Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 (SI 64 of 2016) popularised import licensing across the board in Zimbabwe’s active import market. Ordinary citizens and established corporations alike have found themselves flocking to the 13th floor of Mukwati Building in Harare where Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce is located.
This is to apply for licenses to import a variety of goods that have been removed from the Open General Import License (OGIL) regime courtesy of SI 64 of 2016 and at least five other similar statutory instruments.
Unless you visit the Ministry itself, you are unlikely to find a clear list of requirements for licensing under SI 64 of 2016 and other import restrictions. The following is a list of requirements being issued to importers by the Ministry at Mukwati Building in Harare as at January 2017.
These requirements for the application for import/export licensing are not limited to SI 64 of 2016 but also apply to other restrictions as well.
1.0 Application Letter Addressed To The Secretary For Industry and Commerce (Zimbabwe) Stating The Following;
- Brief company profile indicating line of business
- Product description
- Tariff code
- Quantity (tonnes, litres, metres, kilograms, etc)
- Purchase price per unit
- Selling price per unit
- Total value of consignment
- Country of origin/destination
- Justification for importing/exporting (why importing and not sourcing locally)
2.0 Attach copies of the following documents:
- Certificate of incorporation
- CR14 showing company directors
- Tax clearance certificate
- Copy of standard development fund levy receipt
- Proforma invoice (for imports)
- Copy of last used import license/ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) marked off import license
3.0 Applications should be separate for different products (license fee to be paid upon approval of application)
The Ministry can be contacted via phone on +263-4-795685 or +263-4-707540. These same requirements as issued by the Ministry can be downloaded below.
[download id=”379″]