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Zimra's list of goods now attracting 25 percent surtax

by Ndou Paul
16 Jan 2012 at 08:25hrs | Views
Zimra announced on Friday a list goods that now attracts 25% surtax with effect from January 1. This announcement is expected to have an effect on food prices and other basic commodities as they are set to increase following the announcement.

The development follows disclosures that government officials, including ministers, were bringing commodities into the country without paying duty. This includes luxury motor vehicles and even food.

The surtax, according to Zimra, will be charged on things such as food stuffs, second-hand light passenger motor-vehicles which are more than five years old from the date of original manufacture, and many other commodities.

Zimra statement

Goods that now attract surtax

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) wishes to advise its valued clients that with effect from 1st January 2012, Surtax of 25 per cent of the value for duty purposes shall be charged and paid in respect of the importation into Zimbabwe of the following goods:

8703: Secondâ€"hand light passenger motor-vehicles of heading 87.03, which are more than five years old from the date of original manufacture
0207.1100: Fresh or chilled whole chickens
0207.1200: Frozen whole chickens
0207.1300: Fresh or chilled cuts and offal of chickens
0207.1490: Frozen Cuts and offal
0305.5990: Dried fish, not smoked (excluding cod), fresh water
0401.2000: Milk and cream of >1% but =<6% fat content, not concentrated or sweetened
0401.3000: Milk and cream of >6% fat content, not concentrated or sweetened
0403.1000: Yoghurt
0403.9010: Fermented milk
0403.9090: Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir
0406.3000: Processed cheese, not grated or powdered
0406.9000: Cheese, nes (not elsewhere specified)
04070000: Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
0701.9000: Other potatoes, fresh or chilled
0702.0000: Tomatoes fresh or chilled
0703.1000: Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled
0703.2000: Garlic, fresh or chilled
0706.1000: Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled
0710.9000: Mixtures of vegetables, frozen
07119000: Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables but no fit for immediate consumption
0712.2000: Dried onions, but not further prepared
0713.1090: Other peas excluding garden and marple peas, shelled
0713.2090: Other dried chickpeas, shelled or split
0713.3190: Other beans, dried, shelled
0713.5090: Other broad beans, horse beans nes
0803.0000: Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried
08081000: Apples, fresh
1601.0000: Sausages and similar products; food preparations based on these products
1602.1000: Homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal or blood
1604.1310: Salt water potted or tinned sardines, sardinella ,brisling and sprats
1604.1390: Sardines... sprats not tinned, whole or in pieces but not minced
19019090: Other food preparations of flour nes (excluding 1901.9010 and 1901.9020)
1902.1900: Uncooked pasta, not containing eggs, not stuffed
1902.2000: Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared
1902.3000: Other pasta, nes
1904.3000: Bulgur wheat
1905.3100: Sweet biscuits
19059090: Other bread, cakes, biscuits, etc, nes; communion wafers, rice paper, etc
2005.2000: Potatoes, preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
2005.4000: Peas, preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
2005.5100: Shelled beans, preserved other than by vinegar, etc, not frozen
2005.5900: Beans, unshelled, preserved other than by vinegar, etc, not frozen
2007.1000: Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, etc, homogenized
2007.9100: Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, etc, of citrus fruit
20079900: Other jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, etc, being cooked preparations
2103.2000: Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces
2104.1000: Soups and broths and preparations therefore
2104.2000: Homogenized composite food preparations
2105.0000: Ice cream and other edible ice whether or not containing cocoa
2201.1011: Aerated waters in closed bottles or other containers, ready for drinking
22011019: Aerated waters excluding 22011011
22011090: Other mineral waters not aerated, not sweetened
2201.9000: Other unsweetened waters; ice and snow
2202.1010: flavoured aerated waters, with added sugar, sweetener, etc
2202.1090: Waters including mineral aerated with added sugar sweetened etc
2202.9000: Other non-alcoholic beverages, nes
2203.0091: Beer made from malt (excluding opaque beer)
2203.0099: Other clear beer made from malt nes
2204.1019: Sparkling wine >14% not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.1099: Sparkling wine =< 14% not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.2112: Wine (not sparkling), >14% AA, in containers <=2L, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.2119: Grape must...addition of alcohol, >14% AA, =<2L containers, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.2192: Wine (not sparkling), =<14% AA, =<2L containers, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.2199: Grape must...addition of alcohol, =<14% AA, =<2L, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.2912: Wine (not sparkling), >14% AA, >2L containers, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
22042919: Grape must... addition of alcohol, >14% AA, >2L, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2204.2992: Wine (not sparkling), =<14% AA, >2L containers, not wholly produced in Zimbabwe
2206.0010: Cider
2208.2011: Brandy containing <=33.33% of spirit of an origin other than Zimbabwe
2208.2019: Brandy containing more than 33 1/3% of imported spirit
2208.2090: Other spirits from distilled grape wine or marc excluding brandy
2208.3090: Whisky excluding 2208.3010
2208.6090: Other vodka,  n.e.s
2208.7090: Other liqueurs and cordials nes
2208.9099: Other spirits and spirituous beverages, nes
2401.1010: Flue-cured tobacco, of the virginia type, not stemmed/stripped
2401.2010: Flue-cured tobacco of the virginia type, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped
2401.2020: Burley tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped
2401.2090: Other tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped
33043000: Manicure or pedicure preparations
3304.9100: Powders, whether or not compressed, for cosmetic/toilet use
3304.9910: Beauty, make-up, skin-care (including suntan), nes
3304.9990: Other
3307.3000: Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations
3307.4100: Agarbatti and other odiferous preparations which operate by burning
3307.4900: Preparations for deodorizing rooms, nes
3307.9090: Other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations excluding 3301.1000 to 3307.4900
3401.1100: Soap and organic surface-active products in bars, etc, for toilet use
3401.1900: Soap and organic surface-active products in bars, etc, nes
3401.3000: Organic surface active products and preps for washing skin in liquid/cream for retail sale
3405.4000: Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations
3405.9000: Other polishes, creams and similar preparations, nes
3406.0000: Candles, tapers and the like
6305.3200: Flexible intermediate bulk containers, of man-made textile materials
6401.9200: Footwear covering the ankle but not covering the knee
6402.9900: Footwear, nes, not covering the ankle, of rubber or plastics
64059000: Footwear, nes
8418.1000: Combined refrigerators-freezers, with separate external doors
8418.2100: Compression-type household refrigerators
8418.2900: Household refrigerators, nes
8418.3000: Freezers of the chest type, capacity =< 800litres
8418.4000: Freezers of the upright type, capacity =< 900litres
8418.5000: Other refrigerating/freezing chests, cabinets and similar refrigeration furniture  nes
8516.6000: Other ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters nes
8528.7200: Other colour reception apparatus for television
8704.2120: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods being diesel/semi diesel double cab vehicles
8704.3120: Motor vehicles for the transport of goods being petrol Double cab vehicles.

Full Zimra announcement here:


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