Association of Meat Importers and Exporters said the delays are mainly caused by the requirement for veterinary inspectors to be present when the seal is broken on containers.
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters has raised concerns over the delays in clearing meat imports as it could cause South Africans to spend more on their meat products during the Christmas holidays.
“The requirement is supposed to be based on a transparent risk assessment, using objective criteria but in practice, the measures are being applied unilaterally, without any indication given to importers on risk criteria being applied.”Mothebe adds that ports were already congested before the introduction of the new requirements.
He says the police stops the truck between the port and its destination, breaks the seals to inspect the imported goods. However, BMA’s veterinary inspectors reject the same goods because they have found the seal broken.
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