The Zambia Revenue Authority has intercepted a truck laden with 570 Bales of used clothing (salaula) on the northern route worth about K700,000.
This consignment is a case of outright smuggling that contravenes Section 132 and 149 of the Customs and Excise Act of the Laws of Zambia.
Facts are that the suspects forged customs documents purporting they have been issued by the Revenue Authority when in fact not.
Upon being intercepted, the drivers presented the fake documents but with the advancements in the use of technology by ZRA through the use of the newly introduced Customs Validation System, the officers can check and verify all documents on-site.
The newly introduced feature on the ZRA systems has already started paying dividends as it is expected to help clamp down on all forged documents.
ZRA Spokesman Topsy Sikalinda said, “has ZRA not intercepted this consignment, the Zambian people would have lost about K347,000 in taxes.”
“Smuggling is a big threat to the economic growth of any sector; it creates price distortions, unfair competition and robes the country of much-needed revenue. It is theft or robbery as it deprives the Zambian citizen of much-needed development,” Mr Sikalinda said.
“When we call you smugglers, we are being polite, you are thieves who are robbing the citizenry of the need for medication in hospitals and other social amenities. The Government of the Republic of Zambia announced various initiatives such as free education, increased Community Development Fund at the local level and many other positive initiatives that require tax revenue to be actualized.”
“The Authority wishes to advise everybody in the entire business chain of importing and exporting goods to take full responsibility and ensure that their business partners are genuine and doing the right thing. To all smugglers, the Authority is on top of the game and we are coming after you.”
K700 000 all that lot
that’s cheap
Who is the culprit
You were allowing PF cadres in the liquor Business smuggle beers without paying duties. Some of them are big time traders in liqour through out Lusaka.
Reduce duties then smuggling will stop. Someone donates second hand clothes and you want to charge K300,000 duty.
High duty makes people running away from
Duty and do smuggling.same applies to turnover tax instead of putting two figures
Of ,4,% and 12% they should put one figure
Of 6% whether the turnover is 800000 or
More in rental income.
50% in taxes, fvck you Topsy, am not sending salaula to you no more. You are the thieves madafaka.
Did Malambo pay tax on the 5 houses he stole?
370,00 saved in taxes Really ?
yet the millions being lost through undeclarion on properties transfers and TURN OVER TAX ETC
ZRA still in a mess
Get serious life style audits need to be conducted NOW
Should our father chikwanda die then his blood will be on HHs hands. Remember that chikwanda comes from a royal family. When you kill royalty you will die shortly after wards.. i doubt hh is tonga because the tongas I know are not this hateful and evil.
Recently one senior advisor donated salaula in Eastern Province….as empowerment hope that wasn’t smuggled