By BUUMBA CHIMBULUZAMBIA’s Supreme Court has ruled that Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) is entitled to verify whether the goods imported from Southern African Development Community (SADC) member state conform to the Certificate of Origin issued by the exporting member country.This was in a case in which Henred Fruehauf Zambia Limited challenged the decision of ZRA to deny preferential treatment of six second-hand trailers that the company imported into Zambia from South Africa in 2019, for use in the transportation of goods.When the trailers arrived at the Zambian border accompanied by SADC Certificates of Origin issued from South Africa, the clearing agents for Henred Fruehauf Zambia Limited claimed that the trailers were entitled to preferential treatment for importation into Zambia without payment of customs duty because they were partially produced in a SADC Member State namely; South Africa.This was according to a statement issued in Lusaka by ZRA corporate communications manager Topsy Sikalinda.Mr Sikalinda explained that […]
ZRA entitled to verify goods imported from SADC-Court
