Thursday, March 28, 2024

ZRA impounds 74 Vehicles illegally imported into Zambia

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The Zambia Revenue Authority has impounded 74 vehicles which were imported into the country without being cleared.
This follows an operation conducted in Kitwe, Ndola and Lusaka targeting vehicles that have not been registered and those on temporal importation basis but their permits have expired.

ZRA Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda said the operation was conducted in order to show the people that have continued to smuggle vehicles that the Authority’s focus on voluntary compliance does not mean it does not have the power to enforce.

“It is Very sad that under three hours of operation in the three cities we have impounded 74 vehicles. 19 on the copperbelt and 54 in Lusaka,” he said.

And Mr Chanda said the Authority has given those whose vehicles have not been cleared up to 26th May in order to regularize matters.
The Commissioner General has since waived penalties and interests on all the vehicles that have entered the country illegally as a form of an incentive until the grace period elapses.

“ We will not charge you, and we will not ask you questions. Do not be scared, come forward. This amnesty will also apply to vehicles we have impounded today,” he said.

Mr Chanda however warned that any vehicle that will be found wanting beyond 26th May will be impounded and forfeited.

14 COMMENTS

  1. Illegally? But useless cadres can drive with uncleared cars as long as they put a useless plate “Lungu 2021”? Zambia is rotten to the core.

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  2. I don’t understand this, have you tried to understand the root cause of this?? Please focus on important matters, make them pay due taxes and move on.

  3. Akaps we don’t want your wires here. Keep those second hand coffins there in diaspora. Well done to our men and woman in uniform

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  4. Why is this crook Chanda still at ZRA…maybe the vehicles should have been cleared through his company. I mean how does a vehicle run on the road with road tax without being cleared.

  5. GOOD WORK SO FAR……… BUT LETS SEE WHICH PF CADRES GET THESE CARS IN THE NAME OF SELF ENPOWERMENT ??
    WASNT HE THE ONE WHO SUPPOSIDLY GAVE HIS DAUGHTER A 9 MILLION $$ ZRA WEB PORTAL CONTRACT WHICH SHE PASSED ON TO KITWE UNIVERSITY AND WHICH IS STILL NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL AFTER A FULL YEAR
    AND ISNT HE THE ONE WHO’S CLEARING HOUSE DOES A LOT O)F MINE IMPORTS
    CORRUPTION CONTINUES UNABATED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. @Kaizar, iwe chi Kaizar Zulu, we drive brand new Benzies with clean money not stolen like imwe Ba Pompwe. Even exporting new cars is a waste of resources because the taxes we pay as clearance goes to thieves like you instead of benefiting the Zambian people. So close your stinky mouth. Chule iwe.

  7. To be fair, this is a good development. The cars were illegally imported (how? I don’t know) but ZRA has been gracious enough to allow them clear everything.

  8. KZ

    What wires…….atleast I work for mine unlike you parasites……boasting with stolen money.
    Before GRZ , you were a broke as.s monkey…..

  9. But the government should remove the k25,000.00 imposed on all imported vehicles by former minister honourable Felix Mutati. It became too expensive to import any vehicle from Japan or other country cos of k25,000. 00 . It was uncalled for by the minister to impose k25,000.00. There is customs duty already as . As such it is a tax on its own. Please your Excellency please try to intervene on this unnecessary tax by removing the K25,000.00. whether small or big the k25,000.00 should be paid to ZRA. Is unfair

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