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The Namibian government has banned imported second hand vehicle in transit from being driven through its territory as the nation steps up efforts to curb import taxes fraud.
In a statement by the Namibian revenue agency (NAMRA), all second-hand vehicles will be required to transit through Namibia when on a car carrier trailer.
“No second-hand motor vehicle will be allowed to transit on its own wheels,” Namra said.
NAMRA said that Namibia had witnessed a surge in import taxes fraud as some imported second hand cars that would have been declared to be in transit to Zimbabwe and other countries would wind up being registered in the country without paying taxes.
“This amendment to the Customs and Excise Rules of Designation of Places of Entry,
Authorized Roads and Routes, and Related Issues: Customs and Excise Act, 1998 (Act No.
20 of 1998), results from observed deviation were imported vehicles are dubiously declared
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,”Namra added.
The latest development is a blow to many Zimbabweans who uses the route to collect their vehicles from Walvis Bay.
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