Malawi Customs Additional Information
Weight and Value Band Information
Class
Value (local currency)
Value (USD)
Weight (kgs)
Document
N/A
N/A
N/A
Non-Doc HV
20,000
$125
N/A
Focal Points Information
Malawi – Total Borders = 2,881 kms
Tanzania
475 km
Zambia
837 km
Mozambique
1,569 km (of which 388 km is Lake Malawi)
Humanitarian Organizations
SADC – Southern Africa Development Community
Address: Southern African Development Community – SADC, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Website: www.sadc.int
· The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been in existence since 1980, when it
was formed as a loose alliance of nine majority-ruled states in Southern Africa known as the Southern
African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), with the main aim of coordinating
development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on the then apartheid South Africa
· SADCC was formed in Lusaka, Zambia on 1st April, 1980, following the adoption of the Lusaka
Declaration. The transformation of the organisation from a Coordinating Conference into a
Development Community (SADC) took place on 17th August, 1992 in Windhoek, Namibia when the
Declaration and Treaty was signed at the Summit of Heads of State and Government thereby giving
the organisation a legal character
· The Member States are Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,
Moçambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe
· The SADC headquarters are located in Gaborone, Botswana
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa – COMESA
Name: Minister of Commerce & Industry
Address: Hon. Minister Ministry of Commerce & Industry, P O Box 30366, Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Tel: +265 1 780 244
Fax: +265 1 780 680
Website: www.comesa.int
· The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa which is a preferential trading area with
nineteen member states, a population of over 389 million, an annual import bill of around US$32
billion, an export bill of US$82 billion and a geographical area covering 12 million km²
· COMESA's current strategy can be summed up in the phrase… 'economic prosperity through
regional integration', COMESA forms a major market place for both internal and external trading on
the African Continent
· The member states are: Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and
Zimbabwe
· COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed
since 1981. Nine of the member states formed a free trade area in 2000, with Rwanda and Burundi
joining the FTA in 2004 and the Comoros and Libya in 2006
- Objectives of COMESA are to assist in the achievement of trade promotion which includes:
· Trade liberalisation and Customs co-operation, including the introduction of a unified computerised
Customs network across the region
· Improving the administration of transport and communications to ease the movement of goods,
services and people between the countries
· Creating an enabling environment and legal framework which will encourage the growth of the
private sector, the establishment of a secure investment environment, and the adoption of common
sets of standards
· The harmonisation of macro-economic and monetary policies throughout the region
Customs Information by Entry Points
Other comments
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Malawi - Principal Entry Points
From
To
Crossing Point
Road
Rail
Mozambique
Malawi – Blantyre
Mwanza
Yes
No
Mozambique
Malawi – Blantyre
Mulanje
Yes
No
Mozambique
Malawi – Blantyre
Liwonde
No
Yes
Mozambique
Malawi – Lilongwe
Dedza
Yes
No
Zambia
Malawi – Lilongwe
Mchinji
Yes
Yes
Tanzania
Malawi – Lilongwe
Songwe
Yes
No
· Malawi principal points of entry, please note that there are other points of entry but customs and
immigration services are not always available so arrangements need to made prior to any intended
entry
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MRA Border Posts
Name
Address
Tel
Fax
Songwe
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
15, Karonga, Malawi
+265 1 362
591
+265 1
332 165
Mchinji
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
16, Machinji, Malawi
+265 1 921
771
+265 1
242 268
Dedza
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
78, Dedza, Malawi
+265 1 223
153
+265 1
223 415
Mwanza
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
57, Mwanza, Malawi
+265 1 432
310
+265 1
432 323
Chiponde
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
41, Namwere, Malawi
N/A
N/A
Liwonde
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
+265 1 542
N/A
47, Liwonde, Malawi
402
Mulanje
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
42, Mulanje, Malawi
+265 1 467
419
+265 1
467 419
Nsanje
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
20, Blantyre, Malawi
+265 1 456
206
N/A
Blantyre Chileka
Airport
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
17, Chileka, Blantyre, Malawi
+265 1 692
177 / 185
+265 1
692 240
Lilongwe
Kamuzu Airport
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
45, Lumbazi, Lilongwe, Malawi
+265 1 700
218
+265 1
700 563
Mzuzu Port
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box
270, Mzuzu, Malawi
+265 1 312
480/359
+265 1
312 165
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MRA Customs Stations
Name
Biriwiri
Adress
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 8,
Tel
+265 1 235 280
Ntcheu, Malawi
Chiponde
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 41,
Namwere, Malawi
N/A
Chisenga
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box PA,
Chisenga, Malawi
N/A
Chisinga
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 23,
Kasungu, Malawi
+265 1 382 210
Chitipa
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 8,
Chitipa, Malawi
+265 1 312 480
Fax:+265 1 312 165
Embangweni
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 1,
+265 8 062 480
Embangweni, Malawi
Kaporo
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 50,
Kaporo, Malawi
+265 1 362 373
Fax:+265 1 332 165
Karonga
Malawi Revenue Authority, P.O. Box 318, +265 1 362 428
Karonga, Malawi
Liwonde
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 47,
Liwonde, Malawi
+265 1 542 402
Marka
Nyathando
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 67,
Marka, Malawi
+265 1 456 206
Mchinji
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 17,
Mchinji, Malawi
+265 1 921 771
Nkhata Bay
Malawi Customs & Excise, P.O. Box 125,
Nkhatabay, Malawi
+265 1 352 384
Fax:+265 1 312 165