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Zimbabweans fume over 'extortionate' car duty valuations

A promotional campaign by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), launched on June 29, 2025, to encourage voluntary compliance among vehicle owners has ignited widespread public outrage. Instead of fo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe suspends excise duty on raw wine imports

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

BUSINESS NEWS

EU scraps duty on Zimbabwe exports

In a landmark development for Zimbabwe's trade ambitions, European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst Von Kirchmann, announced that Zimbabwean companies can now export any product to the EU duty-free...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Duty free access into EU for Zimbabwe exports

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) and offering duty-free access to European markets for Zimbabwean products, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe extends duty-free import window for bus operators

The Government has extended the duty-free bus import facility to April 30, 2025, in a move aimed at further revitalising Zimbabwe's public transport system and ensuring affordable, reliable services f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Nurses to report for duty once a week

NURSES, who recently declared incapacitation, have resolved to report for duty once a week, a situation that will worsen further service delivery at public hospitals that were also deserted by doctors...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Chasi pushes for duty free solar equipment imports

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa's govt cashes in big on fuel excise duty

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says exercise duty collections more than doubled during the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year after government hiked duty for fuel in J...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

More duty-free shops at Zimbabwe airports

CIVIL Aviation Authority Zimbabwe (Caaz) has embarked on a major drive to increase duty-free shops at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe and Victoria Falls airports.Zimbabwe currently has four duty-free shops,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe to import spares duty free

ONGOING efforts to turnaround the operations of Air Zimbabwe have received further boost following revelations that Government recently extended the dispensation for the national air carrier to import...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2019

POLITICS

Man tries to pay duty with fake US$ notes

A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for attempting to pay duty using fake United States dollar notes. Givemore Tshuma of Nketa suburb, who was supposed to pay a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mthuli Ncube defends forex duty in an intelligent manner

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday defended the payment of import duty in foreign currency in his 2019 National Budget Statement saying the measure was premised...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 December 2018

OPINION

Forex duty on 'luxuries' goods, not on cars

The Government has published a list of predominantly luxury goods that, with effect from Friday, attract duty in foreign currency on importation. A variety of foods and drinks such as cheese, wines, f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 November 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Duty on vehicle imports gazetted

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

BUSINESS NEWS

Duty on pads removed

FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday suspended customs duty on sanitary wear for the next one year. Presenting the 2019 National Budget in Parliament, Prof Ncube ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 November 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T slept on duty, says Mudenda

The opposition and civic society failed to bring to Parliament any proposed amendments to the electoral law despite endless calls for reforms every time they faced elections, Speaker of the National A...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zim government hikes duty on fabrics

FABRIC prices have spiked after government increased import duty on polyester in a bid to protect local industries, The Financial Gazette reported.Depending on the composition and type of fabric, the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Residents fume over deceased estate duty

HARARE residents have expressed concern over the exorbitant charges of 4% on deceased estate duty charged by government.In a statement yesterday, the Harare Residents Trust said the fee charged should...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 July 2018

POLITICS

'I will suspend import duty for goods from Sadc'

THE leader of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) Pastor Timothy Chiguvare who is one of the 23 presidential candidates in the forthcoming harmonised elections has promised to suspend import duty for...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Scrap import duty on sanitaryware'

KUWADZANA legislator Betty Nhambu-Kaseke (Zanu-PF) has called on the government to scrap import duty on sanitaryware and raw materials used to manufacture the product to make it more affordable.She ma...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'We have a duty to fix the economy'

The current generation has a duty to fix the economic challenges in the country for the sake of the future generations.This was said by Vice President, Retired General Constantino Chiwenga while addre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2018

OPINION

Zanu-PF, Zimra should come clean on imports duty

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

POLITICS

Mnangagwa arm-twists Zimra on duty

ZANU-PF campaign material worth millions of dollars is being imported into Zimbabwe without paying duty at a time the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is struggling to meet its collection targets an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Fuel, booze, airtime boost Zimra excise duty

Fuel, beer and airtime were the largest contributors to excise duty collections for the month of April, as the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) surpassed its overall collection targets for the month...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt scraps duty for NRZ, Air Zimbabwe

The government has exempted two struggling parastatals, the Air Zimbabwe and the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) from paying duty on spare parts.This comes as the government is seeking to revive t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2018
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