
Paraffin
Petrol
Diesel
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
A1 Jet
Candles
Lubricants
PACKAGING MATERIALS
Packaging for contact with food
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC PRODUCST
Electrical and electronic appliances
Batteries and Primary cells
Plugs, Sockets, switches, circuit breakers
Insulated wire, Cables, fibre cables
Fluorescent Lamps, starters, ballasts, energy saving lamps
Solar panels, photovoltaic products
Generators, UPS
Scales
BODY CARE & HEALTH PRODUCTS
Baby care products
Cosmetics
Sanitary pads, cotton wool, baby diapers
Detergents
AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION
Tyres
Brake pads
Other vehicle parts
Motor vehicles
CLOTHING & TEXTILES
Blankets
Clothing and textile products
Shoes
Cotton cords and yarns
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT
Weighbridge equipment
Conveyor belts
Rubber hoses
Agricultural implements
TOYS
All Toys
Kind regards,
Andrew Ioannou
Export Manager – Southern African Region