Zim Government Plans To Ban Used Japanese Vehicles

 Used car import ban looms

 

THE government is working on regulations that would halt the importation of cheap ex-Japanese second-hand vehicles to promote the local automotive industry.

NQOBANI NDLOVU

Industry and Commerce deputy minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa said Zimbabwe was losing much-needed foreign currency in importing second-hand vehicles.
Local vehicle assembling company Willowvale Mazda Motor Industry (WMMI) has also blamed its troubles on the continued importation of used cars.
Many Zimbabweans have resorted to importing second-hand vehicles, mainly from Japan, as they are cheaper than those assembled locally.

Used Japanese Vehicles which you may try not to look out for

Article Source : http://www.web2carz.com/autos/buying-and-selling/3479/nine-japanese-cars-to-look-forward-to

Nine Japanese Cars to Look Forward To Rising stars from The Land of the Rising Sun... by Andrew Krok

 

This week, Automotive News released a series of articles describing its vision for the five-year product pipeline of Japan’s Big Three automakers (Honda, Toyota, and Nissan). It’s a compilation of rumors and facts that attempts to paint a picture of what we can expect from imported vehicles through the end of the decade. There’s a lot of potential in these projected timelines, and while not every bit is exciting, there are plenty of things over which to geek out.

It’s not all sports cars, either; there are exciting products for every segment and for every buyer, for a number of different reasons. Let’s see what they’ve got planned:

9. 2017 Nissan Maxima

Nissan’s always called the Maxima its “four-door sports car,” but between the continuously-variable transmission, middling engine choices, and tired styling, the Maxima appears

FREE IMPORT DUTY FOR ZIMBABWEANS WORKING IN SOUTH AFRICA

BUY YOUR USED JAPANESE VEHICLE IN DURBAN AND PAY NO IMPORT DUTY

In terms of the Zimbabwean Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02], returning residents, immigrants and other Organizations as well as Government departments may qualify for free duty if certain terms and conditions.

Most, if not all  four year permits issued to Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa are expiring soon. This is the time for Zimbabwean nationals in possession of such permits to purchase their used Japanese vehicles in Durban South African and take them to Zimbabwe free of import duty. Below we are going to look at who qualifies, the requirements and procedures to follow.

SO WHO QUALIFIES FOR FREE IMPORT DUTY STATUS IN ZIMBABWE ?

a] RETURNING RESIDENTS/STUDENTS :

 Most Zimbabweans currently working or studying in South Africa or anywhere else fall into this category.

NO NEED TO PANIC FOR ZIMBOs WORKING IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa allays permit fears  

[From Newsday Zimbabwe]


THE South African government has urged Zimbabweans who acquired permits through a 2009
special dispensation to renew the documents as they are about to expire.

Annahstacia Ndlovu

Pretoria had indicated that it was tightening the permit system after Cabinet approved new measures, a signal that unsettled many Zimbabweans living in South Africa.
But in an interview at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, South Africa’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Vusi Mavimbela said there was no reason to panic.

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Zimra backtracks on number plates

Source of this article is the Herald Zim

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has abandoned its lobby for the country to revert to the old system of single registration number for vehicles from the first time to final destruction. Under the old system, only ownership was changed while the car maintained the same registration number while the new system requires the registration number to be changed with each change