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7 September 2015  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
MALAWI 
The following notification, dated 30 July 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Malawi.  
1. (a) Title / number / date of the law or  regulation establishing / changing the 
import licensing procedure:   
  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):    
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2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e.  1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Please  do not use PDF, or photocopies.)   
 The following products shall require an Import License obtained from the Ministry 
o f  I n d u s t r y  a n d  T r a d e  t o  b e  i m p o r t e d  i n t o  M a l a w i  i n  a c c o r d a n c e  w i t h  t h e  
provisions of the Control of Goods Act,  Chapter 18:08 of the Laws of Malawi: 
 
(i) Clothing and uniforms, de signed for military, naval, air force or police use; 
(ii) Radioactive substances; (iii)  Mist nets for the capture of wild birds; (iv)  Wild animals, wild animal trophies and wild animal products, (including birds 
and reptiles) and any egg produced by such birds or reptiles; 
(v) Live fish, including the eggs and spawn thereof; (vi) Compound products containing flour,  meal residues, and other preparations 
of any kind suitable only for use as animal foodstuffs and excluding the 
following: 
 
  - Chemical additions to animal foodstuffs; 
  - Antibiotic growth stimulants;   - Inert fillers;   - Trace elements; 
  - Synthetic animal foodstuffs; 
  - Bird seed; and   - Cat and dog foods. G/LIC/N/2/MWI/3 
 
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  (vii) Eggs of poultry, whether in shell, pulp or dried forms; eggs of wild birds. 
(viii) Live poultry, including day-old-chicks 
(ix) Meat products including dressed poultry, is prohibited without prior 
permission in writing from the Minister of Industry, Trade and Private Sector Development.  The Minister has, however, exempted the following from import licensing: 
  - all tinned meat; 
  - all potted meats;   - meat soaps; 
  - edible meat fats; 
  - tallow;   - all cooked or cured me ats other than cooked pork, ham and bacon; 
  and 
  - the importation of all animals and other animal products require to be 
certified as free from disease before importation. 
(x) Dieldrin 
(xi) Aldrin 
(xii) Kitchen and table salt (xiii) Portland Ordinary Cement 
(xiv) Cane sugar 
(xv) Wheat flour (xvi) Fertilizers  
(xvii) Matches 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility   
All enquiries should be forwarded to: 
The Principal Secretary 
Ministry of Industry and Trade 
Address:  P.O. Box 30366, Lilongwe 3, Malawi Telephone:  (+265 1 770 244; +265 1 770 290) 
Fax:  (+265 1 770 680) 
E-mail address:  moit@moit.gov.mw Website:  - 
Contact officer:  [   ] Mr. [   ] Mrs. Name:  -  
(c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the main administrative body for issuance of 
import licences. Address is the same as in (b) above. 
 (d) Date and name of publication wh ere licensing procedures are published  
The schedule of products that require an import permit and the procedures are 
published as supplement to the Control of Goods Act, Chapter 18:08 of the Laws 
of Malawi and is gazetted. The current schedule and procedures were gazetted in 2010. 
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
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   (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is   
[X ] automatic.  If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose: [  
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Products Purpose 
 
- Eggs of poultry - Live poultry 
- Compound products containing 
flour meal residues and other 
preparations of any kind 
suitable for use as animal foodstuffs  Public health  
- Meat and meat products 
- Kitchen and table salt 
- Dieldrin 
- Aldrin Public health 
- Portland ordinary cement 
- Cane sugar - Wheat Flour 
- Fertilizer 
- Matches Data collection, quality 
and standards purposes 
[X ] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  [          ]  
Products Purpose 
 
- Clothing and uniforms, 
designed for military, naval, air force or police  use Security 
- Radioactive substances 
- Mist nets for capture of wild 
birds 
- Live fish Environmental, 
security, and public 
health protection 
 
(f)–(g) Procedures for Application for Licence  
Import licence is granted to all persons, firms and institutions that have fulfilled 
the statutory requirements pertaining to the importation of a specific product that 
requires a licence. 
The documentation varies according to specific product. However, name of 
applicant, product to be imported, specif ications of the product, and a pro forma 
invoice should be provided. Where an import licence gives conditions pertaining to health, an appropriate health certificate is also needed upon importation. 
There is no administrative fee that is required to obtain the licence. The 
application can be made any working day throughout the year. 
Where a licence issuance has been refused, reasons for refusal are granted and 
the applicant has the right to appeal. 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing proc edure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided 
The import licence is issued within 7 days upon receiving the application. The 
licence is valid for six months and can be extended for another six months with satisfactory reasons.  
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  3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to the admi nistrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
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1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).