Zimbabwe introduces import controls on bottled water, Cremora & Vaseline

Cash strapped Zimbabwe gpvernment has put import controls on various products which are mostly available locally as part of ongoing efforts to support the local industry and to lower the import bill which came to about $2.07 billion.

According to media reports, products placed under control include Cremora Coffee Creamers, Camphor creams, Vaseline and other white petroleum jellies and body creams, plastic pipes and fittings, bottled water, mayonnaise, salad cream, peanut butter, jams, Maheu, canned fruits and vegetables, pizza base, yoghurts, flavoured milks, dairy juice blends, ice creams, cultured milk and cheese.
 
Products such as woven fabrics of cotton, fertilisers (urea and ammonium nitrate) compounds and blends. Tile adhesive and tylon, Shoe polish, Synthetic hair products have also been hit with controls.

Second hand tyres, certain builderware products have also been added to the list and these include wheelbarrows, flat-rolled products, metal clad insulated products.
 
Other products include flash doors, beds, wardrobes, bedroom and dining room suites, office furniture and tissue wading, selected cereals baked beans and potato crisps.