Forests (Timber Export) Regulations, 1997

1. These Re!,'lllations may be cited as the Forests (Timber Title Export) Regulations, 1997.

2. In these Regulations unless the conlextotherwise requires­ " exporter" means a producer of timber who exports timber or Interpreta­ tion a timber merchant; "timber concession" shall have the meaning assigned to the term in the Act; . . " fiHished Limber products " means timber products which have been processed and arc in component pieces; " forest officer" shall have the meaning assigned to the term in the Act; "indigenous timber" means timber obtained from any natural forest in Zambia; " inspector " shall have the meanir:ig assigned to it in the "plantation tree" means.a tree from a track of land which is of 1994 Act No. 20 Standards Act; cultivated with trees; " planted species " means cultivated trees; " quota " means the maximum volume of timber which an exportermayexport at a time, calculated as a percentage of the total production; " letter" means a leller of credit; " sawn timber " means timber which has been sawn by a sawmill or pitsaw in accordance with a customer's specifi- cations; "timber" sI:tall have.the meaning assigned to it in the Act; "timber merchant ".means a person engaged in the export of timber or timber products, who _is not a holder of a timber concession; and '. " iiinber producL� . .. riie�ns sawn plan.ks, ' .. . . . ' . Copies of this Slalulory /nstrunient can be obtainedfrom the,Governmenl Prinler, P.O. Box 30/36, JOI/JO Lusaka. Price K2000.00 each. 16, Statutory Instruments 24th January, 1997 (2) The exporter shall issue to the buyer a quotation stating­ (a) the price, either free on board, or cost, insurance and freight, of the product; (b) the quantity of the product; and (c) the quality of the product. ' (3) The exporter shall, when requested so to do by the buyer, send a sample of a specified product to be exported, to the buyer. (4) The exporter shall issue a profonna invoice, when the buyer accepts the quotation,. stating the- ( a) timber product specification; (b) quantity of the timber product; ( c) price of the Limber product; (d) delivered !enn of the product; ( e) receiving bank; and (j) validity of the offer. (5) The buyer shall open an irrevocable confinncd letter or use a telegraphic transfer of funds· through the exporter's bank. (6) The exporter's bank shall advise the �upplier when an irrevocable letter or a telegraphic transfer of funds is received. · (7) The exporter's bank'�hall issue an Export Declaration Form . . comprising the- . (a) export pcnnit; (b) customs bill of entry; and (c) customs dccla"ration. · . , (8) The ,exporter sh�ll submit the Export Declaration Fann accompanied by the following documents to a customs official: (a) a commercia\ inv_oicc; (b) a packing list; . (c) a certificate of origin (duly signed by the. appm'!ing . . . (d) shipping consignment notes; . ' authorities); . . ,. . . . . ' (e) a certificate of expcirt;_, (J) a certificate of agreement (wt)crc.applicablc)_; l\nd ( g)_ records �f proµµcli_on. _ ... : : .· . i ,. 24th January, 1997 Statutory Instruments 17 (9) An exporter shall only ship the export product on completion of the formalities referred to in sub-regulations(!) to (8). (I 0) The exporter shall present the documents listed in sub­ regulation (8) to the exporter's banker for payment on- (a) completion of all export formalities; and (b) receipt of the export product by the buyer.

14. An exporter shall pay to any forest oflicer authorised to collect such fee, an export fee on the export of a consignment of timber that an exporter exports, and that fee shall be calculated at six percent of the value of �uch consignment of timber. (2) An exporter shall pay the export fee in sub-regulation (I) prior to the shipment of a consignment of timber. )

15. A customs oflicer shall- (a) inspect the consignment of timber to be exported and the clearance certificate at the port of exit; (b) verify whether ornot the details on the clearance certificate match the consignment of timber; and (c) endorse, the clearance certificate with the appropriate results of such inspection. Payment of cxporL fee lnspcclion by customs officer 20 Statutory Instruments 24th January, 1997