malawi cross border traders association (cbta) women in
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i | P
ag
e
M
alaw
i Cro
ss B
orde
r Tra
ders
Ass
ocia
tion
(CBT
A)
W
omen
in C
ross
Bor
der T
rade
Book
let
48 |
Pa
ge
55
Ston
e Ti
les
68.1
0
56
Drie
d Be
ens
07.1
3
57
Soap
and
det
erge
nt p
aste
34
.01
and
34
MAL
AWI -
ZIM
BABW
E
PR
ODU
C'rs
HS
Cod
e 1
Plas
tic a
ir ve
nts
3917
/391
7.33
2
Empt
y Sa
cks
63.0
5 3
Cass
ava
and
Cass
ava
Prod
ucts
07
.14
and
11.0
8 4
Plas
tic tw
ine
56.0
7
Fres
h m
ilk a
nd m
ilk p
rodu
cts
04.0
1 6
Ridg
es/ t
win
e (fo
r mak
ing
cane
cha
irs a
nd
cane
pro
duct
s)
56.0
7
7 Ch
arco
al
burn
ers
and
char
coal
bu
rner
cl
ay
68.1
5 an
d 25
.08
8 Ha
ndic
raft
s (ba
sket
s, w
oven
) 46
.02
9 M
illet
10
.08
10
Pack
for p
ies (
grea
se p
roof
pap
er)
48.1
9 11
Ch
illi S
auce
21
.03
12
Tiss
ue
48.1
8 13
N
apki
ns
96.0
9 14
Pl
astic
cha
irs
94.0
3 15
Ca
ndle
s 34
.06
16
Penc
ils
96.0
9 17
Ic
e in
gred
ient
s and
cor
ns
21.0
5 18
W
aste
ape
r 47
.07
19
Ice
crea
m m
achi
ne
8418
.69.
00
20
Popc
orn
mac
hine
84
.19
and
85.1
6 21
Fi
bre
glas
s res
in
39.2
6 22
Fi
bre
glas
s 70
.19
23
Win
dow
pan
es
76.1
0 24
W
heat
flou
r 11
.01
25
Win
dow
put
ty
32.1
4
USE
STR
PLA
TFO
RM T
O E
NJO
Y TH
E TR
ADE
AND
AVO
ID S
MU
GG
LIN
G O
F YO
UR
GO
ODS
.
47 |
Pa
ge
25
Hair
piec
es a
nd w
eave
s 63
.03
and
67.0
4
26
Swee
ts, b
ubbl
e-gu
ms
17.0
4
27
Pens
and
Pen
cils
96.0
8 an
d 96
.09
28
Knitt
ing
woo
l 51
.09
29
Cand
les
3406
.00.
00
30
Snac
ks p
otat
o an
d co
rn sn
acks
19
0.4
and
19.0
9
31
Pain
t 32
.08
and
32.0
9
32
Hoes
/axe
s 82
.01
33
Plas
tic b
ags
3923
.21
and
3923
.29
34
Spiri
ts, b
eers
22
.08,
22.0
3,22
.06
35
Mill
et
10.0
8
36
Roof
ing
Tim
ber
44.2
1
37
Mus
ical
dru
ms (
Ng’
oma)
92
.089
2.06
38
Elec
tric
cal c
able
s and
wire
s 85
.44
39
Cultu
ral I
nstr
umen
ts
92.0
2
40
Cultu
ral b
ells
and
feet
inst
rum
ents
92
.08
41
Mal
imba
Inst
rum
ents
92
.02
42
Tinn
ed/p
acke
d be
ef
16.0
2
43
Chee
se
04.0
6
44
Fres
h Pa
cked
Fish
03
.04
45
Ope
que
beer
22
.06
46
Reed
s Mat
47
Plum
bing
Mat
eria
ls
39.1
7
48
Cass
ava
and
Cass
ava
Prod
ucts
07
.14
11.0
6
49
Irron
roof
ing
shee
ts
72.1
0
50
Plas
tic m
ats
39.2
6
51
Whe
elba
rrow
s/ca
rts
8716
.80.
20
52
Plas
tic D
rum
s 39
.23
53
Larg
e Be
ers
22.0
3
54
Air V
ents
39
.17
ii |
Pa
ge
Cr
oss
Bord
er T
rade
rs A
ssoc
iatio
n w
ould
like
to
ackn
owle
dge
the
supp
ort
it re
ceiv
ed f
rom
Sou
ther
n Af
rica
Trus
t (S
AT a
nd O
SISA
) w
hich
fin
ance
d th
e pr
oces
s an
d ac
tiviti
es l
eadi
ng t
o th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
thi
s bo
okle
t. St
eve
Yoha
ne in
fac
ilita
ting
the
deve
lopm
ent
of W
omen
in C
ross
Bor
der
Trad
ers
book
let,
Lucy
Kad
yam
pake
ni K
anjir
a a
nd s
peci
al re
cogn
ition
is a
lso e
xten
ded
to
all
CBTA
Ex
ecut
ive
Mem
bers
an
d Bo
ard
of
Trus
tees
fo
r pr
ovid
ing
back
grou
nd d
ocum
enta
tion
into
the
pro
cess
incl
udin
g th
eir
part
icip
atio
n at
th
e va
lidat
ion
mee
ting
/ wor
ksho
p fo
r thi
s boo
klet
.
Edite
d by
Bern
adet
te M
alun
ga
iii |
Pa
ge
LI
ST O
F AC
RON
YMS
CBTA
Cr
oss B
orde
r Tra
ders
Ass
ocia
tion
SACB
TA
Sout
hern
Afr
ica
Cros
s Bor
der T
rade
rs A
ssoc
iatio
n CO
MES
A Co
mm
on M
arke
t for
Eas
tern
and
Sou
ther
n Af
rica
TIDO
Tr
ade
Info
rmat
ion
Desk
Offi
cer
SADC
So
uthe
rn A
fric
a De
velo
pmen
t Com
mun
ity
EAC
East
Afr
ican
Com
mun
ity
SAT
Sout
hern
Afr
ica
Trus
t TF
TA
Trip
artit
e Fr
ee T
rade
Are
a Af
CFTA
Af
rica
Cont
inen
tal F
ree
Trad
e Ar
ea
COVI
D - 1
9 Co
rona
viru
s Dise
ase-
19
OSI
SA
Ope
n So
ciet
y In
itiat
ive
for S
outh
ern
Afric
a U
NCT
AD
Uni
ted
Nat
ions
Con
fere
nce
on T
rade
and
Dev
elop
men
t
46 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 1
2: A
DDIT
ION
AL L
IST
OF
GO
ODS
UN
DER
COM
ESA
SIM
PLIF
IED
TRAD
E RE
GIM
E (S
TR) 2
020
MAL
AWI -
ZAM
BIA
Pr
oduc
ts
HS c
ode
1 Ki
tche
nwar
e (A
lum
iniu
m a
nd st
eel p
ots)
73
.23
and
76.1
5
2 M
ealie
Mea
l / m
aize
Flo
ur
11.0
2
3 M
aize
10
.05
4 Fe
rtili
zer
31.0
5
5 Se
eds
Chap
ter 1
2
6 Le
gum
es (f
resh
pea
s, b
eans
) 07
.08
7 Ca
bbag
es
07.0
4
8 Ca
rrot
s 07
.06
9 Ve
geta
bles
Ch
apte
r 7
10
Man
goes
08
.04
11
Grou
ndnu
ts
12.0
2
12
Drie
d be
ans a
nd d
ried
peas
07
.13
13
Eggs
04
.07
14
Cott
on re
sidue
s 23
.03
23.0
6
15
Chill
ies/
pap
rika
09.0
4
16
Min
eral
Wat
er
22.0
1
17
Cook
ing
Oil
15.1
2
18
Cott
on/S
unflo
wer
/veg
etab
le/S
oya
bean
and
gr
ound
nut O
il 15
.12,
15.
07
19
Empt
y SA
Cks
63.0
5
20
Anim
al S
kin
41.0
1 an
d 41
21
Plas
tic
War
e(Co
ntai
ners
, Ba
sins,
Ch
airs
, Pl
ate
and
Cups
39
.24,
39.
26
22
Mar
garin
e 15
.17
23
Petr
oleu
m Je
lly, C
osm
etic
s, a
nd b
ody
lotio
ns
33.0
4
24
Polis
h, fl
oor a
nd sh
oe P
olish
34
.05
45 |
Pa
ge
Sa
mpl
e of
App
licat
ion
Form
Appl
icatio
n fo
r Im
port
/Exp
ort L
icenc
e Fo
rm to
be
com
plet
ed in
Blo
ck le
tter
s and
subm
itted
in d
uplic
ate.
1.
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ame
of a
pplic
ant …
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s (if
diffe
rent
from
1) …
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tiona
lity
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pplic
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f app
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riptio
n an
d lo
catio
n of
pre
mise
s use
d fo
r sto
ring
the
good
s (a
)De
scrip
tion
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or S
tree
t nam
e …
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ease
stat
e if
plot
is fr
eeho
ld, l
ease
hold
or c
usto
mar
y la
nd g
ive
plot
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if
appl
icabl
e …
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6.
If ap
plica
ble
is fo
r ren
ewal
, pro
vide
the
follo
win
g cu
rren
t or f
orm
er li
cenc
e nu
mbe
rs …
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Fina
ncia
l pro
bity
: Ple
ase
stat
e th
e va
lue
of g
oods
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urce
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Date
goo
ds e
xpec
ted
to le
ave
or to
be
in M
alaw
i: …
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of …
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In ca
se o
f im
port
s, st
ate
the
inte
nded
use
of t
he g
oods
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Stat
e if
accr
edite
d or
app
rove
d ag
ent o
f man
ufac
ture
r, gi
ving
nam
e of
m
anuf
actu
rer a
nd d
escr
iptio
n of
pro
duct
s in
rela
tion
to w
hich
app
lican
t is a
gent
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Nam
e an
d ad
dres
s of p
erso
n ac
tual
ly re
spon
sible
for i
mpo
rt o
r exp
ort
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.. 12
. Ar
e yo
u an
und
ischa
rged
ban
krup
t? A
ny o
ffenc
e un
der t
he a
ct?
Yes/
No
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ll det
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13.H
ave
you
ever
bee
n co
nvict
ed o
f any
offe
nce
unde
r the
Act
? Ye
s / N
o …
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If ye
s, gi
ve d
ate
and
full d
etai
ls …
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ame
of a
pplic
ant o
r Rep
rese
ntat
ive
of A
pplic
ant)
iv |
Pa
ge
TA
BLE
OF
CON
TEN
TS
LIST
OF
ACRO
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S ....
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TABL
E O
F CO
NTE
NTS
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v
Chap
ter 1
: O
VERV
IEW
OF
THE
BOO
KLET
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.... 1
Chap
ter 2
: BA
CKGR
OU
ND
OF
CRO
SS B
ORD
ER T
RADE
RS A
SSO
CIAT
ION
.....
.....
2
Chap
ter 3
: M
EMBE
RSHI
P AN
D BE
NEF
ITS .
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.. 4
Chap
ter 4
: CO
MES
A SI
MPL
IFIE
D TR
ADE
REGI
ME .
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.. 5
Chap
ter 5
: CO
RON
A VI
RUS
DISE
ASE-
19 (C
OVI
D-19
) ....
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6
Chap
ter 6
: TR
IPAR
TITE
OF
COM
ESA,
EAC
AN
D SA
DC O
N C
OVI
D 19
BO
RDER
GU
IDEL
INES
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. 9
Chap
ter 7
: SA
DC T
RADE
PRO
TOCO
L ....
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24
Chap
ter 8
: RI
GHTS
AN
D O
BLIG
ATIO
NS
OF
A TR
ADER
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28
Chap
ter 9
: F
ORM
ALIZ
ATIO
N O
F BU
SIN
ESS .
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Chap
ter 1
0: N
ON
-TAR
IFF
BARR
IERS
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... 3
3
Chap
ter 1
1: I
MPO
RT A
ND E
XPO
RT P
ERM
IT ..
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. 41
Chap
ter 1
2: A
DDIT
ION
AL LI
ST O
F GO
ODS
UN
DER
COM
ESA
SIM
PLIF
IED
TRAD
E RE
GIM
E (S
TR) 2
020
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1 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 1
: O
VERV
IEW
OF
THE
BOO
KLET
In
the
fra
mew
ork
of i
ts p
roje
ct o
n W
omen
Tra
ders
for
em
pow
erm
ent
of
Prog
ram
me
has
deve
lope
d bo
okle
t on
wom
en i
n cr
oss-
bord
er t
rade
in
Mal
awi,
COM
ESA
and
SADC
. Th
e pr
esen
t bo
okle
t “W
omen
in C
ross
-bor
der
Trad
e” a
sm
all-s
cale
tra
ders
gu
ide
to tr
ade
rule
s an
d pr
oced
ures
is a
ddre
ssed
to s
mal
l-sca
le c
ross
-bor
der
trad
ers
from
Mal
awi.
It pr
esen
ts k
ey a
nd u
p-to
-dat
e in
form
atio
n on
exi
stin
g tr
ade
proc
edur
es a
nd s
impl
ified
sch
emes
, do
cum
enta
tion
requ
irem
ents
, ru
les
of
orig
in,
COVI
D 19
Tr
ipar
tite
COM
ESA,
EA
C an
d SA
DC
bord
er
guid
elin
es,
taxe
s, a
nd t
ariff
s w
hile
pro
vidi
ng a
n ov
ervi
ew o
f tr
ader
s' rig
hts
and
oblig
atio
ns a
nd o
f the
ben
efits
of b
usin
ess f
orm
aliza
tion.
Th
e in
form
atio
n co
ntai
ned
in t
his
guid
e is
inte
nded
for
sm
all-s
cale
cro
ss
bord
er
trad
ers
who
op
erat
e w
ithin
th
e So
uthe
rn
Afric
a De
velo
pmen
t Co
mm
unity
(SAD
C) E
ast A
fric
a Co
mm
unity
(EAC
) and
the
Com
mon
Mar
ket f
or
East
ern
and
Sout
hern
Afr
ica (C
OM
ESA)
44 |
Pa
ge
proc
esse
d m
aize
mea
l with
or w
ithou
t add
itive
s 8.
Raw
roun
d ha
rdw
ood
timbe
rs
9.So
rghu
m
10.
Soya
bea
ns
11.
Cott
on li
nt a
nd se
ed
12.
Oil
seed
s and
resid
ues f
rom
oil
seed
s Yo
u ca
n ge
t Im
port
and
Exp
ort L
icenc
e fo
rms a
t Min
istry
of T
rade
in th
e Ci
ty
Cent
re in
Lilo
ngw
e.
43 |
Pa
ge
c.Ta
ntal
um
d.Ur
aniu
m
e.Lit
hium
f.
Colu
mbi
te
g.Th
oriu
m
h.Ge
rman
ium
i.
Tita
nium
j.
Nick
el
k.An
y m
ater
ials
cont
aini
ng su
ch m
ater
ials
cont
aini
ng su
ch m
etal
s. 2.
Petr
oleu
m p
rodu
cts
3.Th
e fo
llow
ing
gem
ston
es in
the
unm
anuf
actu
red
stat
e a.
Coru
ndum
b.
Garn
et
c.Q
uart
z d.
Tour
mal
ine
e.Tu
rquo
ise
f.Be
ryl
g.Zi
rcon
h.
Jade
i.
Oliv
ine
j.Fe
ldsp
ar
k.To
paz
l.O
pal
m.
Chry
sobe
ryl
n.Sp
inel
and
o.
Lazu
rite
4.Sc
rap
met
al
5.Hi
des a
nd sk
ins i
n pr
oces
sed
and
non-
proc
esse
d fro
m
6.Ri
ce in
cludi
ng (r
ice m
eals,
rice
bra
n an
d ric
e re
sidue
s)
7.M
aize
inc
ludi
ng(d
ried
mai
ze o
n an
d of
f th
e co
b, c
rush
ed m
aize
, sa
mp,
mai
ze g
rits,
mai
ze c
ones
, ho
min
y ch
op,
mai
ze o
ffals
and
2 |
Pa
ge
Ch
apte
r 2:
BACK
GRO
UN
D O
F CR
OSS
BO
RDER
TRA
DERS
ASS
OCI
ATIO
N
The
Cros
s-Bo
rder
Tr
ader
s As
soci
atio
n w
as
esta
blish
ed
in
2005
an
d in
corp
orat
ed in
Sep
tem
ber 2
009
unde
r the
Tru
stee
s In
corp
orat
ion
Act o
f the
Re
publ
ic o
f Mal
awi.
The
CBTA
“ac
ts a
s th
e vo
ice
of c
ross
bor
der
trad
ers
in
defe
ndin
g an
d pr
otec
ting
the
inte
rest
s of
its
m
embe
rs
thro
ugh
skill
s de
velo
pmen
t, in
form
atio
n di
ssem
inat
ion,
adv
ocac
y an
d ne
twor
king
”.
The
Cros
s Bo
rder
Tra
ders
Ass
ocia
tion
is an
org
aniza
tion
repr
esen
ting
smal
l sc
ale
Cros
s bo
rder
Tra
ders
who
are
def
ined
as
peop
le w
ho t
rave
l with
the
ir go
ods,
and
are
ther
efor
e bo
th t
he im
port
er a
nd e
xpor
ter
whe
n it
com
es t
o fil
ling
cust
oms
docu
men
ts. T
he n
atur
e of
the
ir bu
sines
s so
met
imes
mea
ns
that
the
y ar
e of
ten
not
regi
ster
ed f
or t
ax,
find
obta
inin
g th
e of
ficia
l do
cum
ents
for
exp
ortin
g/im
port
ing
diffi
cult
and
as a
res
ult
are
not
able
to
bene
fit fr
om d
uty
free
trad
e re
gim
e by
the
free
trad
e Ar
ea. T
he p
robl
ems
in
obta
inin
g pr
oper
tra
vel
docu
men
ts a
nd t
heir
cost
, hi
gh t
axes
, co
mpl
ex
proc
edur
es,
corr
uptio
n an
d ha
rass
men
t by
offi
cial
s an
d ge
nera
l la
ck o
f in
form
atio
n pr
esen
ts s
erio
us c
onst
rain
ts to
thei
r tra
ding
act
iviti
es.
The
CBTA
trie
s to
do
the
follo
win
g th
ings
; firs
tly r
epre
sent
the
inte
rest
s of
th
ese
smal
l-sca
le c
ross
bor
der
trad
ers
in v
ario
us t
rade
for
ums,
seco
ndly
pr
ovid
ing
serv
ices
to th
e tr
ader
s the
y re
pres
ent.
Visi
on o
f CBT
A CB
TA’s
visi
on i
s to
be
a fu
lly i
nteg
rate
d na
tiona
lly a
nd r
egio
nal e
cono
mic
com
mun
ity w
ith h
igh
stan
dard
s of l
ivin
g fo
r its
ent
ire m
embe
rs.
Mis
sion
To
pro
vide
exc
elle
nt t
echn
ical
ser
vice
s an
d pr
otec
t th
e in
tere
st o
f its
m
embe
rs t
hrou
gh s
kills
tra
nsfe
r an
d ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent,
info
rmat
ion
diss
emin
atio
n, a
dvoc
acy,
HIV
and
AID
S Pr
even
tion
and
netw
orki
ng.
3 |
Pa
ge
M
alaw
i CBT
A ai
ms t
o ac
hiev
e th
e fo
llow
ing
spec
ific
obje
ctiv
es:
1.Pr
omot
e ne
twor
king
am
ong
cros
s-bo
rder
trad
ers w
ithin
and
out
side
M
alaw
i. 2.
Prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
to a
ll cr
oss-
bord
er t
rade
rs o
n m
atte
rs a
ffect
ing
them
. 3.
Build
uni
ty a
nd s
olid
arity
am
ong
its m
embe
rs a
nd p
rom
ote,
pro
tect
and
de
fend
its m
embe
rs’ i
nter
ests
bot
h lo
cally
and
inte
rnat
iona
lly.
4.W
ork
with
the
Gov
ernm
ent
to e
duca
te m
embe
rs o
n th
e da
nger
s of
sm
uggl
ing,
dru
g an
d ch
ild tr
affic
king
. G
over
nanc
e St
ruct
ures
Th
e CB
TA h
as t
hree
dist
inct
gov
erna
nce
stru
ctur
es,
nam
ely
- th
e Ge
nera
l M
eetin
g, th
e Bo
ard
of T
rust
ees
and
the
Nat
iona
l Exe
cutiv
e Co
mm
ittee
- an
d th
ree
leve
l of g
over
nanc
e: n
atio
nal,
regi
onal
and
dist
rict l
evel
. Th
e Ge
nera
l Mee
ting
is he
ld a
nnua
lly. I
t is t
he su
prem
e an
d de
cisio
n-m
akin
g bo
dy o
f the
Ass
ocia
tion.
The
Gen
eral
Mee
ting
is in
cha
rge
of r
evie
win
g th
e pe
rfor
man
ce o
f the
Nat
iona
l Exe
cutiv
e Co
mm
ittee
and
the
oth
er o
rgan
s of
th
e As
soci
atio
n,
and
mak
ing
polic
ies
and
appr
ovin
g ac
tiviti
es
and
prog
ram
mes
of t
he A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r the
nex
t yea
r.
The
Nat
iona
l Ex
ecut
ive
Com
mitt
ee (
NEC
) is
the
supr
eme
gove
rnin
g bo
dy
and
is r
espo
nsib
le f
or r
unni
ng t
he a
ffairs
of
the
Asso
ciat
ion
as a
who
le,
prov
idin
g le
ader
ship
and
sett
ing
the
dire
ctio
n of
the
orga
nisa
tion.
42
| P
ag
e
8.Gr
ain
of a
ny v
arie
ty in
cludi
ng ri
ce, b
arle
y, b
eans
and
gro
undn
uts,
in
all f
orm
s inc
ludi
ng m
eals,
flou
rs a
nd re
sidue
s 9.
Mai
ze i
nclu
ding
drie
d m
aize
, on
or
off
the
cob,
cru
shed
mai
ze,
sam
p, m
aize
grit
s, m
aize
con
es,
hom
iny
chop
, m
aize
offa
ls an
d pr
oces
sed
mai
ze m
eal w
ith o
r with
out a
dditi
ves
10.
Refin
e an
d cr
ude
cook
ing
oil
11.
Cane
suga
r 12
.Bo
ttle
d w
ater
13
.Ca
nned
gla
ss &
pla
stic
bott
led
non-
alco
holic
drin
ks e
xcee
ding
thre
e ca
ses
14.
Liquo
r in
sach
ets
15.
Cann
ed a
nd b
ottle
d al
coho
lic d
rinks
exc
eedi
ng th
ree
case
s 16
.Co
arse
and
tabl
e sa
lt 17
.Ce
men
t 18
.So
ap in
cludi
ng (
laun
dry
bar s
oap
and
pow
dere
d de
terg
ent-l
oose
ly
pack
ed d
eter
gent
pow
dere
d so
ap w
eigh
ing
mor
e th
an 1
5kg)
19
.M
atch
es
20.
Plas
tic p
rodu
cts –
bel
ow 6
0 m
icron
s 21
.Se
cond
hand
clo
thes
exc
eedi
ng o
ne b
ale.
Und
erw
ear (
pant
s, br
as) –
stric
tly n
ot to
be
impo
rted
. 22
.Se
cond
han
d ite
ms i
nclu
ding
(kitc
hen
uten
sils a
nd re
frige
rato
rs)
23.
Ball
poin
t pen
s 24
.Fe
rtili
zers
Go
ods w
hich
requ
ire a
n Ex
port
Lice
nce
1.Im
plem
ents
of
war
(ot
her
than
arm
and
am
mun
ition
), at
omic
ener
gy m
ater
ials
of s
trat
egic
valu
e, a
nd it
ems
of p
rimar
y st
rate
gic
signi
fican
ce u
sed
in t
he p
rodu
ctio
n of
arm
s an
d am
mun
ition
and
ot
her i
mpl
emen
ts o
f war
, inc
ludi
ng th
e fo
llow
ing
a.
Bery
llium
b.
Coba
lt
41 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 1
1: I
MPO
RT A
ND
EXPO
RT P
ERM
IT
Cert
ifica
tion
of Im
port
or E
xpor
t Th
is in
clude
s im
port
and
exp
ort
perm
its fo
r go
ods
unde
r co
ntro
l of g
oods
ac
t in
the
Min
istry
of
Trad
e, s
uch
as a
gricu
ltura
l or
anim
al p
rodu
cts
who
se
trad
e is
rest
ricte
d or
con
trol
led;
and
San
itary
and
Phy
to-s
anita
ry (
SPS)
ce
rtifi
cate
s to
ens
ure
that
the
goo
ds m
eet
food
saf
ety
norm
s an
d he
alth
re
gula
tions
. Goo
ds s
houl
d be
rep
orte
d to
the
com
pete
nt a
utho
rity
(Min
istry
of
Agr
icultu
re o
r Mal
awi B
urea
u of
Sta
ndar
ds) w
hich
will
issu
e th
e ap
prop
riate
ce
rtifi
cate
. The
impo
rt a
nd e
xpor
t per
mits
can
be
appl
ied
at M
inist
ry o
f Tra
de
with
app
licat
ion
fee
of M
K5, 0
00.0
0 an
d M
K20,
000
.00
for i
mpo
rt a
nd e
xpor
t Lic
ence
chec
k w
ith M
inist
ry o
f Tra
de a
t Gem
ini H
ouse
City
Cen
ter L
ilong
we.
Sa
nita
ry a
nd p
hyto
sani
tary
(SPS
) mea
sure
s an
d ot
her c
ertif
icat
ion
Trad
ers
shou
ld
be
awar
e of
go
ods
subj
ect
to
sani
tary
an
d ph
ytos
anita
ry
regu
latio
ns f
or w
hich
a c
ertif
icat
e m
ay b
e re
quire
d to
att
est
com
plia
nce
with
nor
ms
rela
ted
to fo
od s
afet
y, a
nd a
nim
al a
nd h
uman
hea
lth. T
rade
rs
shou
ld b
e fa
mili
ar w
ith a
ll ot
her
cert
ifica
tion
requ
irem
ents
. Ple
ase
chec
k w
ith M
inist
ry o
f Ag
ricul
ture
or a
ny A
gric
ultu
re D
epar
tmen
t. Go
ods w
hich
requ
ire a
n Im
port
Lice
nce
1.W
ild a
nim
als,
wild
ani
mal
trop
hies
and
wild
ani
mal
pro
duct
s 2.
Mea
t (bo
vine
and
swin
e)
3.Liv
e po
ultr
y, d
ay o
ld ch
icks,
undr
esse
d an
d dr
esse
d po
ultr
y
4.Fi
sh w
heth
er fr
ozen
, drie
d or
live
and
egg
s and
spaw
n th
ereo
f 5.
Tabl
e eg
gs
6.Fr
esh
Milk
7.
Frui
t and
veg
etab
les (
fresh
& p
rese
rved
), in
cludi
ng le
ttuc
e, ca
bbag
e,
caul
iflow
er, r
ape,
turn
ips,
fresh
bea
n, fr
esh
peas
, gre
en p
aper
, fre
sh
chili
es,
garli
c, o
nion
s, ca
rrot
s, be
etro
ots,
radi
shes
, to
mat
oes,
egg
plan
ts, I
rish
or sw
eet p
otat
oes,
bana
nas,
man
goes
, pin
eapp
les.
4 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 3
: M
EMBE
RSHI
P AN
D BE
NEF
ITS
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TS O
F A
MEM
BER
1.
Jo
inin
g m
embe
r m
ust
be a
cro
ss b
orde
r tr
ader
who
impo
rt a
nd e
xpor
t go
ods o
utsid
e th
e co
untr
y.
2.
Mal
awia
n ci
tizen
of
na
tiona
lity
and
fill
regi
stra
tion
form
of
th
e As
soci
atio
n.
3.
Pay
regi
stra
tion
and
annu
al su
bscr
iptio
n fe
e no
nref
unda
ble
BE
NEF
ITS
OF
A M
EMBE
R 1.
Info
rmat
ion
and
know
ledg
e on
trad
e an
d ge
nder
issu
es
2.At
tend
trai
ning
s and
trad
e fo
rum
s 3.
Join
ing
trad
e In
tern
atio
nal p
latf
orm
s 4.
Rece
ive
Iden
tity
card
for p
aid
up m
embe
r 5.
Mar
ket A
cces
s for
bus
ines
s and
net
wor
king
5 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 4
: CO
MES
A SI
MPL
IFIE
D TR
ADE
REG
IME
The
Simpl
ified
Tra
de R
egim
e (S
TR)
was
int
rodu
ced
by C
OMES
A in
200
7 an
d la
unch
ed in
Apr
il 201
0 in
Mch
inji D
istric
t – M
alaw
i. The
Pla
tform
was
laun
ched
to
supp
ort s
mal
l-sca
le c
ross
Bor
der t
rade
rs to
boo
st th
eir b
usin
ess w
ithin
COM
ESA
coun
tries
with
an
aim
of r
educ
ing c
usto
m ta
xes a
nd p
aper
wor
k at t
he b
orde
r.
The
STR
simpl
ifies
tra
de p
roce
dure
s an
d re
duce
s th
e co
sts
of t
radi
ng a
cros
s bo
rder
s. Yo
u ca
n ut
ilize
this
sche
me
only
if yo
u ar
e tra
ding
with
in C
OMES
A, fo
r in
stan
ce w
ith Z
ambi
a, Z
imba
bwe,
Mal
awi a
nd D
RC.
HOW
TO
USE
CO
MES
A ST
R?
1.Yo
u ar
e ex
port
ing
or im
port
ing
good
s who
se to
tal v
alue
is b
elow
$2,
000.
2.
Your
goo
ds a
re in
the
STR
Com
mon
List
of e
ligib
le p
rodu
cts.
3.
Good
s m
ust
be w
holly
pro
duce
d or
obt
aine
d in
a C
OM
ESA
regi
on /
m
embe
r Sta
tes.
4.Ge
ttin
g im
port
and
exp
ort p
erm
it fr
om M
inist
ry o
f Tra
de
The
com
mon
list
of g
oods
can
be
requ
este
d fr
om th
e Tr
ade
Info
rmat
ion
Desk
Offi
cer
(TID
O) o
r cu
stom
s of
ficer
s if
it is
not
disp
laye
d on
a n
otice
bo
ard
at th
e bo
rder
. Th
e CO
MES
A ST
R do
es n
ot re
quire
goo
ds to
mee
t rul
es o
f orig
in a
s lo
ng a
s the
y ar
e in
the
com
mon
list
agr
eed
betw
een
two
Mem
ber
Stat
es. F
or li
st o
f goo
ds
unde
r Sim
plifi
ed T
rade
Reg
ime
chec
k ann
ex P
ages
47
to 4
9
40 |
Pa
ge
HO
W D
OES
THE
PRO
CESS
WO
RK?
G.Co
mpl
aina
nt s
ends
a t
ext
mes
sage
to
be r
egist
ered
(N
atio
nal
Foca
l Poi
nt)
H.Co
mpl
aint
stor
ed in
the
NTB
syst
em a
nd A
dmin
istra
tor n
otifi
ed
I.Co
mpl
aina
nt n
otifi
ed t
hat
the
com
plai
nt h
as b
een
refe
rred
to
Nat
iona
l Mon
itorin
g Te
am a
nd is
bei
ng a
tten
ded
to
J.N
atio
nal
Mon
itorin
g Te
am
and
Foca
l Po
ints
st
art
reso
lutio
n pr
oces
s and
pos
t Co
mm
ents
K.
If th
e iss
ue i
s re
solv
ed t
he a
dmin
istra
tor
chan
ges
stat
us o
f th
e co
mpl
aint
to
Reso
lved
in sy
stem
L.
Com
plai
nant
not
ified
that
the
com
plai
nt h
as b
een
reso
lved
39 |
Pa
ge
Se
lect
a co
untr
y fr
om th
e lis
t abo
ve a
nd S
MS
the
NTB
to th
e fo
cal p
oint
: Ho
w to
regi
ster
/ re
port
you
r com
plai
nt?
Trad
er's
nam
e Tr
ader
's co
ntac
t num
ber
Wha
t is t
he p
robl
em?
Whe
re a
nd w
hen
did
it ha
ppen
? HO
W D
OES
THE
PRO
CESS
WO
RK?
A.Co
mpl
aina
nt s
ends
a t
ext
mes
sage
to
be r
egist
ered
(N
atio
nal
Foca
l Poi
nt)
B.Co
mpl
aint
stor
ed in
the
NAB
syst
em a
nd A
dmin
istra
tor n
otifi
ed
C.Co
mpl
aina
nt n
otifi
ed t
hat
the
com
plai
nt h
as b
een
refe
rred
to
Nat
iona
l Mon
itorin
g Te
am a
nd is
bei
ng a
tten
ded
to
D.N
atio
nal
Mon
itorin
g Te
am
and
Foca
l Po
ints
st
art
reso
lutio
n pr
oces
s and
pos
t Co
mm
ents
E.
If th
e iss
ue i
s re
solv
ed t
he a
dmin
istra
tor
chan
ges
stat
us o
f th
e co
mpl
aint
to
Reso
lved
in sy
stem
F.
Com
plai
nant
not
ified
that
the
com
plai
nt h
as b
een
reso
lved
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PORT
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awi
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Sele
ct a
coun
try
from
the
list a
bove
and
SM
S th
e N
TB to
the
foca
l poi
nt:
How
to re
gist
er/r
epor
t you
r com
plai
nt?
Trad
er's
nam
e Tr
ader
's co
ntac
t num
ber
Wha
t is t
he p
robl
em?
Whe
re a
nd w
hen
did
it ha
ppen
? 6
| P
ag
e
Chap
ter 5
: CO
RON
A VI
RUS
DISE
ASE-
19 (C
OVI
D-19
)
31 D
ecem
ber
2019
, WHO
was
ale
rted
to
seve
ral c
ases
of p
neum
onia
in
Wuh
an C
ity, H
ubei
Pro
vinc
e of
Chi
na.
A ne
wly
iden
tifie
d (N
ovel
) cor
ona
viru
s was
isol
ated
on
7th Ja
nuar
y 20
20,
nam
ed S
ARS-
CoV-
2, th
e di
seas
e CO
VID-
19
Coro
na v
irus f
amily
– c
omm
on c
old,
SAR
S; M
ERS
Zoon
otic
Dise
ase
Spre
ad t
hrou
gh d
ropl
ets
(cou
ghin
g) a
nd c
lose
per
sona
l un
prot
ecte
d co
ntac
t with
an
infe
cted
per
son
(touc
hing
, sha
king
han
ds).
Zoon
otic
Dis
ease
W
HO’S
STR
ATEG
IC O
BJEC
TIVE
S FO
R TH
IS R
ESPO
NSE
Li
mit
hum
an-to
-hum
an tr
ansm
issio
n
Iden
tify,
isol
ate
and
care
for p
atie
nts e
arly
Id
entif
y an
d re
duce
tran
smiss
ion
from
the
anim
al so
urce
Ad
dres
s cr
ucia
l un
know
ns
rega
rdin
g cl
inic
al
seve
rity,
ex
tent
of
tr
ansm
issio
n an
d in
fect
ion,
tre
atm
ent
optio
ns,
and
acce
lera
te t
he
deve
lopm
ent o
f dia
gnos
tics,
ther
apeu
tics a
nd v
acci
nes
Com
mun
icat
e cr
itica
l risk
and
eve
nt in
form
atio
n to
all
com
mun
ities
an
d co
unte
r misi
nfor
mat
ion
2. T
rans
mis
sion
from
an
imal
hos
t to
hum
ans
1. T
rans
mis
sion
be
twee
n an
imal
hos
ts
3. T
rans
miss
ion
betw
een
hum
ans
Zoon
otic
tra
nsm
issi
on
Am
plif
icat
ion
7 |
Pa
ge
Min
imize
so
cial
an
d ec
onom
ic
impa
ct
thro
ugh
mul
ti-se
ctor
ial
part
ners
hips
PU
BLIC
HEA
LTH
MEA
SURE
S RE
QU
IRED
Ra
pid
iden
tific
atio
n, d
iagn
osis
and
man
agem
ent o
f the
cas
es
Iden
tific
atio
n an
d fo
llow
up
of th
e co
ntac
ts
Infe
ctio
n pr
even
tion
and
cont
rol i
n he
alth
car
e se
ttin
gs in
clud
ing
PPE
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
hea
lth m
easu
res f
or tr
avel
ers
Awar
enes
s-ra
ising
in th
e po
pula
tion
Ri
sk c
omm
unic
atio
n TH
E SP
READ
O
F CO
VID-
19
BETW
EEN
HU
MAN
S IS
BE
ING
DRIV
EN
BY
DRO
PLET
TRA
NSM
ISSI
ON
Th
e vi
rus
is tr
ansm
itted
fro
m a
sic
k pe
rson
to
a he
alth
y pe
rson
thr
ough
re
spira
tory
dro
plet
s w
hen
the
sick
pers
on c
ough
s or
tal
ks c
lose
to
anot
her
pers
on
KEY
EXAM
PLES
OF
INFO
RMAT
ION
WHI
CH T
HE P
UBL
IC N
EED
TO K
NO
W
Wha
t is h
appe
ning
? W
hy?
Whe
re?
Who
is a
t risk
? W
hat a
re th
e da
nger
s?
How
can
I pr
otec
t mys
elf,
my
fam
ily a
nd m
y co
mm
unity
? Ho
w c
an I
prev
ent i
nfec
tion?
W
hat s
houl
d I d
o if
som
eone
I kn
ow is
sick
? W
hat k
ind
of h
elp
and
trea
tmen
t are
ava
ilabl
e, w
here
and
how
can
I ac
cess
it?
Whi
ch a
genc
ies a
re h
elpi
ng?
Is
ther
e a
hotli
ne n
umbe
r – a
nd if
so, w
hat i
s it?
Fo
r how
long
is th
e em
erge
ncy
likel
y to
con
tinue
? W
here
can
I fin
d m
ore
info
rmat
ion?
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ge
N
atio
nal
Dire
ctor
, Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
de
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grat
ion
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istry
of I
ndus
try
and
Trad
e P
O B
ox 2
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istry
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ffairs
and
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Coo
pera
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istry
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ivat
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N
atio
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Prin
cipa
l Sec
reta
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istry
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ffairs
P
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ov.s
c Pr
ivat
e se
ctor
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yche
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ber o
f Com
mer
ce a
nd
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Pa
ge
M
EASU
RES
TO IN
TERR
UPT
CO
VID
19 T
RAN
SMIS
SIO
N.
Indi
vidu
al m
easu
res
Each
indi
vidu
al m
ust f
ollo
w th
e ke
y st
eps
outli
ned
belo
w in
ord
er to
in
terr
upt t
rans
miss
ion
of th
e Co
rona
viru
s (CO
VID-
19):
Freq
uent
han
d w
ashi
ng w
ith s
oap
and
clea
n w
ater
or
use
of h
and
sani
tizer
s Av
oid
touc
hing
face
to p
reve
nt in
trod
uctio
n of
the
viru
s Co
ver t
he m
outh
with
flex
ed e
lbow
whe
n co
ughi
ng.
Avoi
d at
tend
ing
over
crow
ded
plac
es
Repo
rt t
o he
alth
wor
ker
once
you
dev
elop
sig
ns a
nd s
ympt
oms
of
COVI
D-19
; and
W
ear f
ace
mas
k KE
Y M
ESSA
GES
Is th
ere
a va
ccin
e?
Curr
ently
ther
e is
no v
acci
ne to
pro
tect
aga
inst
Cor
ona
viru
s dise
ase.
Is
ther
e a
trea
tmen
t?
Ther
e is
no sp
ecifi
c an
tivira
l tre
atm
ent f
or C
oron
a vi
rus d
iseas
e. P
eopl
e w
ith
Coro
na v
irus d
iseas
e ca
n se
ek m
edic
al c
are
to h
elp
relie
ve sy
mpt
oms a
nd
man
age
com
plic
atio
ns
9 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 6
: TR
IPAR
TITE
OF
COM
ESA,
EAC
AN
D SA
DC O
N C
OVI
D 19
BO
RDER
GU
IDEL
INES
TR
IPAR
TITE
GU
IDEL
INES
Th
e Tr
ipar
tite
Mem
ber /
Par
tner
Sta
tes
adop
ted
the
follo
win
g Gu
idel
ines
as
min
imum
uni
form
reg
ulat
ions
, pr
oced
ures
and
sta
ndar
ds i
n or
der
to
redu
ce t
he s
prea
d of
the
cor
ona
viru
s an
d m
inim
ize d
isrup
tions
in
the
supp
ly c
hain
and
to
faci
litat
e m
ovem
ent
of g
oods
and
ser
vice
s ac
ross
the
re
gion
dur
ing
the
COVI
D-1
9 Pa
ndem
ic.
OBJ
ECTI
VES
OF
THE
GU
IDEL
INES
Th
e m
ain
obje
ctiv
e of
the
Gui
delin
es is
to
cont
ain
the
spre
ad o
f CO
VID-
19
whi
lst f
acili
tatin
g tr
ade
and
tran
spor
t fo
r sa
fe, e
ffici
ent
and
cost
-effe
ctiv
e m
ovem
ent
of g
oods
and
ser
vice
s ac
ross
the
reg
ion
durin
g th
e CO
VID-
19
pand
emic
. 1.
Com
plem
ent
regi
onal
and
nat
iona
l m
easu
res
agai
nst
the
COVI
D-19
pa
ndem
ic a
imed
at
prot
ectin
g ci
tizen
s ag
ains
t th
e pa
ndem
ic b
y lim
iting
th
e sp
read
of C
OVI
D-19
thro
ugh
tran
spor
t and
mob
ility
acr
oss b
orde
r. 2.
Safe
gua
rd th
e ex
istin
g tr
adin
g ar
rang
emen
ts (r
egio
nal a
nd g
loba
l sup
ply
chai
ns) i
n or
der t
o m
inim
ize th
e di
srup
tion
to c
ross
-bor
der t
rade
in g
oods
an
d se
rvic
es,
whi
lst s
trik
ing
the
bala
nce
betw
een
prim
arily
ens
urin
g pu
blic
hea
lth o
n on
e ha
nd a
nd t
he n
eed
to s
usta
in n
atio
nal e
cono
mie
s, liv
elih
oods
of c
itize
ns a
nd fo
od se
curit
y 3.
Ensu
re s
moo
th a
nd u
nint
erru
pted
mov
emen
t of
goo
ds a
nd s
ervi
ces
durin
g th
e CO
VID-
pand
emic
by
bala
ncin
g, a
ligni
ng,
harm
onizi
ng a
nd
coor
dina
ting
COVI
D-19
res
pons
e m
easu
res
with
the
req
uire
men
ts f
or
trad
e an
d tr
ansp
ort f
acili
tatio
n;
COM
ESA-
EAC
- SAD
C
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ge
Di
rect
or
Trad
e Po
licy
Inte
rnat
iona
l Tra
de D
ivisi
on
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istry
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orei
gn A
ffairs
Reg
iona
l In
tegr
atio
n &
Inte
rnat
iona
l Tra
de
Leve
l 4, M
edin
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s, L
aCha
usse
e St
reet
Po
rt L
ouis
Tel:
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ivat
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Nat
iona
l
10 |
Pa
ge
4.
Faci
litat
e an
d en
cour
age
loca
l pro
duct
ion
and
trad
ing
in e
ssen
tial g
oods
an
d se
rvic
es w
ithin
the
reg
ion
durin
g th
is CO
VID-
19 p
ande
mic
suc
h as
fo
od,
med
ical
equ
ipm
ent
and
med
icin
es,
incl
udin
g m
edic
al s
uppl
ies,
Pers
onal
Pro
tect
ive
Equi
pmen
t (P
PE)
so a
s to
incr
ease
the
ir av
aila
bilit
y fr
om w
ithin
the
regi
on; a
nd
5.En
hanc
e re
gion
al a
war
enes
s on
mea
sure
s in
stitu
ted
agai
nst
the
COVI
D-19
pan
dem
ic w
ith re
gard
to m
easu
res
aim
ed a
t ens
urin
g sa
fe m
ovem
ent
of
good
s an
d se
rvic
es
in
the
regi
on
and
miti
gate
/
elim
inat
e st
igm
atiza
tion
of d
river
s and
cre
w o
n sp
read
ing
the
viru
s.
The
Guid
elin
es fa
cilit
ate
and
supp
ort
Trip
artit
e M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es in
im
plem
entin
g th
e po
licie
s and
mea
sure
s to
com
bat C
OVI
D-19
reco
mm
ende
d by
Wor
ld H
ealth
Org
aniza
tion
(WHO
), W
orld
Cus
tom
s O
rgan
izatio
n (W
CO),
Inte
rnat
iona
l Ci
vil
Avia
tion
Org
aniza
tion
(ICAO
), In
tern
atio
nal
Mar
itim
e O
rgan
izatio
n (IM
O) a
nd A
fric
an C
entr
e fo
r Dise
ase
Cont
rol (
AfCD
C).
The
Guid
elin
es in
corp
orat
e in
the
Stan
dard
Ope
ratin
g Pr
oced
ures
(SO
Ps) f
or
the
Man
a gem
ent
and
Mon
itorin
g of
Cro
ss B
orde
r Ro
ad T
rans
port
at
Desig
nate
d Po
ints
of E
ntry
and
CO
VID-
19 C
heck
poi
nts.
CR
OSS
BO
RD
ER R
OA
D F
REI
GH
T TR
AN
SPO
RT
OP
ERA
TIO
NS
Subj
ect
to N
atio
nal L
egisl
atio
n, g
oods
and
ser
vice
s sh
all b
e al
low
ed t
o flo
w
betw
een
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r Sta
tes
whi
le o
bser
ving
pub
lic h
ealth
mea
sure
s on
saf
e tr
ade.
How
ever
, su
bjec
t to
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ate
COVI
D-19
re
stri
ctio
ns, p
riorit
y sh
all b
e gi
ven
to th
e fo
llow
ing
good
s and
serv
ices
. (i)
Food
, agr
icul
tura
l inp
uts
and
supp
lies;
per
isha
ble
prod
ucts
and
ve
terin
ary
supp
lies.
(ii
)M
edic
al e
quip
men
t and
med
icin
es, i
nclu
ding
med
ical
sup
plie
s,
hosp
ital
supp
lies,
and
Per
sona
l Pro
tect
ive
Equi
pmen
t (PP
E);
11 |
Pa
ge
(ii
i)Cl
eani
ng a
nd h
ygie
ne p
rodu
cts
incl
udin
g fa
ce m
asks
, fac
e sh
ield
s, ha
nd
sani
tizer
, di
sinfe
ctan
ts,
soap
, al
coho
l fo
r in
dust
rial
use,
ho
useh
old
clea
ning
pro
duct
s and
per
sona
l toi
letr
ies;
(iv
)Ch
emic
als,
pac
kagi
ng,
equi
pmen
t, sp
ares
, m
aint
enan
ce m
ater
ials,
raw
m
ater
ials
and
friti
llary
pro
duct
s us
ed in
the
prod
uctio
n an
d pr
oces
sing
of
food
pro
duct
s, m
edic
ines
and
oth
er e
ssen
tial g
oods
and
ser
vice
s (v
)Ch
emic
als,
pac
kagi
ng,
equi
pmen
t, sp
ares
, m
aint
enan
ce m
ater
ials,
raw
m
ater
ials
and
friti
llary
pro
duct
s us
ed in
the
prod
uctio
n an
d pr
oces
sing
of
food
pro
duct
s, m
edic
ines
and
oth
er e
ssen
tial g
oods
and
ser
vice
s (v
i)Fu
el, i
nclu
ding
coa
l and
gas
(v
ii) O
ther
goo
ds a
nd s
ervi
ces
that
a M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
e co
nsid
ers
as
criti
cal
durin
g th
e CO
VID-
19
pand
emic
, sh
all
be
allo
wed
to
m
ove,
ho
wev
er, i
t is
incu
mbe
nt fo
r th
e M
embe
r/ P
artn
er S
tate
to in
form
oth
er
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ates
and
not
ify o
ther
sta
ke h
olde
rs t
hrou
gh t
he
COM
ESA,
EAC
and
SAD
C Se
cret
aria
ts W
ebsit
es; a
nd
(viii
)W
here
a M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
e is
unab
le t
o ac
cept
the
flow
of a
ll go
ods
and
serv
ices
from
oth
er M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es w
hile
obs
ervi
ng
publ
ic h
ealth
mea
sure
s on
saf
e tr
ade
the
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ate
mus
t in
form
oth
er M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es a
nd o
ther
sta
ke h
olde
rs t
hrou
gh
the
CO
MES
A, E
AC a
nd S
ADC
Secr
etar
iats
who
shal
l pos
t suc
h no
tific
atio
ns
on th
eir r
espe
ctiv
e W
ebsit
es.
TRAD
E AN
D TR
ANSP
ORT
FAC
ILIT
ATIO
N
Trip
artit
e M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es m
ust
cont
inue
to
faci
litat
e th
e sa
fe
mov
emen
t of
goo
ds a
nd s
ervi
ces
from
and
to
othe
r M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es b
y:
1.
Prov
idin
g ad
equa
te P
PE, o
ther
med
ical
sup
plie
s an
d eq
uipm
ent
for
and
cond
uct
Regu
lar
scre
enin
g an
d te
stin
g of
fron
tline
per
sonn
el a
t th
e bo
rder
cro
ssin
gs a
nd c
heck
poi
nts
such
as
Publ
ic H
ealth
, lf
Imm
igra
tion,
Cus
tom
s, La
w E
nfor
cem
ent a
nd o
ther
Bor
der A
genc
ies
34 |
Pa
ge
be
ing
rolle
d ou
t as
par
t of
cap
acity
bui
ldin
g an
d em
pow
erm
ent
to m
anag
e N
on-t
ariff
Bar
riers
and
fast
-tra
ckin
g th
eir r
emov
al.
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iona
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& N
TBs N
atio
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ocal
Po
int
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Es
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iona
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OU
TI. (
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ESA)
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ti@tr
adeb
arrie
rs.o
rg
Nat
iona
l
COU
NTR
Y FO
CAL
POIN
TS
33 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 1
0: N
ON
-TAR
IFF
BARR
IERS
Re
port
ing,
Mon
itorin
g an
d El
imin
atin
g M
echa
nism
w
ww
.trad
ebar
riers
.org
It
mea
ns l
aws,
reg
ulat
ions
, an
y m
easu
res,
adm
inist
rativ
e an
d te
chni
cal
requ
irem
ents
any
mea
sure
s ot
her
than
tar
iffs
impo
sed
by a
Mem
ber
Stat
e w
hose
effe
ct is
to im
pede
trad
e; ‘N
TB’ r
efer
s to
Non-
tarif
f bar
rier.
Thre
e Sy
stem
s und
er N
TBs
1.N
TB M
onito
ring
Uni
t Th
e un
it se
t up
at
the
COM
ESA
Secr
etar
iat
to c
oord
inat
e an
d m
onito
r elim
inat
ion
of N
TBs u
nder
this
regu
latio
n 2.
Nat
iona
l Foc
al P
oint
Th
e M
inist
ries/
Gove
rnm
ent
Depa
rtm
ents
or
any
othe
r au
thor
ised
body
as a
ppoi
nted
und
er A
rtic
le 6
of t
hese
Reg
ulat
ions
3.
Nat
iona
l Mon
itorin
g Co
mm
ittee
It
is a
com
mitt
ee o
f rel
evan
t sta
keho
lder
s fr
om p
rivat
e an
d pu
blic
se
ctor
s as e
stab
lishe
d un
der A
rtic
le 5
of t
hese
Reg
ulat
ions
. Do
you
kno
w y
ou c
an re
port
to th
e no
n-ta
riff?
Ba
rrie
r mon
itorin
g sy
stem
? Ar
e yo
u ha
ving
pro
blem
s mov
ing
or c
lear
ing
good
s acr
oss b
orde
rs?
Repo
rt u
sing
the
mob
ile n
umbe
rs b
elow
: Th
e SM
S su
pple
men
ts
the
web
-bas
ed
onlin
e sy
stem
fo
r re
port
ing,
m
onito
ring,
and
elim
inat
ion
of N
on-t
ariff
bar
riers
(N
TB).
The
SMS
tool
is
COM
ESA,
EAC
, SAD
C
12 |
Pa
ge
2.Ca
tego
risin
g Cr
oss
Bord
er T
ruck
Driv
ers,
Pilo
ts a
nd C
rew
s as
wor
kers
un
dert
akin
g tr
ansp
orta
tion
of e
xem
pted
goo
ds a
nd se
rvic
es s
hall
be
clas
sifie
d as
und
erta
king
ess
entia
l se
rvic
es a
nd f
acili
tate
d th
eir
mov
emen
t. 3.
Dire
ctin
g Tr
ansp
orte
rs,
Tran
spor
ters
As
soci
atio
ns
and
Logi
stic
s Se
rvic
e pr
ovid
ers t
o ad
here
to th
e re
quire
men
t of h
avin
g a
max
imum
of
onl
y tw
o (2
) to
thr
ee (
3) p
erso
n cr
ew p
er t
ruck
inc
ludi
ng t
he
d riv
er.
4.Sc
reen
ing
and
test
ing
all
driv
ers
/ pi
lots
and
the
ir cr
ew b
efor
e de
part
ure
at d
esig
nate
d /
cred
ited
test
ing
facil
ities
. I
n or
der
to
ensu
re c
ontin
ued
safe
mov
emen
t of g
oods
and
serv
ices
in th
e re
gion
wh
ile o
bser
ving
the
WHO
reco
mm
ende
d m
easu
res:
(i)
Imm
edia
tely
iso
latin
g an
y pe
rson
s, i
nclu
ding
driv
ers
/ pi
lots
/
crew
, th
at e
xhib
it sy
mpt
oms
or t
est
posit
ive
in l
ine
with
set
na
tiona
l Gui
delin
es a
nd tr
eat t
hose
with
sym
ptom
s in
acco
rdan
ce
with
the
COVI
D-19
pro
toco
ls un
der t
he s
uper
visio
n of
the
Heal
th
Auth
oriti
es.
(ii)
If a
driv
er o
r cr
ew m
embe
r is
show
ing
signs
or
sym
ptom
s of
CO
VID-
19 a
re t
este
d po
sitiv
e, t
he t
ruck
will
be
deco
ntam
inat
ed
befo
re it
is a
llow
ed t
o co
ntin
ue t
o its
fin
al d
estin
atio
n an
d th
e dr
iver
or c
rew
Mem
ber m
ust b
e re
ferr
ed to
a tr
eatm
ent C
entr
e at
op
erat
or's
cost
(unl
ess
the
cost
s ar
e w
aive
d by
the
host
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ate)
. Th
e dr
iver
or
crew
will
be
isola
ted
at t
he
gove
rnm
ent
desig
nate
d fa
cilit
ies
at t
he o
pera
tor's
cos
t (u
nles
s th
e co
sts a
re w
aive
d by
the
host
Mem
ber /
Par
tner
Sta
te a
nd
(iii)
In t
he e
vent
tha
t cr
ews
are
isola
ted
or q
uara
ntin
ed w
hile
in
tran
sit,
truc
k ow
ners
/o
pera
tors
sh
all
mak
e ne
cess
ary
arra
ngem
ents
for
a b
acku
p cr
ew t
o en
sure
tha
t th
e go
ods
are
deliv
ered
to
the
inte
nded
des
tinat
ion.
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ates
sh
all
expe
dite
the
mov
emen
t of
bac
kup
crew
s af
ter
they
hav
e be
en c
lear
ed b
y He
alth
Offi
cial
s.
13 |
Pa
ge
5.Tr
eatin
g dr
iver
s an
d cr
ew w
ho a
re te
sted
for C
OVI
D-19
and
foun
d to
be
pos
itive
in t
he h
ost
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ate
whe
re t
he t
est
was
ca
rrie
d ou
t, M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es a
re u
rged
not
to
repa
tria
te
infe
cted
driv
ers a
nd c
rew
to th
e co
untr
y of
orig
in to
avo
id th
e sp
read
of
CO
VID-
19, u
nles
s re
ques
ted
to d
o so
by
the
coun
try
of o
rigin
of
the
driv
er /
crew
. In
the
latt
er c
ase,
the
cou
ntrie
s co
ncer
ned
shal
l en
sure
tha
t su
ch r
epat
riatio
n is
hand
led
with
utt
er m
ost
care
to
avoi
d co
ntag
ion
by t
he i
nfec
ted
driv
er /
cre
w.
All
repa
tria
tion
or
trea
tmen
t cos
ts, a
s th
e ca
se m
ay b
e, s
hall
be b
orne
by
the
oper
ator
(u
nles
s the
cos
ts a
re w
aive
d by
the
host
Mem
ber /
Par
tner
Sta
te)
6.Al
low
ing
driv
ers
/ pi
lots
and
cre
w m
embe
rs t
hat
hold
a v
alid
ne
gativ
e CO
VID-
19 c
lear
ance
cer
tific
ate
issue
d by
the
cou
ntry
of
depa
rtur
e in
the
last
16
days
to
proc
eed
to d
eliv
er o
r co
llect
the
go
ods
as p
er t
he p
rovi
sions
whi
le o
bser
ving
the
nat
iona
l law
s an
d re
gula
tions
. 7.
Cons
ider
ing
and
impl
emen
ting
elec
tron
ic s
urve
illan
ce m
onito
ring
syst
ems,
as
may
be
gree
d by
M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es,
for
man
agem
ent
of t
he r
egist
ratio
n of
cro
ss b
orde
r tr
ips,
rec
ordi
ng,
mon
itorin
g an
d su
rvei
llanc
e of
driv
er w
elln
ess
incl
udin
g m
edic
al te
st
resu
lts f
or s
peci
fied
com
mun
icab
le d
iseas
es s
uch
as C
OVI
D-19
, tr
acki
ng o
f ve
hicl
es,
load
s an
d dr
iver
s, co
ntac
t tr
acin
g,
queu
e m
anag
emen
t at p
orts
, bor
der p
ost a
nd o
ther
faci
litie
s an
d st
atist
ical
an
alys
is an
d re
port
ing.
8.
Prov
idin
g hy
gien
e fa
cilit
ies
at e
ach
tran
spor
t no
de, s
uch
as a
ir an
d se
a po
rts,
Inla
nd c
onta
iner
Dep
ots,
Cont
aine
r Fr
eigh
t Sta
tions
, Roa
d Si
de S
tatio
ns /
Tru
ck S
tops
, bor
der
post
s an
d in
land
ter
min
als
\ as
re
com
men
ded
by W
HO a
nd th
e N
atio
nal G
over
nmen
ts
9.Ad
optin
g a
join
t in
spec
tions
an
d co
ordi
nate
d ap
proa
ch
at
all
desig
nate
d po
ints
for':
ent
ry a
nd e
xit o
f goo
ds a
nd p
rovi
ding
acc
ess
and
adeq
uate
per
sonn
el a
t the
se p
oint
s. 10
.Dire
ctin
g tr
ansp
ort o
pera
tors
and
thei
r ass
ocia
tions
to:
32 |
Pa
ge
b) T
hey
usua
lly s
houl
der
the
burd
en o
f car
e an
d do
mes
tic w
ork
and
are
thus
mor
e in
nee
d of
soc
ial p
rote
ctio
n sc
hem
es s
uch
as c
hild
car
e an
d el
derly
ca
re,
if su
ch
prov
ision
s ar
e lin
ked
to
an
empl
oym
ent
rela
tions
hip.
31 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 9
: F
ORM
ALIZ
ATIO
N O
F BU
SIN
ESS
Ther
e a
re
man
y r
easo
ns
why
fo
rmal
izing
yo
ur b
usin
ess
is im
port
ant
for
you
and
for
the
econ
omy
of y
our
coun
try.
You
may
alre
ady
be f
amili
ar
with
the
num
erou
s ch
alle
nges
con
fron
ting
info
rmal
tra
ders
. Her
e be
low
we
pres
ent s
ome
of th
e dr
awba
cks o
f inf
orm
al tr
ade:
Pe
rson
al s
afet
y
The
risks
ass
ocia
ted
with
ICBT
are
man
y, p
artic
ular
ly f
or w
omen
tra
ders
: ha
rass
men
t and
dem
ands
for s
exua
l fav
ours
, for
ced
pros
titut
ion,
exp
osur
e to
hea
lth r
isks
such
as
STI
and
STDs
, ar
e so
me
of t
he m
ost
com
mon
ch
alle
nges
that
con
fron
t inf
orm
al tr
ader
s in
man
y co
untr
ies.
Bu
sine
ss R
isks
Br
iber
y an
d se
izure
of
mer
chan
dise
are
com
mon
whe
n en
gagi
ng in
info
rmal
tr
ade
activ
ities
. Th
e fin
ancia
l co
sts
of p
ayin
g br
ibes
or
undu
e fe
es a
nd o
f co
nfisc
atio
n of
goo
ds m
ay h
ave
signi
fican
t im
pact
s on
your
bus
ines
s.
Cred
it a
nd B
usin
ess
oppo
rtun
itie
s In
form
al tr
ader
s and
ow
ners
of i
nfor
mal
bus
ines
ses f
ace
mor
e di
fficu
lties
to
acce
ss c
redi
t and
oth
er se
rvice
s fro
m fo
rmal
fina
ncia
l ins
titut
ions
, as t
hey
are
rega
rded
as
high
-risk
cus
tom
ers.
As a
resu
lt, th
ey a
re e
ither
den
ied
cred
it or
of
fere
d ve
ry h
igh
inte
rest
rate
s.
Soci
al p
rote
ctio
n
Trad
ers
or w
orke
rs o
pera
ting
in th
e in
form
al s
ecto
r hav
e no
acc
ess
to s
ocia
l pr
otec
tion,
hea
lth c
over
age
and
othe
r soc
ial s
ecur
ity b
enef
its a
cces
sible
in
the
form
al s
ecto
r, w
hen
they
exi
st. T
his
crea
tes
situa
tions
of v
ulne
rabi
lity
and
soci
al m
argi
naliz
atio
n th
at a
re p
erpe
tuat
ed th
roug
h th
eir l
ives
. Wom
en
are
part
icula
rly a
t a d
isadv
anta
ge fo
r tw
o m
ain
reas
ons:
a)
The
y ar
e ty
pica
lly o
verr
epre
sent
ed in
the
info
rmal
eco
nom
y an
d co
ncen
trat
ed in
the
mos
t ins
ecur
e jo
bs; a
nd
14 |
Pa
ge
(i)Co
llabo
rate
with
Hea
lth O
ffici
als
to d
esig
n an
d im
plem
ent
a se
nsiti
zatio
n pr
ogra
m f
or c
ross
bor
der
oper
ator
s an
d th
eir
empl
oyee
s (ii
)Re
gist
er a
ll cr
oss-
bord
er t
rips
thro
ugh
an a
ppro
ved
natio
nal
plat
form
and
syst
em.
(iii)
Test
driv
ers
/ cr
ews
/ pi
lots
prio
r to
com
men
cem
ent
of t
heir
cros
s-bo
rder
trip
arid
allo
w o
nly
pers
onne
l th
at h
ave
test
ed
nega
tive
for C
OVI
D-19
to p
roce
ed w
ith th
e tr
ip
(iv)
Info
rm t
heir
driv
er /
cre
w m
embe
rs w
ith n
egat
ive
COVI
D-19
te
st c
ertif
icat
es t
hat
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ates
may
opt
to
perf
orm
rand
om te
stin
g fo
r qua
lity
assu
ranc
e (v
)In
stru
ct d
river
s of
cro
ss b
orde
r tr
ucks
/ v
ehic
les
to c
ompl
ete
Trip
She
ets /
Log
boo
ks w
hich
show
thei
r sto
ps, d
estin
atio
n an
d tim
es d
urin
g th
e tr
ip.
The
Trip
She
et /
Log
book
s m
ust b
e ke
epin
g th
e cu
stod
y of
the
driv
er d
urin
g th
e tr
ip a
nd s
how
n to
Law
Enf
orce
men
t an
d He
alth
Offi
cial
s on
dem
and.
Trip
She
ets
and
Log
book
s m
ust b
e st
ored
at
the
offic
es o
f th
e O
pera
tor
and
shou
ld b
e m
ade
avai
labl
e to
La
w
Enfo
rcem
ent
and
Heal
th
Offi
cial
s w
hen
requ
ired
to fa
cilit
ate
cont
act t
raci
ng a
nd in
vest
igat
ions
. (v
i)O
pera
tors
to
colla
bora
te w
ith G
over
nmen
ts in
exp
lorin
g ho
w
vehi
cle
trac
king
dat
a ca
n be
use
d fo
r tra
cing
and
inve
stig
atio
ns
(vii)
Ensu
re t
hat
cros
s bo
rder
driv
ers
carr
y su
ffici
ent
face
mas
ks
and
shie
lds,
han
d sa
nitiz
ers,
wat
er a
nd s
oap
for
the
WHO
re
com
men
ded
hygi
ene
purp
oses
(v
iii)
Inst
ruct
driv
ers
not
to c
arry
una
utho
rised
per
sons
suc
h as
hi
tch
hike
rs
(ix)
Inst
ruct
cro
ss b
orde
r dr
iver
s to
mai
ntai
n at
lea
st 1
met
re
phys
ical
dist
ance
bet
wee
n pe
rson
s at
all
times
thro
ugho
ut th
e tr
ip; a
nd
(x)
Prov
ide
isola
tion
faci
litie
s fo
r cre
ws
and
empl
oyee
s w
ho s
how
sig
ns a
nd S
ympt
oms
and
or te
st p
ositi
ve fo
r CO
VID-
19.
15 |
Pa
ge
11.U
rgin
g ea
ch o
ther
to:
i.Pr
omot
e lo
cal
prod
uctio
n of
the
ite
ms
requ
ired
to c
onta
in
COVI
D-19
pan
dem
ic,
for
exam
ple,
med
icat
ions
, sa
nitiz
ers,
prot
ectiv
e ge
ar, v
entil
ator
s etc
; and
(x
i)Fa
cilit
ate
Intr
a-Tr
ipar
tite
expo
rt /
tra
nsfe
r of
med
ical
sup
plie
s an
d re
lief
item
s su
ch a
s fo
od i
tem
s am
ongs
t th
e M
embe
r /
Part
ner S
tate
s fro
m su
rplu
s are
as t
o de
ficit
are
area
s.
GAZ
ETTE
D TR
ANSI
T RO
UTE
1.
All t
rans
port
ers
shou
ld u
se g
azet
ted
tran
sit ro
utes
alo
ng th
e tr
ansp
ort
corr
idor
s as w
ell a
s int
erco
nnec
ting
rout
es
2.Dr
iver
s ar
e re
quire
d to
dec
lare
thei
r fin
al d
estin
atio
n an
d ar
e ur
ged
to
stop
onl
y at
des
igna
ted
poin
ts a
long
the
tran
spor
t cor
ridor
s 3.
Gove
rnm
ents
sho
uld
desig
nate
spe
cific
poi
nts
alon
g th
e tr
ansit
rout
es
thro
ugho
ut t
he r
egio
n w
here
driv
ers
and
crew
can
rec
uper
ate
whi
lst
min
imize
s co
ntac
ts w
ith th
e lo
cal c
omm
uniti
es, s
uch
rest
ing
plac
es b
e co
mm
unic
ated
to
othe
r M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es t
hrou
gh t
he R
EC
Secr
etar
iats
; and
4.
Gove
rnm
ents
sho
uld
subm
it to
REC
Sec
reta
riats
det
aile
d co
rrid
or
map
s in
clud
e the
fol
low
ing
deta
ils -
des
igna
ted
rout
es,
chec
k po
ints
, lis
ts o
f de
signa
ted
safe
and
sec
ure
park
ing
faci
litie
s, fu
ellin
g st
atio
ns
and
quar
antin
e ce
ntre
s fo
r cr
oss
bord
er r
oad
tran
spor
t ve
hicl
es i
n tr
ansit
and
per
form
ing
deliv
erie
s / p
ick-
ups.
HA
NDL
ING
OF
CARG
O A
T PO
INT
OF
ENTR
Y /IN
TERN
AL B
ORD
ERS
1.Fo
r sim
plifi
catio
n an
d au
tom
atio
n of
trad
e an
d tr
ansp
ort f
acili
tatio
n pr
oces
ses
and
docu
men
ts t
o re
duce
fac
e to
fac
e in
tera
ctio
n an
d de
lays
at
port
s an
d bo
rder
cro
ssin
gs, M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es a
re
enco
urag
ed to
: (i)
Sim
plify
and
aut
omat
e tr
ade
and
tran
spor
t fac
ilita
tion
proc
esse
s w
hilst
ens
urin
g th
at a
ll le
gal d
ocum
ents
are
in p
lace
and
cus
tom
s an
d ot
her r
egul
ator
y re
quire
men
ts a
re c
ompl
ied
with
;
30 |
Pa
ge
ac
quire
the
nec
essa
ry p
erm
its a
nd l
icen
ses.
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e co
untr
y,
rest
ricte
d go
ods
for
whi
ch a
n im
port
/exp
ort
perm
it is
requ
ired
may
incl
ude
grai
ns,
mai
ze,
frui
ts
and
vege
tabl
es,
live
anim
als,
fres
h m
ilk,
liquo
rs,
gem
ston
es,
petr
oleu
m p
rodu
cts
and
othe
rs.
For
a lis
t of
res
tric
ted
good
s re
quiri
ng e
xpor
t an
d im
port
per
mits
che
ck w
ith M
inist
ry o
f Tr
ade.
Tra
ders
fo
und
impo
rtin
g or
exp
ortin
g th
ese
prod
ucts
with
out
a pe
rmit
may
be
pros
ecut
ed b
y la
w.
29 |
Pa
ge
Ri
ght t
o ca
rry g
oods
for p
erso
nal u
se
Pers
ons
who
car
ry s
mal
l con
signm
ents
that
are
not
mea
nt fo
r res
ale
and
are
for
pers
onal
use
hav
e th
e rig
ht to
use
the
pers
onal
reba
te s
chem
e, g
rant
ing
tax-
free
allo
wan
ce o
n sm
all a
mou
nts o
f mer
chan
dise
, reg
ardl
ess o
f its
orig
in.
In M
alaw
i, th
e pe
rson
al r
ebat
e sc
hem
e ap
plie
s to
con
signm
ents
who
se
over
all v
alue
doe
s not
exc
eed
MW
K 30
0,00
0 (U
S$ 4
00)
Ob
ligat
ion
s:
Befo
re y
ou st
art y
our j
ourn
ey y
ou sh
ould
mak
e su
re to
hav
e a
valid
doc
umen
t to
be
allo
wed
into
the
oth
er c
ount
ry. T
his
can
be a
pas
spor
t, yo
ur Id
entit
y Ca
rd a
nd b
orde
r pas
s w
hen
the
bord
er p
ass
sche
me
is in
pla
ce. P
leas
e ch
eck
with
Imm
igra
tion
Depa
rtm
ent
Decl
arat
ion
of g
oods
It
is th
e tr
ader
’s r
espo
nsib
ility
to
decl
are
the
mer
chan
dise
to
cust
oms
(offi
cial
s) d
epar
tmen
t und
er th
e ap
plic
able
trad
e re
gim
e. R
emem
ber,
avoi
ding
bo
rder
sta
tions
, con
ceal
ing,
und
er-d
ecla
ring
and
misc
lass
ifyin
g yo
ur g
oods
is
cons
ider
ed il
licit
trad
e.
Brib
es
Trad
ers
shou
ld n
ot a
ttem
pt t
o br
ibe
cust
oms
offic
ial t
o av
oid
paym
ent
of
dutie
s or t
o ob
tain
pre
fere
ntia
l tre
atm
ent.
Proh
ibite
d go
ods
Trad
ers
shou
ld b
e aw
are
of t
he l
ist o
f pr
ohib
ited
good
s th
at c
anno
t be
im
port
ed,
expo
rted
or
tran
sited
. Th
ese
may
inc
lude
nar
cotic
s, h
azar
dous
ch
emic
al su
bsta
nces
, wea
pons
, wild
life
and
so o
n. P
leas
e ch
eck
with
Cus
tom
s de
part
men
t fo
r th
e sp
ecifi
c re
gula
tions
cov
erin
g th
ese
proh
ibiti
ons.
Tra
ders
fo
und
impo
rtin
g or
exp
ortin
g th
ese
prod
ucts
are
pro
secu
ted
by la
w.
Rest
ricte
d go
ods
Trad
ers
shou
ld b
e aw
are
of t
he l
ist o
f re
stric
ted
or c
ontr
olle
d go
ods
and
16 |
Pa
ge
(ii)
Intr
oduc
e or
enh
ance
pre
-cle
aran
ce o
f goo
ds a
nd s
ingl
e w
indo
w
proc
essin
g (iii)
Acce
lera
te t
he c
reat
ion
of o
nlin
e ap
plic
atio
ns a
nd p
latf
orm
s fo
r th
e pr
oces
sing.
Cle
aran
ce o
f im
port
s an
d ex
port
s, a
pplic
atio
n,
issua
nce
and
rene
wal
s of
lic
ense
s an
d pe
rmits
, re
gist
ratio
n of
dr
iver
s, op
erat
ors,
veh
icle
s an
d lo
ads,
pay
men
t of
fee
s an
d fo
r in
form
atio
n di
ssem
inat
ion
and
shar
ing ;
(iv)I
mpl
emen
ting
and
inte
grat
ing
the
SMAR
T Co
rrid
or
build
ing
bloc
ks t
hat
mon
itor
thro
ugh
ICT,
the
phy
sical
mov
emen
t of
dr
iver
s, v
ehic
les
and
load
s an
d do
cum
enta
tion
flow
s th
roug
h po
rts,
bor
ders
, wei
gh b
ridge
s an
d CO
VID-
19 t
estin
g, q
uara
ntin
e an
d iso
latio
n fa
cilit
ies;
and
(v)
Ado
pt
com
mon
an
d in
tegr
ated
el
ectr
onic
su
rvei
llanc
e an
d m
onito
ring
syst
ems f
or d
river
s, ve
hicl
es a
nd lo
ads.
2.To
the
ext
ent
poss
ible
, car
go c
lear
ance
sho
uld
be f
acili
tate
d at
all
desig
nate
d en
try
poin
ts b
y jo
int
I m
ulti-
agen
cy t
eam
s in
clud
ing
Cust
oms,
Sta
ndar
ds b
odie
s, H
ealth
, Im
mig
ratio
n, S
ecur
ity,
Polic
e,
Part
/ B
orde
r co
ntro
l in
a on
e st
op m
ode
of o
pera
tion
to m
inim
ize
the
time
take
n to
cle
ar g
oods
, driv
ers a
nd c
rew
. 3.
Any
cont
rols
inst
itute
d by
any
indi
vidu
al M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es
shou
ld b
e ap
plie
d in
a c
onsid
erat
e an
d pr
opor
tiona
te m
anne
r. 4.
Gove
rnm
ents
and
tra
nspo
rter
s w
ill a
dher
e to
and
pro
vide
hea
lth
and
hygi
ene
faci
litie
s as
per
the
WHO
rec
omm
enda
tions
and
na
tiona
l mea
sure
s for
CO
VID-
19.
5.Al
low
us
e of
w
areh
ousin
g fa
cilit
ies
to
addr
ess
the
liqui
dity
ch
alle
nges
fac
ed b
y im
port
ers
and
min
imiza
tion
of s
prea
d of
CO
VID-
19 b
y pe
ople
insp
ectin
g ca
rgo;
and
6.
Cust
oms
and
othe
r Age
ncie
s to
faci
litat
e th
e m
ovem
ent o
f goo
ds b
y al
low
ing
scan
ned
docu
men
ts in
lieu
of o
rigin
al d
ocum
ents
that
may
ta
ke l
onge
r to
be
phys
ical
ly c
ourie
red
and
in o
rder
to
min
imiz
e ph
ysic
al c
onta
cts /
inte
ract
ions
17 |
Pa
ge
M
OVE
MEN
T O
F G
OO
DS IN
TRA
NSI
T /
INLA
ND
DELI
VERI
ES
1.Dr
iver
s an
d cr
ew in
tra
nsit
to o
ther
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ates
and
th
ose
deliv
erin
g go
ods
and
serv
ices
inla
nd, s
houl
d be
fac
ilita
ted
to
mov
e th
roug
h th
eir
terr
itory
to
inla
nd d
estin
atio
ns a
s ne
eded
the
ir sa
fety
sho
uld
be g
uara
ntee
d in
situ
atio
ns w
here
tra
vel r
estr
ictio
ns
have
bee
n pu
t in
plac
e;
2.Tr
ansp
orte
rs a
re c
ompe
lled
to e
nsur
e th
at d
river
s an
d cr
ew a
re
scre
ened
or t
este
d be
fore
they
star
t the
trip
and
wea
r mas
ks w
hen
in
prox
imity
of
pers
ons
othe
r th
an t
he c
rew
mem
bers
thr
ough
out
the
trip
3.
Und
er t
he p
reva
iling
circ
umst
ance
s , i
t m
ight
tak
e lo
nger
for
som
e go
ods
in
tran
sit
to
reac
h ex
it cu
stom
s of
fices
. Cu
stom
s Ad
min
istra
tions
ar
e re
quire
d to
w
aive
th
e tim
e-lim
it be
twee
n cu
stom
s offi
ce o
f dep
artu
re to
the
Cust
oms o
ffice
of e
xit;
4.Sh
ippi
ng li
nes
are
urge
d to
wai
ve c
harg
es o
n co
ntai
ners
del
ays d
urin
g th
is pa
ndem
ic p
erio
d ; a
nd
5.M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es a
nd t
rans
port
ers
are
requ
ired
to d
isinf
ect
the
truc
ks c
arry
ing
carg
o b
efor
e an
d af
ter l
oadi
ng o
r unl
oadi
ng.
PAYM
ENT
AND
COM
MU
NIC
ATIO
N S
ERVI
CES
1.M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es m
ay w
aive
fee
s on
Por
t /
Bord
er h
andl
ing
char
ges f
or e
ssen
tial g
oods
requ
ired
durin
g th
is pe
riod ;
2.
Mem
ber /
Par
tner
Sta
tes
are
urge
d to
faci
litat
e th
e us
e of
ele
ctro
nic
paym
ents
, suc
h as
mob
ile m
oney
to
signi
fican
tly r
educ
e th
e us
e of
ca
sh to
cur
b th
e sp
read
of C
OVI
D -19
; 3.
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ates
to
urge
ser
vice
pro
vide
rs in
clud
ing
bank
s an
d te
leco
mm
unic
atio
n co
mpa
nies
to
low
er t
rans
actio
n co
sts
on
mon
ey tr
ansf
er, d
ata
and
roam
ing
char
ges;
and
28 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 8
: RI
GHT
S AN
D O
BLIG
ATIO
NS
OF
A TR
ADER
W
hat a
re y
our r
ight
s?
Righ
t to
secu
rity o
f per
son
Tr
ader
s sh
ould
be
able
to
cros
s th
e bo
rder
with
out
the
risk
of a
buse
s, ha
rass
men
t or
gen
der-
base
d vi
olen
ce.
The
right
to
secu
rity
of p
erso
n is
guar
ante
ed b
y se
vera
l int
erna
tiona
l ins
trum
ents
. For
inst
ance
, the
Map
uto
Prot
ocol
, sig
ned
in 2
003
by m
ost
Afric
an S
tate
s, pr
ovid
es f
or s
ever
al le
gal
oblig
atio
ns re
gard
ing
wom
en, e
stab
lishi
ng th
at a
ll w
omen
shal
l be
entit
led
to
resp
ect f
or th
eir l
ives
, int
egrit
y an
d se
curit
y of
per
son.
Fr
eedo
m of
mov
emen
t Tr
ader
s fr
om M
alaw
i do
not
req
uire
a v
isa t
o en
ter
to C
OM
ESA
or S
ADC
regi
on fo
r ex
ampl
e Za
mbi
a, Z
imba
bwe
and
the
Uni
ted
Repu
blic
of T
anza
nia
but
do r
equi
re a
val
id p
assp
ort,
Heal
th P
assp
ort,
COVI
D 19
Pan
dem
ic
Cert
ifica
te o
r bor
der p
ass
- whe
n th
e bo
rder
pas
s sc
hem
e is
in p
lace
, may
be
also
acc
epte
d. P
leas
e ch
eck
with
Imm
igra
tion
Depa
rtm
ent.
Righ
t to
trans
pare
ncy
Trad
ers
have
the
rig
ht t
o ac
cess
rel
evan
t in
form
atio
n ab
out
regu
latio
ns,
trad
e pr
oced
ures
, doc
umen
tary
req
uire
men
ts, d
utie
s, fe
es a
nd t
axes
. Suc
h in
form
atio
n an
d an
y fu
rthe
r cha
nge
shou
ld b
e pu
blic
ly a
vaila
ble
or d
ispla
yed
at th
e bo
rder
. Ple
ase
chec
k w
ith C
usto
ms o
ffici
als o
r dep
artm
ent.
Proc
essin
g of
tran
sact
ions
Tr
ade
tran
sact
ions
sho
uld
be p
roce
ssed
by
cust
oms
offic
ials
in a
n ef
ficie
nt
and
timel
y m
anne
r. Tr
ader
s hav
e th
e rig
ht to
dem
and
rece
ipts
for a
ny p
aym
ent
mad
e.
27 |
Pa
ge
your
goo
ds (S
impl
ified
Cer
tifica
te o
f Orig
in) b
ecau
se th
is do
cum
ent h
as
been
abo
lishe
d.
Cust
oms
dutie
s sh
ould
not
be
conf
used
with
oth
er t
axes
. For
inst
ance
, STR
do
es n
ot e
xem
pt tr
ader
s fr
om p
ayin
g ot
her t
axes
suc
h as
: Val
ue A
dded
Tax
(V
AT),
a ty
pe o
f co
nsum
ptio
n ta
x le
vied
on
mos
t go
ods
whe
neve
r va
lue
is ad
ded.
If a
pplic
able
, VAT
sho
uld
be p
aid
in th
e co
untr
y w
here
goo
ds w
ill b
e so
ld.
Exci
se t
ax l
evie
d o
n p
rodu
cts
suc
h a
s a
lcoh
ol,
cosm
etic
s, s
oft
drin
ks
etc.
If a
pplic
able
, exc
ise ta
x sh
ould
be
paid
in th
e co
untr
y w
here
goo
ds w
ill b
e so
ld.
Adm
inist
rativ
e fe
es a
pplie
d to
cer
tain
pro
cedu
res
such
as
for o
btai
ning
a S
PS
cert
ifica
te o
r fo
r en
terin
g tra
nsac
tions
into
the
Aut
omat
ed S
yste
m fo
r Cu
stom
s Da
ta (A
SYCU
DA).
The
ASYC
UDA
fee
is 1
US$
for S
TR tr
ansa
ctio
ns
18 |
Pa
ge
4.M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es a
re u
rged
to
acce
pt p
aym
ent
in U
S do
llars
or
oth
er c
onve
rtib
le c
urre
ncie
s fo
r bo
rder
and
Por
t ch
arge
s w
here
ne
cess
ary.
AP
PLIC
ATIO
N O
F CU
STO
MS
LAW
S AN
D IN
TERP
RETA
TIO
N
1.Ta
king
in to
con
sider
atio
n th
e m
obili
ty re
stric
tions
to c
onta
in C
OVI
D-19
whi
ch m
ight
del
ay c
omm
unic
atio
n of
Cus
tom
s de
cisio
ns t
o fie
ld
offic
ers,
Cust
oms
Adm
inist
ratio
ns a
re u
rged
to
give
fie
ld o
ffice
rs
dele
gate
d po
wer
s to
dec
ide
on h
ow t
o ha
ndle
ess
entia
l goo
ds a
nd
serv
ices
; and
2.
Subj
ect
to
natio
nal
law
s an
d re
gula
tions
, Po
rts
and
Cust
oms
Adm
inist
ratio
ns a
re u
rged
to
wai
ve f
ees,
stor
age
and
hand
ling
char
ges
and
war
e ho
use
rent
rel
atin
g to
ess
entia
l go
ods
that
are
im
porte
d du
ring
the
COVI
D-19
pan
dem
ic a
nd a
re n
ot t
rans
ferr
ed t
o th
e re
spec
tive
dest
inat
ion
due
to C
OVI
D-19
rest
rictio
ns.
INSP
ECTI
ON
OF
GO
ODS
FO
R Q
UAL
ITY
AND
SAFE
TY
1.N
otw
ithst
andi
ng t
he C
OVI
D-19
pan
dem
ic, g
oods
with
dire
ct im
pact
on
hum
an h
ealth
, sa
fety
and
env
ironm
ent
shal
l co
ntin
ue t
o be
in
spec
ted
for q
ualit
y an
d sa
fety
2.
Insp
ectio
n Ag
enci
es in
the
Mem
ber /
Par
tner
Sta
tes
are
urge
d to
dev
ise m
easu
res
to ex
pedi
te t
he i
nspe
ctio
n pr
oces
s; a
nd
3.Pr
iorit
y sh
ould
be
give
n to
insp
ectio
n of
ess
entia
l goo
ds.
EXCH
ANG
E AN
D SH
ARIN
G O
F IN
FORM
ATIO
N
1.M
embe
r / P
artn
er S
tate
s are
urg
ed to
con
tinuo
usly
shar
e in
form
atio
n on
the
CO
VID
-19
pand
emic
with
eac
h ot
her
and
with
the
REC
Se
cret
aria
ts;
2.Go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s, tr
ader
s an
d ca
rgo
hand
lers
are
urg
ed to
sha
re
info
rmat
ion
on \
chal
leng
es e
ncou
nter
ed in
the
mov
emen
t of
goo
ds
19 |
Pa
ge
and
serv
ices
dur
ing
this
perio
d of
CO
VID-
19 p
ande
mic
to
faci
litat
e tim
ely
resp
onse
; 3.
The
Mem
ber
I Pa
rtne
r St
ates
and
the
REC
Sec
reta
riats
are
to
desig
nate
con
tact
per
sons
and
the
ir de
signa
tions
who
will
fac
ilita
te
the
exch
ange
an
d sh
arin
g of
in
form
atio
n in
ac
cord
ance
w
ith
inte
rnat
iona
l hea
lth re
gula
tions
. 4.
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r St
ates
and
the
REC
Sec
reta
riats
will
con
tinuo
usly
co
nduc
t aw
aren
ess a
nd tr
aini
ng in
terv
entio
ns to
ens
ure
avai
labi
lity
of
the
nece
ssar
y ca
paci
ty a
nd r
eadi
ness
to
resp
ond
to t
he C
OVI
D-19
pa
ndem
ic; a
nd
5.M
embe
r I P
artn
er S
tate
s ar
e ur
ged
to s
ubm
it to
the
REC
Secr
etar
iats
, d
ocu
me
nts
on
CO
VID-
19
natio
nal
decl
arat
ion,
po
licie
s, la
ws,
regu
latio
ns
and
notif
icat
ions
an
d Se
cret
aria
ts
shal
l po
st,
such
do
cum
ents
on
thei
r re
spec
tive
web
sites
for
info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
and
diss
emin
atio
n.
CR
OSS
BO
RDER
RO
AD P
ASSE
NG
ER T
RAN
SPO
RT
1.Su
bjec
t to
Nat
iona
l Law
s and
Reg
ulat
ions
, Int
er-S
tate
mas
s mov
emen
t of
pers
ons
buse
s /
min
ibus
es o
r ot
her
vehi
cles
sha
ll be
allo
wed
to r
esum
e th
roug
h m
utua
lly a
gree
d an
d re
cogn
ized
arra
ngem
ents
bet
wee
n th
e co
untr
y of
orig
in, c
ount
ry o
f des
tinat
ion
and
coun
trie
s of t
rans
it, p
rior t
o th
e de
velo
pmen
t an
d ad
optio
n of
Trip
artit
e gu
idel
ines
for
cros
s-bo
rder
pa
ssen
ger t
rans
port
. (i)
Citiz
ens
and
resid
ents
re
turn
ing
to
hom
e co
untr
ies/
plac
es
of
resid
ence
will
be
subj
ecte
d to
the
gaze
tte
regu
latio
ns in
the
coun
try
of o
rigin
and
cou
ntry
of
dest
inat
ion
been
scr
eeni
ng a
nd t
estin
g as
w
ell a
s iso
latio
n or
qua
rant
ine,
if d
eem
ed n
eces
sary
; (ii
)Th
e fo
llow
ing
will
be
subj
ecte
d to
loca
l reg
ulat
ions
on
scre
enin
g on
ly
acco
rdin
g to
loc
al r
egul
atio
ns u
nles
s in
the
scr
eeni
ng t
hey
show
sy
mpt
oms
of C
OVI
D-19
then
they
sha
ll be
sub
ject
ed to
isol
atio
n an
d qu
aran
tine
if de
emed
nec
essa
ry:
26 |
Pa
ge
If
your
goo
ds a
re n
ot e
ligib
le f
or F
TA t
reat
men
t, cu
stom
s du
ties
may
be
char
ged.
Th
e SA
DC T
rade
Pro
toco
l ste
p by
ste
p.
Befo
re y
ou t
rave
l to
the
bord
er, m
ake
sure
you
hav
e th
e fo
llow
ing
Trav
el d
ocum
ents
or
visa
for
the
coun
try
you
are
ente
ring.
Tra
ders
from
Mal
awi d
o no
t req
uire
a v
isa to
ent
er
Zam
bia
and
the
Uni
ted
Repu
blic
of T
anza
nia
but d
o re
quire
a v
alid
pas
spor
t.
In th
e ab
senc
e of
a p
assp
ort,
the
Nat
iona
l Ide
ntity
Car
d ca
n be
use
d to
obt
ain
a bo
rder
pas
s fre
e of
cha
rge
that
shou
ld b
e ob
tain
ed a
t the
bor
der.
Suffi
cien
t Fo
reig
n Cu
rren
cy a
nd r
ecei
pt fr
om c
ertif
ied
fore
x bu
reau
or
bank
s
SA
DC C
ertif
icat
e of
Orig
in to
pro
ve th
e or
igin
of y
our g
oods
O
NCE
YO
U R
EACH
TH
E BO
RDER
FO
LLO
W T
HES
E ST
EPS
1.Ha
ve t
he S
ADC
Cert
ifica
te o
f Orig
in s
tam
ped
by a
cus
tom
s of
ficer
in
the
coun
try
whe
re th
e go
ods a
re c
omin
g fr
om.
2.Fi
ll in
a C
usto
ms
Docu
men
t (d
ecla
ratio
n fo
rm)
to d
ecla
re y
our
good
s an
d ha
ve i
t st
ampe
d by
a c
usto
ms
offic
er i
n th
e co
untr
y w
here
the
good
s are
com
ing
from
. 3.
Clea
r im
mig
ratio
n fo
rmal
ities
whe
n en
terin
g th
e ot
her
coun
try
Subm
it th
e st
ampe
d do
cum
ents
at t
he c
usto
ms
desk
s on
the
othe
r sid
e of
the
bord
er
If yo
ur g
oods
qua
lify
as o
rigin
atin
g in
SAD
C, y
ou w
ill n
ot b
e as
ked
to p
ay a
ny
duty
. You
may
be
aske
d to
pay
oth
er ta
xes o
r fee
s.
WH
AT
ARE
THE
TARI
FFS?
WH
AT
ARE
THE
TAXE
S?
IS T
HER
E A
NY
OTH
ER F
EE T
HAT
YO
U S
HO
ULD
PA
Y?
Tarif
fs o
r cu
stom
s du
ties
are
taxe
s im
pose
d by
Gov
ernm
ents
on
impo
rted
go
ods.
Thes
e sh
ould
be
paid
to
the
cust
oms
auth
ority
of
the
impo
rtin
g co
untr
y. R
emem
ber,
if yo
u ar
e tr
adin
g un
der S
TR:
You
shou
ld n
ot p
ay a
ny cu
stom
s dut
y
You
are
no
long
er re
quire
d to
pro
vide
a c
ertif
icate
to p
rove
the
orig
in o
f
25 |
Pa
ge
•U
nder
2. “
Suffi
cien
t wor
king
or p
roce
ssin
g” is
def
ined
diff
eren
tly fo
r di
ffere
nt p
rodu
cts.
For
clot
hing
an
d te
xtile
s,
this
may
re
quire
tw
o “s
ubst
antia
l tr
ansf
orm
atio
ns.”
One
exa
mpl
e w
ould
be
if th
e U
nite
d Re
publ
ic o
f Ta
nzan
ia im
port
s th
read
from
a n
on-S
ADC
coun
try,
turn
s th
at th
read
in
to c
loth
, and
the
n us
es t
hat
clot
h to
mak
e cl
othi
ng,
the
clot
hing
w
ould
qua
lify
as o
rigin
atin
g w
ithin
the
SADC
regi
on.
•Ac
tiviti
es t
hat
do n
ot c
ount
as
suf
ficie
nt w
orki
ng o
r pr
oces
sing
in
clud
e pa
ckag
ing
or r
epac
king
, as
sem
blin
g or
disa
ssem
blin
g, a
nd
“orn
amen
tal
or f
inish
ing
oper
atio
ns”
on t
extil
es s
uch
as d
ying
and
em
broi
dery
•
It is
impo
rtan
t to
note
that
the
good
s loc
ated
in a
cou
ntry
are
not
the
sam
e as
goo
ds o
rigin
atin
g fr
om a
cou
ntry
. Pr
oduc
ts t
hat
wou
ld n
ot
mee
t the
SAD
C ru
les
of o
rigin
incl
ude
prod
ucts
pur
chas
ed in
a S
ADC
mem
ber c
ount
ry b
ut p
rodu
ced
else
whe
re.
•Fo
r ex
ampl
e, s
econ
d-ha
nd c
loth
ing
that
is im
port
ed in
to t
he U
nite
d Re
publ
ic o
f Ta
nzan
ia f
rom
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es a
nd p
urch
ased
by
a tr
ader
to s
ell i
n M
alaw
i wou
ld n
ot m
eet t
he S
ADC
rule
s of
orig
in. T
he
trad
er w
ould
pay
the
cus
tom
s du
ties
that
Mal
awi
wou
ld n
orm
ally
ap
ply
to th
ese
prod
ucts
. •
SADC
has
ado
pted
spec
ific
rule
s of o
rigin
for n
early
eve
ry p
rodu
ct. T
hese
ru
les a
re a
vaila
ble
in A
nnex
I to
the
revi
sed
SADC
Pro
toco
l on
Trad
e.
If yo
ur g
oods
are
elig
ible
for
FTA
tre
atm
ent,
you
need
to
obta
in a
SAD
C Ce
rtifi
cate
of O
rigin
bef
ore
trav
elin
g to
the
bord
er
If yo
u ar
e ex
port
ing
good
s fr
om M
alaw
i to
the
Unite
d Re
publ
ic of
Ta
nzan
ia, y
ou c
an o
btai
n th
ese
cert
ifica
tes
from
the
Mal
awi R
even
ue
Auth
ority
Cus
tom
s St
atio
ns n
amel
y Bl
anty
re P
ort,
Lilon
gwe
Port
and
M
zuzu
Por
t. If
you
are
expo
rtin
g go
ods
from
the
Uni
ted
Repu
blic
of T
anza
nia
to
Mal
awi,
you
can
obta
in th
ese
cert
ifica
tes
from
Tan
zani
a Ch
ambe
r of
Com
mer
ce, I
ndus
try
and
Agric
ultu
re.
20 |
Pa
ge
(a)
Secu
rity,
em
erge
ncy
and
hum
anita
rian
relie
f ser
vice
s as m
aybe
ag
reed
bet
wee
n M
embe
r / P
artn
er S
tate
s;
(b)
Engi
neer
ing
and
mai
nten
ance
sup
port
serv
ices
(inc
ludi
ng e
ngin
eers
an
d su
ppor
t sta
ff) su
ppor
ting
the
prod
uctio
n of
goo
ds.
(c)
Tran
spor
tatio
n of
wor
k cr
ews a
nd te
ams u
nder
spec
ial a
rran
gem
ents
be
twee
n M
embe
r / P
artn
er S
tate
s. (d
)Di
plom
atic
pe
rson
nel
in
acco
rdan
ce
with
ru
les
esta
blish
ed
by
Mem
ber /
Par
tner
Sta
tes .
2.
Inte
r-st
ate
mov
emen
t of
per
sons
by
all
mod
es o
f tr
ansp
ort
shal
l be
al
low
ed
subj
ect
to
exist
ing
bila
tera
l , m
ultil
ater
al
and
corr
idor
ag
reem
ents
be
twee
n an
d am
ong
Mem
ber/
Pa
rtne
r St
ates
on
ce
arra
ngem
ents
for s
afe
trav
el a
re m
ade,
such
as t
estin
g of
all
pass
enge
rs
befo
re t
hey
trav
el a
s is
done
for
driv
ers
and
crew
s as
per
the
SO
Ps o
f th
e Tr
ipar
tite
Guid
elin
es.
3.Th
e fo
llow
ing
cond
ition
s m
ust
be m
et b
y op
erat
ors
and
stak
ehol
ders
w
ho m
ay w
ish to
app
ly fo
r the
exe
mpt
ions
. (i)
Redu
ctio
n in
num
ber
of p
asse
nger
s in
a b
us,
min
i -bus
or
othe
r ve
hicl
e an
d en
forc
emen
t of
pub
lic h
ealth
mea
sure
s of
1 m
etre
di
stan
ce a
part
; (ii
)Pr
ovisi
on o
f WHO
reco
mm
ende
d hy
gien
e fa
cilit
ies
on th
e ve
hicl
e, a
t th
e bu
s te
rmin
uses
, bo
rder
s an
d ot
her
plac
es t
he c
ross
-bor
der
buse
s may
stop
(ii
i)In
form
atio
n di
ssem
inat
ion
by o
pera
tors
to p
asse
nger
s on
COVI
D-19
pr
even
tativ
e m
easu
res
in t
he l
angu
ages
of
the
trav
elle
rs (
whe
re
poss
ible
); an
d (iv
)Co
mpl
etio
n of
tr
avel
hi
stor
y qu
estio
nnai
res
by
pass
enge
rs
/ tr
avel
ers
and
ensu
ing
that
com
plet
ed t
rave
l hi
stor
y fo
rms
are
subm
itted
to P
ort H
ealth
Offi
cial
s.
21 |
Pa
ge
RE
GU
LATI
ON
S O
F O
THER
MO
DES
OF
CRO
SS B
ORD
ER T
RAN
SPO
RT
For
air,
rail,
inl
and
wat
erw
ays
and
mar
itim
e m
odes
of
tran
spor
t, th
e fo
llow
ing
will
app
ly:
(i)M
embe
r / P
artn
er S
tate
s to
cons
ult a
nd a
gree
on
the
susp
ensio
n of
in
ters
tate
tran
spor
t ser
vice
s and
the
cond
ition
s for
serv
ices
that
will
be
allo
wed
to c
ontin
ue;
(ii)
Inte
rsta
te t
rave
lling
of
pers
ons
shou
ld b
e di
scou
rage
d an
d w
here
it
take
s pl
ace
it sh
ould
be
acco
rdin
g to
tra
vel
advi
sorie
s, ru
les
and
proc
edur
es p
ut in
pla
ce b
y co
untr
y of
orig
in, t
rans
it an
d de
stin
atio
n.
Phys
ical
dist
anci
ng o
f at l
east
1 m
etre
mus
t be
appl
ied
(iii)
Hygi
enic
fac
ilitie
s re
com
men
ded
by t
he W
HO b
e pr
ovid
ed o
n th
e ve
hicl
e an
d te
rmin
al a
reas
and
dur
ing
trav
el;
(iv)
Info
rmat
ion
diss
emin
atio
n by
the
driv
er, p
ilot,
crew
and
ope
rato
rs
to
pass
enge
rs
on
COVI
D-19
pr
even
tativ
e m
easu
res
mus
t be
co
nduc
ted
in th
e la
ngua
ges o
f the
trav
elle
rs (w
here
pos
sible
); an
d (v
)Ha
rmon
ised
regu
latio
ns,
incr
ease
d fa
cilit
ies
and
capa
city
to
test
pa
ssen
gers
in a
dditi
on t
o dr
iver
s an
d cr
ews,
to f
acili
tate
inte
rsta
te
trav
ellin
g of
per
sons
sha
ll be
enc
oura
ged
for
econ
omic
gro
wth
and
po
vert
y al
levi
atio
n w
hile
con
tain
ing
the
spre
ad o
f CO
VID-
19 g
uide
d by
WHO
com
plia
nt a
nd h
arm
onize
d Tr
ipar
tite
guid
elin
es
MO
NIT
ORI
NG
AN
D RE
VIEW
Th
e RE
C se
cret
aria
t in
con
sulta
tion
with
mem
ber/
part
ner
stat
es a
nd o
ther
ke
y st
akeh
olde
rs a
nd p
artn
ers s
houl
d:
(i)Re
view
nat
iona
l tr
ade
and
tran
spor
t re
late
d po
licie
s, r
egul
atio
ns
and
resp
onse
mea
sure
s and
iden
tify
in c
onsis
tenc
ies;
(ii
)Ba
sed
on t
he r
evie
w,
sele
ct b
est
prac
tices
and
pro
pose
to
the
Mem
ber
/ Pa
rtne
r st
ates
har
mon
ized
polic
ies,
reg
ulat
ions
and
m
easu
res
(iii)
Put
in p
lace
a m
echa
nism
to
enab
le M
embe
r /
Part
ner
Stat
es t
o sh
are
info
rmat
ion
on C
OVI
D-19
res
pons
e po
licie
s, r
egul
atio
ns a
nd
24 |
Pa
ge
Chap
ter 7
: SA
DC T
RADE
PRO
TOCO
L Ho
w to
use
the
SADC
Tra
de P
roto
col
If yo
u ar
e tr
adin
g w
ith th
e U
nite
d Re
publ
ic o
f Tan
zani
a, y
ou w
on’t
be a
ble
to
use
the
COM
ESA
Sim
plifi
ed T
rade
Reg
ime
beca
use
this
coun
try
is no
t a
COM
ESA
part
ner
stat
e. T
he U
nite
d Re
publ
ic o
f Ta
nzan
ia is
inst
ead
part
of
SADC
. As y
ou k
now
, our
ow
n co
untr
y- M
alaw
i - is
also
a S
ADC
mem
ber s
tate
. Th
e Go
vern
men
ts o
f Mal
awi a
nd th
e U
nite
d Re
publ
ic of
Tan
zani
a ar
e cu
rren
tly
in th
e pr
oces
s of d
iscus
sing
the
esta
blish
men
t of a
Sim
plifi
ed T
rade
Reg
ime
on
a bi
late
ral b
asis.
Tr
ade
amon
g SA
DC c
ount
ries
is re
gula
ted
by th
e SA
DC T
rade
Pro
toco
l, w
hich
ai
ms
to
simpl
ify
and
harm
onize
cu
stom
s pr
oced
ures
am
ong
mem
ber
coun
trie
s an
d en
cour
age
the
grow
th o
f tr
ade
with
in t
he r
egio
n. U
nder
the
Pr
otoc
ol,
the
SADC
Fre
e Tr
ade
Area
(FT
A) w
as e
stab
lishe
d in
200
8 an
d pr
ovid
es d
uty-
free
mar
ket
acce
ss o
r re
duce
d ta
riffs
to
good
s or
igin
atin
g in
SA
DC.
You
can
bene
fit fr
om d
uty-
free
mar
ket a
cces
s und
er th
e SA
DC T
rade
Pro
toco
l if
your
goo
ds sa
tisfy
one
of t
he fo
llow
ing
rule
s of o
rigin
:
1.Yo
ur g
oods
wer
e pr
oduc
ed in
a S
ADC
mem
ber
stat
e. T
his
mea
ns t
he
prod
uct
is en
tirel
y gr
own,
min
ed, f
ished
bor
n an
d ra
ised,
or
prod
uced
w
ith m
ater
ials
orig
inat
ing
in a
SAD
C m
embe
r sta
te.
2.A
port
ion
of t
he m
ater
ials
that
mak
e up
you
r go
ods
are
impo
rted
fro
m
outs
ide
the
regi
on,
but
thes
e m
ater
ials
have
und
ergo
ne “
suffi
cien
t w
orki
ng o
r pro
cess
ing”
in a
SAD
C m
embe
r sta
te.
Exam
ples
of
prod
ucts
tha
t w
ould
mee
t th
e SA
DC r
ules
of
orig
in
Incl
ude
vege
tabl
es h
arve
sted
in a
mem
ber
stat
e, a
nim
als
born
and
ra
ised
in a
mem
ber s
tate
, fish
ing
prod
ucts
obt
aine
d in
the
wat
er o
f a
mem
ber
stat
e, o
r an
y ot
her
prod
uct
that
doe
s n
ot c
onta
in m
ater
ial
from
out
side
SADC
.
23 |
Pa
ge
(ix)
Revi
ew a
nd u
pdat
e th
ese
Guid
elin
es to
resp
ond
to a
ny c
hang
es th
at
may
affe
ct im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e pr
ovisi
ons t
here
in.
TP/E
O- T
C/01
/202
013
29 Ju
ly 2
020
WHO
Gui
delin
es o
n M
anag
emen
t of i
ll Tr
avel
ers a
t Poi
nts o
f Ent
ry-
inte
rnat
iona
l airp
orts
, sea
port
s, gr
ound
cro
ssin
gs-in
tile
con
text
of C
OVI
D-19
ou
tbre
ak.
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s://
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w.w
ho.in
t/em
erge
ncie
s/di
seas
es/n
ovel
-cor
onav
irus-
2019
/tec
hnic
al-g
uida
nce/
poin
ts-o
f-ent
ry-a
nd-m
ass-
gath
erin
gs
22 |
Pa
ge
guid
elin
es, b
est
prac
tices
and
exp
erie
nces
in t
he im
plem
enta
tions
of
the
vario
us m
easu
res;
(iv
)U
rgen
tly e
stab
lish
from
the
ir st
affs
Trip
artit
e Re
gion
al T
rans
port
an
d Tr
ade
Faci
litat
ion
Com
mitt
ee (
TRTT
FC)
com
prisi
ng E
xper
ts
expe
rienc
ed i
n Tr
ansp
ort
and
Trad
e Fa
cilit
atio
n an
d Lo
gist
ics,
Cust
oms,
Im
mig
ratio
n, P
ublic
Hea
lth a
nd S
ecur
ity t
o as
sist
and
coor
dina
te
Mem
ber/
Part
ner
Stat
es
and
Corr
idor
Gr
oups
in
im
plem
entin
g th
e pr
ovisi
ons o
f the
se g
uide
lines
dur
ing
COVI
D-19
(v
)M
obili
ze re
sour
ces
to fa
cilit
ate
the
effe
ctiv
e an
d ef
ficie
nt o
pera
tion
of th
e TR
TTFC
to a
ddre
ss th
e ch
alle
nges
of t
he c
urre
nt si
tuat
ion
and
coor
dina
te th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Gu
idel
ines
; (v
i)Ba
sed
on l
esso
ns l
earn
t, pr
opos
e re
com
men
datio
ns o
n re
visio
ns
and
upda
tes
to c
urre
nt p
olic
y in
stru
men
ts in
ord
er t
o en
sure
tha
t th
ey h
ave
adeq
uate
and
com
preh
ensiv
e pr
ovisi
ons f
or th
e re
gion
to
coor
dina
te r
espo
nses
to
futu
re e
mer
genc
ies
that
mig
ht a
rise
from
ep
idem
ics a
nd n
atur
al d
is ast
ers ;
(v
ii)De
velo
p ad
ditio
nal
guid
elin
es a
s m
ay b
e re
quire
d fo
r co
mba
ting
COVI
D-19
and
faci
litat
ing
trad
e an
d tr
ansp
ort.
(viii
)Urg
e M
embe
r /
Part
ner
to e
xpan
d th
e m
anda
te o
f N
atio
nal
Tran
spor
t and
Tra
de fa
cilit
atio
n Co
mm
ittee
s (N
TTFC
) or e
stab
lish
a sim
ilar b
ody
com
prisi
ng o
ffici
als
from
the
Min
istrie
s re
spon
sible
for
Tran
spor
t , He
alth
, Pol
ice
/ Ar
my,
Cus
tom
s, Im
mig
ratio
n an
d Tr
ade.
Th
is bo
dy
shou
ld
coor
dina
te
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
th
ese
guid
elin
es a
nd re
solv
e op
erat
iona
l iss
ues
at b
orde
rs o
r che
ck p
oint
s ar
ising
from
lack
of c
onsis
tent
Com
mun
icat
ion
of p
olic
ies d
urin
g th
e CO
VID-
19
perio
d an
d /
or
inte
rpre
tatio
n of
th
ese
polic
ies.
Tele
phon
e nu
mbe
rs a
nd e
mai
ls of
thes
e N
TTFC
sho
uld
be d
ispla
yed
at b
orde
rs/c
heck
poi
nts
and
shar
ed w
ith a
ll M
embe
r/ P
artn
er
Stat
es e
tc.
This
is fo
r sp
eedy
res
olut
ion
of is
sues
at
bord
ers
and
chec
k po
ints
in c
ase
of m
isint
erpr
etat
ion
of c
urre
nt p
olic
ies;
and