In a move aimed at boosting the local wine industry, the Zimbabwean government has suspended excise duty on imported raw wine for approved manufacturers. The measure, announced through Statutory Instr...
By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025
Zimbabwe's maize imports are set to decline significantly this year as better rainfall has boosted crop yields across the country, easing pressure on food security.According to the latest report by th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2025
CHINA has emerged as the leading importer of Zimbabwean tobacco leaf this marketing season, accounting for 38.8 percent of total exports since sales began in March, data from the Tobacco Industry and ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2025
The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has recommended a ban on cereal imports in a move aimed at boosting the local grain market and strengthening Zimbabwe's food ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2025
The import ban on vehicles older than 10 years, which came into effect in January 2022, is part of Zimbabwe's strategy to protect and revitalize the country's motor manufacturing industry, which has b...
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2025
The Zimbabwean government has introduced new restrictions on the importation of specific steel products, requiring importers to obtain licences before bringing them into the country, in a move designe...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2025
ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Advocate Fortune Chasi, says modalities are being put in place to ensure solar products are imported duty free to increase investment in renewable energy across ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2019
Zimbabwe's imports for the first four months of the year to April 2019 dropped 31 percent to US$1,5 billion from US$2,2 billion registered in the same period last year, as the country's import bill co...
By Staff reporter | Published: 12 June 2019
THE local refrigerator-manufacturing industry needs protection from imports as it is now cheaper to import than manufacture, a leading player, Capri, has said.The fridge maker, which ceased operations...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019
Government has moved in to secure 30 000 metric tonnes of wheat worth $12,2 million with a 20 percent down payment following threats by an international supplier to cut off the deal citing Harare's de...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 January 2019
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has invoked the Customs and Excise Act and imposed duty in foreign currency on an array of goods that include vehicles and meat, in lin...
By Staff reporter | Published: 26 November 2018
Zimbabwe's power imports declined by almost 50 percent during the second quarter of the year after the country's power utility increased generation at Kariba plant. Zesa Holdings increased output at K...
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2018
ZIMBABWE'S import bill rose 26% in the six months to July 31 this year, driven by firming demand for fuel and food.Data for January is missing.The growing import pressures also saw the country's trade...
By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2018
Zimbabwe's consumer goods imports declined 34 percent during the period January to July 6 this year, as domestic consumption of locally produced goods surged, according to the latest statistics from t...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 July 2018
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has doubled cash imports to $100 million per month as the central bank tries to ameliorate the prevailing cash shortages as well as meet rising demand from recoverin...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2018
Investments made in the dairy sector at both farm and processing level coupled with the implementation of SI64, have seen the amount spent on importation of milk and milk-based products reduce signifi...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018
SHIPPING agents at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday said they had observed a sharp increase in bulk fuel imports from South Africa, as the country moves to restore normal supplies following last week'...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 June 2018
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday released the $20 million requested by millers to import part of the 200 000 metric tonnes of wheat from Canada and Germany to avert a bread shortage.The 200 000 ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2018
ECOBANK Zimbabwe, a unit of Togo-based Ecobank Transnational Inc, is arranging a $45 million line of credit to fund importation of critical raw materials, an official has said. Zimbabwe is grappling w...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2018
THE Democratic Opposition Party (DOP), one of the several opposition parties contesting the July 30 harmonised elections, has blamed company closures and resultant high unemployment on the importation...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 June 2018
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) must come clean on reports that the ruling Zanu-PF is not paying import duty for its campaign vehicles and other materials.Zimra commissioner-general, Faith Maza...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 June 2018
RBZ allocated about $474 million towards the importation of fuel in the first four months of the year, which is way above the $383, 1 million disbursed by the apex bank during the comparative period l...
By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2018
The cost of importing used vehicles is likely to increase as government is considering raising import levies on all pre-owned cars, Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development Minister Mike Bimha ha...
By Staff reporter | Published: 25 May 2018
SHIPPING agents at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday said they had observed a sharp increase in bulk fuel imports from South Africa, as the country moves to restore normal supplies following last week'...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2018
A local weekly has reported that Zimbabwe's bank note shortage would ease, following $400 million cash imports by the Reserve bank of Zimbabwe [RBZ] since the beginning of the year, as well as improve...
By Nelson Banya | Published: 20 May 2018
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