{"id":73806,"date":"2023-02-09T16:45:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/namibian-authorities-introduce-tough-conditions-for-ex-uk-second-hand-cars"},"modified":"2023-02-09T20:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:02:39","slug":"namibian-authorities-introduce-tough-conditions-for-ex-uk-second-hand-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/namibian-authorities-introduce-tough-conditions-for-ex-uk-second-hand-cars","title":{"rendered":"Namibian Authorities Introduce Tough Conditions For Ex-UK Second Hand Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA) has announced that any second hand car transiting through Namibian can only do so in a car trailer and not on its own wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Cars imported by Zimbabweans from the United Kingdom transit through Namibia and previously, one would be allowed to drive a car through Namibia on its way to Zimbabwe, but NamRa says not anymore, starting 1 March. Said Namra in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) herewith informs vehicle importers and the public that with effect from 1 March 2023, all second-hand motor vehicles will be required to transit through Namibia only when on a car carrier trailer and no second-hand motor vehicle will beallowed to transit on its own wheels.<\/p>\n<p>This amendment to the Customs and Excise Rules of Designation of Places of Entry, Authorised Roads and Routes, and Related Issues: Customs and Excise Act, 1998 (Act No.<\/p>\n<p>20 of 1998), results from observed deviation were imported vehicles are dubiously declared<\/p>\n<p>as in transit but end up in the local market and subsequently registered on the National Traffic Information System (NaTIS) database without paying the required import taxes.<\/p>\n<p>This notice is issued in accordance with Government Notice No. 403 published in Government Gazette No. 7978 of 15 December 2022, Paragraph 2(a)(1)(b). Second-hand motor vehicles referred herein are specified in Annexure A of the Government Gazette No. 5293 of 23 September 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Zimbabwean car industry has been in a dire state for decades, many Zimbabweans can only afford second-hand cars, with some importing from the UK while some get them from Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA) has announced that any second hand car transiting through Namibian can only do so in a car trailer and not on its own wheels. 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