Namibia: Namra Fees Bleeding ‘Order With Me’ Dry

Small business importers report they are losing business due to the Namibia Revenue Agency’s increasingly unpredictable and high customs charges.

Known as ‘order with me’ agents, they say the fees charged sometimes are the same as or exceed the value of their orders.

Additionally, their products are confiscated and burnt without clear explanations, they claim.

The importers aired their concerns during an engagement with Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) commissioner Sam Shivute in Windhoek on…