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The new regulations are designed to control the risk of customs revenue loss on goods.
The implementation of new regulations on national customs seals in Zimbabwe is causing significant and costly delays at borders, with trucks waiting for up to five days. A multilateral, mutual recognition transit system would avoid the need for restrictive national procedures.
IRU and FESARTA (the Federation of Southern and Eastern African Road Transport Associations) encourage Zimbabwe to consider harmonised international conventions, such as TIR, which would achieve the necessary customs controls, without jeopardising regional trade facilitation and the national economy.
The new regulations are designed to control the risk of customs revenue loss on goods passing through Zimbabwe on the North/South corridor from Durban up to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, by applying national digital seals on trucks in transit. Read more
Source: IRU
