Commodity

Commodity Structure

Tariff Information

Tariff

Measures

#	Name	Type	Agency	Description	Law	Procedure	Valid To	Apply To
1	Authorisation requirement to import seed	Permit Requirement	Ministry of Agriculture	Every Importation of seeds must be made with the authorisation of the Minister.	Seed Act (67:06)		9999-12-31	ALL
2	Testing requirement for imported seed samples	Testing Requirement	Ministry of Agriculture	Any person who has imported seed must send a sample to authorities for testing, seven days after importation.	Seed Act (67:06)		9999-12-31	ALL
3	Authorisation requirement for seed samples	Testing Requirement	Ministry of Agriculture	A person can import seed samples not exceeding a kilogram if it is imported solely as a seed sample and its quantity is of no commercial value.	Seed Act (67:06)		9999-12-31	ALL
4	Quality Assessment: Pre-shipment sample registration and processing	Pre-shipment inspection	Malawi Bureau of Standards	A pre-shipment sample is a sample which is sent to MBS before the consignment is imported into Malawi for the first time or where the previous consignments critically failed to meet requirements.	Malawi Bureau of Standards Act (51:02)	Quality Assessment: Pre-shipment sample registration and processing.	9999-12-31	ALL
5	Quality Assessment: Application for clearance of imported commodity	Registration requirement	Malawi Bureau of Standards	Import Inspection Registration (IIR) processing.	Malawi Bureau of Standards Act (51:02)	Quality Assessment: Import inspection registration (IIR) processing.	9999-12-31	ALL
6	Prohibition of the Sale/Importation of unwholesome food.	Inspection requirement	Ministry of Health	Any imported food that is tainted, adulterated, diseased or unwholesome state, or which is unfit for use will be seized and destroyed or disposed of.	Public Health Act (34:01)		9999-12-31	ALL
7	Simplified trade regime for crossborder traders- Zambia	Simplified Trade Regime	Malawi Revenue Authority	Cross border trader with goods under the value of a USD1000 can import/export from Malawi to Zambia under the Simplified Trade Regime	Customs and Excise (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations, 2008 {Simplified Trade Regime Regulation (42:01)}.	COMESA Simplified Trade Regime.	9999-12-31	ALL

Standard

Procedures

#	Name	Description	Category	Agency	Measure	Form
1	Quality Assessment: Pre-shipment sample registration and processing.	Preshipment sample registration and processing: Application for import commodity clearance.	Procedure	Ministry of Trade and Industry	Quality Assessment: Pre-shipment sample registration and processing	Sampling Application Form Import Inspection Request Form Conditional Clearance IQR-Rejection Certificate
2	Quality Assessment: Import inspection registration (IIR) processing.	Import Inspection Registration (IIR) processing: Application for import commodity clearance.	Procedure	Ministry of Trade and Industry	Quality Assessment: Application for clearance of imported commodity Quality Assessment: Withdrawal of import quality certificate Standard Specification-coal. Standard Specification-renewable energy. Standard Specification for Adhesives for ceramic tiles, mosaics Standard Speciications for Afridev hand pumps Standard Specification for Agricultural Hand Hoes Standard Specification for Animal feeds other than premixes Standard Specification for Artificial vinegar Standard Specification for Axes and hatchets Standard specification for Baby food -high protein, infant formula, canned Standard Specification for Ballpoint pens Standard Specification for Bathing bars Standard Specification for Batteries-primary dry, PVEs, traction Standard specification for Beans dry, fresh green Standard Specification for Beer (Bottled ,lager, or clear) Standard Specification for Benzene Standard Specification for Coffee-ground Standard Specification for Biscuits Standard Specification for Black polyethylene pipes (HDPE) Standard specification for Black Tea Standard Specification for Corn flakes Standard Specification for Boots, industrial Standard Specification for Bread and Bun Standard Specification for Meat burgers Standard Specification for Country wines Standard Specification for Butter Standard Specification for Creosote for wood preservation Standard specification for Candles Standard Specification for Crisps-potato Standard Specification for Canned Baby Foods Standard Specification for Curry powder Standard Speification for Canned Tomatoes, Pinapples Standard Specification for Cashew kernels, shelled Standard Specification for Dairy ices and ice creams Standard Specification for Cassava flour Standard Specification for Caustic Soda Standard Specification for Edible oils and fats Standard Specification for Celery Seed, Whole Standard Specification for Cement Standard Specification for Cereals Standard Specification for Electrical/electronic appliances, goods and fittings Standard Specification for Chalk Standard Specification for Electrical conduits and fittings Standard Specification for Cheddar Standard Specification for Electrical cords Standard Specification for Cheese Standard Specification for Ethanol Standard Specification on Chewing Gum Standard Specification for Chitenje Standard Specification for Fertilizers Standard Specification for Fish and fish products - Salted, frozen, smoked, canned, fresh Standard Specification for Food additives Standard Specifications on Chillies Standard Specification for Chocolates Standard specifications for Cigarettes Standard Specification for Fruit juices and nectars Standard Specification for Cinamon Standard Specification for Garlic Standard Specification for Ghee - Vegetable, mixed veg/animal Standard Specification for Ginger whole-ground/pieces Standard Specification for Glazing putty Standard Specification for Glycerine, cosmetic Standard Specification for Ground nuts Standard Specification for Hair creams/oils/shampoo Standard Specification for Hand washing liquid Standard Specification for HDPE pipes (black polyethylene pipes) Standard Specification for Iron sheets (galvanized) Standard Specification for Jams, jellies and marmalades Standard Specification for Limes Standard Specification for Mahewu Standard Specification for Maize flour Standard Specification for Maize grain Standard Specification for Margarine Standard Specification for Meat and Meat Products Standard Specification for Methylated Spirit Standard Specification for Milk and Milk Products Standard Specification for Mineral Solvent Standard Specification for Spices and condiments Standard Specification for Mint Standard Specification for Mosquito Coils Standard Specification for Nails Standard Specification for Nutmeg Standard Specification for Opaque Beer Standards Specification for Packaging Paper Standard Specification for Paints an Varnishes Standard Specification for Paint Removers Standard Specification for Pasta Products Standard Specification for Peanut Butter Standard Specification for Spirits Standard Specification for Starch Standard Specification for Steel bars-round, square, hexagonal, octagonal, flat Standard Specification for Sugar and sugar confectionery Standard Specification for Sulphuric acid for lead acid batteries Standard Specification for Black Lead Pencil Standard Specification for Tea sacks Standard Specification for Pigeon Peas Standard Specification for Plastic Containers Standard Specification for Timber and timber products Standard Specification of Polish Standard Specification for Timber preservatives (Creosote, Polyvinyl Acetate Dispersion Adhesive) Standard Specification for Toilet paper Standard Specification for Potato Crisps Standard Specification for Tomato juice Standard Specification for Potato Crisps Standard Specification for Tomato juice Standard Specification for Tomato puree Standard Specification for Tomato sauce Standard Specification for Toothpaste Standard Specification for Turmeric, whole or ground Standard Specification for Turpentine, mineral Standard Specification for Tyres, pneumatic, for passenger cars/trailers, commercial vehicles Standard Specification for UPVC pipes and pipe fittings Standard Specification for Vinegar, artificial Standard Specification for Water, bottled non-mineral Standard Specification for Water heaters Standard Specification for Wax shoe polish/floor polish Standard Specification for Wheat and wheat products Standard Specification for Wines Standard Specification for Wooden poles/droppers/spacers etc Standard Specification for Yoghurts Standard Specification for Zinc-coated fencing wire Standard Specification for Air conditioners Standard Specification for Bread toasters Standard Specification for Computer sets Standard Specification for Decoders Standard Specification for DVD players Standard Specification for Electrical fans Standard Specification for Electrical kettles Standard Specification for Electrical plugs Standard Specification for Electrical pressing irons Standard Specification for Fruit mixtures Standard Specification for Electrical switches Standard Specification for Hot plates Standard Specification for Home Theatre Systems Standard Specification for Microwaves Standard Specification for Household sockets outlet Standard Specification for Mini cookers/cookers, fry pans Standard Specification for Play stations Standard Specification for Radios Standard Specification for Refrigerators Standard Specification for Rice cookers Standard Specification for Television sets Registration and clearance of imported goods Quality Assessment: Fees for mandatory standards Mutual Recognition of Standards, Quality Assessment Certificates Quality Assessment: Selling of commodity under mandatory standards Quality Assessment: Handling of non-complying products Quality Assessment: Issuance of conditional release of imports shipments	Annual Import Quality Certificate Application Annual Import Certificate MBS Import Batch Conformance Certificate. Import Inspection Request Form-MBS/QASD/F/03 IQR-Rejection Certificate
3	COMESA Simplified Trade Regime.	COMESA Simplified Trade Regime under Customs and Excise (Amendment)(No.5) Regulations, 2008	Procedure	Ministry of Trade and Industry	Simplified trade regime for cross border traders- Zimbabwe Simplified trade regime for crossborder traders- Zambia	Application for Simplified Trade Regime Form

Legal Documents

#	Title	Type	Issuing Agency	Responsible Agency	Issue Date
1	Malawi Bureau of Standards Act (51:02)	Law	Malawi Bureau of Standards	Ministry of Trade and Industry	2012-07-12
2	Public Health Act (34:01)	Law	Ministry of Health	Ministry of Health	2012-02-16
3	Customs and Excise (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations, 2008 {Simplified Trade Regime Regulation (42:01)}.	Order	Ministry of Finance	Malawi Revenue Authority	2008-09-19
4	Seed Act (67:06)	Law	Ministry of Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	2016-01-13

Forms

#	Title	Description	Issued By
1	Application for Simplified Trade Regime Form	Application for Simplified Trade Regime Form	Malawi Revenue Authority
2	Annual Import Quality Certificate	annual Import quality certificate	Malawi Bureau of Standards
3	Application Annual Import Certificate	Application Annual Import Certificate MBS	Malawi Bureau of Standards
4	MBS Import Batch Conformance Certificate.	Import Batch Conformance Certificate issued by MBS	Malawi Bureau of Standards
5	Import Inspection Request Form-MBS/QASD/F/03	Import Inspection Request Form Issued by MBS	Malawi Bureau of Standards
6	Sampling Application Form	Sampling form - MBS/QASD/F/34 issued by Malawi bureau of Standards	Malawi Bureau of Standards
7	Import Inspection Request Form	Import Inspection Request Form - MBS/QASD/F/03 issued by Malawi Bureau of Standards	Malawi Bureau of Standards
8	Conditional Clearance	Conditional Clearance MBS-IQMS-CCL1	Malawi Bureau of Standards
9	IQR-Rejection Certificate	IQR-Draft Rejection Certificate- MBS-QAD under Malawi Bureau of Standards Act	Malawi Bureau of Standards