Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) Regulations,1974 (RGN 766 of 1974).

These Regulations implement the Control of Goods Act 1954; under these Regulations no person shall import into Zimbabwe any goods otherwise than in accordance with the terms and conditions of an open general licence; or a licence. In addition imported goods are to be entered into a bonded warehouse appointed in terms of section 57 of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02]; and payment for the goods has been made with funds from outside Zimbabwe as certified by the Secretary; a licence shall be required only when the goods are removed from the bonded warehouse. Similarly no person shall export from Zimbabwe any goods otherwise than in accordance with the terms and conditions of an open general licence; or a licence. The Regulations continue providing further details about licensing, permits, prohibited items, inspection, offences and penalties. The first schedule lists goods for which is required a an approval of the Director (under section 5), these are divided into import and export. For import: 1. Game-traps of metal construction, operated by springs. 2. (1) Wild animals, wild animal trophies and wild animal products, that is to say— (a) any bird, reptile or mammal of a species normally existing in a wild state; (b) the carcass or any part thereof of such bird, reptile or mammal, including— (i) any tooth, tusk, ivory, bone, shell, claw, hoof, skin, hair, feather or other durable portion thereof, but not including any such part or portion which, by a process of bona fide manufacture, has lost its original identity; (ii) any flesh, fat or blood, whether fresh, dried or preserved; (c) any egg produced by such bird or reptile. (2) Live fish, including the eggs and spawn thereof. (3) Cycads: all species of the family Zamiaceae. For Export they are: 1. Wild animals, wild animal trophies and wild animal products, that is to say— (a) any bird, reptile or mammal of a species normally existing in a wild state; (b) the carcass or any part thereof of such bird, reptile or mammal including— (i) any tooth, tusk, ivory, bone, horn, shell, claw, hoof, skin, hair, feather or other durable portion thereof, but not including any such part or portion which, by a process of bona fide manufacture, has lost its original identity; (ii) any flesh, fat or blood, whether fresh, dried or preserved; (c) any egg produced by such bird or reptile; (d) any butterfly or moth (of the order Lepidoptera). 2. Cycads: all species of the family Zamiaceae. 3. Aloes: all species of the family Liliaceae. 4. All other specially protected indigenous plants, as defined in the Parks and Wild Life Act, 1975.