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| Procedure Name | Application for a permit to import restricted commodities. |
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| Description |
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Issuing Agency: |
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development |
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Incumbent Office Name: |
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development |
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Address: |
The Director, Department of Agricultural Research & Technical Services, P. O Box 30779, Lilongwe 3, Malawi |
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Fax: |
(265) 1 788-801 |
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Email: |
agric-research@sdnp.org.mw,
davidkamangira1@gmail.com
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Website: |
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Phone: |
(265) 999 122 199, (265) 888 342 712 |
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Procedure Step
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Description |
Required Documents |
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An exporter should go to the Ministry of Agriculture or Chitedze Research Station. |
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Fill in the import permit form. |
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Pay a fee of MK2,500.00. |
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The importer will have to make presentations at different forums as regards the use of that commodity. |
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| Category | Procedure |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
| Restriction on importation of some plants. | Prohibition | Agriculture Research Services (DARS) | Any person wishing import any plant packed in soil which is not the product of a nursery approved by the Permanent Secretary and bears a label certifying such origin; fresh fruits from Asia or the Pacific Islands; any plant or part of a plant specified in the Act; any grain, pulse or similar produce requires a phytosanitary certificate stating that the goods have been fumigated in an approved manner not more than fourteen days prior to entry into Malawi;Any rooted vegetative material of any plant,also requires certification that it has been rooted in a sterile medium, from any country outside eastern and southern Africa; vegetative material of any plant species or cultivated from any country outside eastern and southern Africa also requires certification.
| Some commodities are not allowed but can be allowed for industrial use e.g Industrial hemp.
| Plant Protection Act- MoAIWD | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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