Statutory Instrument 124 of 2021. S.I. 124 of 2021 [CAP. 23:02 Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 22) IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Finance and Economic Development has, in terms of sections 14 and 236 of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02], made the following order:— 1. (1) This order may be cited as the Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 22). (2) This order shall be deemed to have come into effect on 1st January, 2021. 2. The Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) Order, 2002, published in Statutory Instrument 14 of 2002, (hereinafter called “the Order”) is amended in Part III by the insertion of a new section after section 23A to read as follows— “Heavy commercial vehicle transit zone restriction 23B. (1) No heavy commercial vehicles transiting through Zimbabwe whether loaded or unloaded; whether fitted with electronic cargo tracking devices or not, shall be allowed to: (a) use any route not designated in terms of section 23A; (b) enter into any residential area of any city or town except if it is in the prescribed route as per Part III; (c) pass through the central business district of any city or town as defined in Part III of the Twelfth Schedule unless the prescribed route passes through the CBD. (2) For the purposes of this section, the prohibition in (1) above with respect to “heavy commercial vehicles transiting through Zimbabwe” shall also apply to the following: (a) All heavy commercial vehicles carrying goods from a place in Zimbabwe to a place outside Zimbabwe; and (b) All heavy commercial vehicles carrying goods from a place outside Zimbabwe to a place in Zimbabwe.”. 3. The Twelfth Schedule to the order is amended by the insertion of the following new Part after Part II— 665 Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 22) “PART III (Section 23B) HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ZONE RESTRICTION For purposes of these regulations– “Heavy commercial vehicle” means a motor vehicle exceeding two thousand and three hundred kilograms net mass, but does not include a passenger motor vehicle. 1. All heavy commercial vehicles shall be restricted from entry into all areas designated as the central business district in all towns and cities as follows: (a) In Harare, the area bordered by the following road ways: (i) Glenara Road, Enterprise Road, Churchill Road, Dieppe Road, Cripps Road, Remembrance Drive, Paisley Road, Rekayi Tangwena Road, Bishop Gaul Road, Princess Drive, Harare Drive (West). (ii) Heavy commercial vehicles are specifically restricted from entry onto Harare Drive (East) from where it crosses Mutare Road up to the point it crosses Lomagundi Road in Bluff Hill; and (b) In Bulawayo the area bordered by the following roadways: Samuel Parirenyatwa Road, Harare Road, First Avenue, Lobengula Street and Fourteenth Avenue; and (c) With respect to all other towns and cities, the specified traffic should adhere to the routes specified under Section 4. 2. Any transporter who contravenes the provisions of this order shall be liable to a fine of US$2 000,00. 3. Any driver or other person in charge of a heavy commercial vehicle, who contravenes the provisions of this order shall be guilty 666 S.I. 124 of 2021 of an offence and liable to a penalty of not less than that prescribed in Level 6.” 4. Part III (Prescribed Routes) of the Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) Order, 2002, published in Statutory Instrument 14 of 2002, (hereinafter called “the order”) is amended in Part I of the Twelfth Schedule by the repeal of Routes 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17-20, 27,29, 30, 34, 37, 41, 45, 48 and 51-56 and the substitution with the following— “PART I CARGO TRACKING ROUTES ACROSS ZIMBABWE Route 1 Beitbridge – Chirundu via Harare Beitbridge Border Post Mwenezi Rutenga Runde Ngundu Chivi Turn off Masvingo Mushagashi Chatsworth Chaka Fairfield Mvuma Chivhu⇒ Featherstone⇒ ⇒ Beatrice ⇒ Skyline ⇒ Simon Mazorodze⇒ Road High⇒ Glen Road ⇒ Samora Machel⇒ Avenue ⇒ Tynwald ⇒Drive Kirkman⇒ Drive⇒ Harare Drive⇒ Lomagundi⇒ Road ⇒ Inkomo Great Dyke⇒ Mountains (Mapinga)⇒ Banket Chinhoyi ⇒ Lion’s Den Karoi⇒ Makuti Marongora⇒ Chirundu⇒ Border Post. ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Designated⇒ Truck Stops⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Beitbridge Town Council truck stop, Andy Truck stop, Bubi Truck Stop, Runde Truck stop, Masvingo, Mvuma Chicken Inn, Mvuma Chicken Slice, Chivhu Truck stop, Harare Truck stop, Willovale Industrial area, Ardbennie Industrial area, Masasa Industrial area, Ruwa Industrial area, Mt Hampden, Mapinga Truckstop, Chinhoyi, Karoi Puma service station, Buffalo Downs, Madadazi, Makuti Truck stop, Chirundu truck stops. Route 5 Beitbridge – Nyamapanda Beitbridge Border Post Mwenezi Rutenga Runde Ngundu Chivi Turnoff Masvingo Mushagashi Chatsworth Chaka Fairfield Mvuma Chivhu⇒ Featherstone⇒ Beatrice⇒ ⇒Skyline Simon⇒ Mazorodze⇒ Road Remembrance⇒ Drive⇒ Cripps Road⇒ Dieppe⇒ Road Glenara⇒ Road⇒ Enterprise⇒ Road Shamva⇒ turn off ⇒ Mutoko ⇒ Nyamapanda Border Post.⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Designated Truck Stops Beitbridge Town Council truck stop, Andy Truck stop, Bubi Truck Stop, Runde Truck stop, Masvingo, Mvuma Chicken Inn, Mvuma Chicken Slice, Chivhu Truck stop, Harare Truck stop, Willovale Industrial area, Ardbennie Industrial area, Masasa Industrial area, Ruwa Industrial area, Mutoko, Nyamapanda Border. 667 Customs and Excise (Ports of Entry and Routes) (Amendment) Order, 2021 (No. 22) Route 6 Beitbridge – Victoria Falls Beitbridge Border Post Malala West Nicholson Gwanda Road Esigodini Beitbridge Road Samuel Parirenyatwa Drive Harare Road Main Street (Joshua M.⇒ Nkomo) ⇒ Masotsha Drive ⇒ Lady Stainley Road⇒ Victoria⇒ Falls Road Nyamandlovu⇒ Lupane Hwange⇒ Kazungula ⇒turn off Victoria Falls Border Post.⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Designated Truck Stops ⇒ Beitbridge (Kamoso/Sasol, Puma, Zuva Colbro, Andy, Makhakhavule/ Council truck stop), West Nicholson, Gwanda, Belmont Industrial area, Kelvin Industrial area, Victoria Falls garage, Lupane, Halfway, Hwange, Chinotimba truck stop. Route 7 Chirundu – Beitbridge via Harare Chirundu Border Post Marongora Makuti Karoi Lion’s Den Chinhoyi Banket Great Dyke Mountains (Mapinga) Inkomo AFDIS Lomagundi Road⇒ Harare Drive⇒ Kirkman⇒ Road⇒ Tynwald Drive⇒ Samora⇒ Machel⇒ Avenue High Glen Road Simon⇒ Mazorodze⇒ Road ⇒Skyline Beatrice ⇒ Featherstone ⇒Chivhu Mvuma⇒ Fairfield Chaka⇒ Chatsworth Mushagashi⇒ Masvingo ⇒ Runde Rutenga Mwenezi⇒ Beitbridge⇒ Border⇒ Post. ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒Option 2 ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Chirundu Border Post Marongora Makuti Karoi Lion’s Den Chinhoyi Banket Great Dyke Mountains (Mapinga) Inkomo AFDIS Lomagundi Road⇒ Harare Drive⇒ Princess⇒ Road ⇒ Bishop Gaul Avenue⇒ Rekayi⇒ Tangwena⇒ Road Paisley Road Simon Mazorodze⇒ Road⇒ Skyline⇒ Beatrice Featherstone⇒ Chivhu⇒ Mvuma⇒ Fairfield Chaka ⇒ Chatsworth Mushagashi⇒ Masvingo⇒ Runde Rutenga ⇒Mwenezi ⇒ Beitbridge⇒ Border Post. ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Designated Truck stops ⇒ Chirundu Truck Stops, Makuti, Madadazi truck stop, Buffalo Downs, Karoi Puma Service station, Chinhoyi, Mapinga truck stop, Mt Hampden, Masasa Industrial area, Ardbennie Industrial area, Willovale Industrial area, Harare truck stop, Chivhu truck stop, Mvuma Chicken Slice, Mvuma Chicken Inn, Masvingo, Runde Truck stop, Bubi Truck stop, Beitbridge (Kamoso/Sasol, Puma, Zuva Colbro, Andy, Makhakhavule/Council truck stop). Route 10 Chirundu – Forbes Chirundu Border Post Makuti Karoi Lion’s Den Chinhoyi Banket Great Dyke Mountains Inkomo AFDIS Lomagundi Road Harare Drive Princess⇒ Road Bishop⇒ Gaul⇒ Avenue Rekayi⇒ Tangwena⇒ Road ⇒ Paisley Road Remembrance⇒ Drive ⇒ Cripps Road⇒ Dieppe Road ⇒ Glenara Road⇒ Msasa Ruwa⇒ Bromely Marondera⇒ Headlands Rusape⇒ Nyazura⇒ Odzi Christmas Pass⇒ Forbes Border⇒ Post. ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒Designated⇒ Truck Stops⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Makuti, Madadazi, Chinhoyi, Harare Truck stop, Ardebenne Industrial area, Willovale Industrial area, Harare truck stop, Ruwa Industrial area, Headlands, Rusape, Odzi Suncrest, Forbes Border Post. 668 S.I. 124 of 2021 Route 13 Forbes – Chirundu Forbes Border Post Beira Road Bvumba Road Herbert Chitepo Street Railway Avenue Simon Mazorodze Christmas Pass Penhalonga Turn off Odzi ⇒ Nyazura ⇒ Rusape Headlands⇒ Marondera Ruwa⇒ Msasa Mutare⇒ Road Glenara⇒ Road Dieppe Road⇒ Cripps Road Remembrance⇒ ⇒ Drive ⇒ Paisley Road⇒ Rekayi Tangwena⇒ Road ⇒ Bishop⇒ Gaul Avenue⇒ Princess ⇒Road Harare Drive⇒ Lomagundi⇒ Road Inkomo⇒ Great Dyke Mountains⇒ (Mapinga)⇒ Banket Chinhoyi ⇒ Lion’s Den Karoi ⇒ Makuti Chirundu⇒ Border Post.⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Designated ⇒Truck stops⇒ ⇒ Odzi Suncrest, Headlands, Harare Truck stop, Willovale Industrial area, Ardbennie Industrial area, Masasa Industrial area, Ruwa Industrial area, Mt Hampden, Mapinga Truckstop, Chinhoyi, Karoi Puma service station, Buffalo Downs, Madadazi, Makuti Truck stop, Chirundu truck stops. Route 14 Forbes – Nyamapanda Forbes Border Post Beira Road Bvumba Road Herbert Chitepo Street Railway Avenue Simon Mazorodze Christmas Pass Christmas Pass Penhalonga⇒ Turnoff Odzi⇒ Nyazura ⇒ Chivhu/Hwedza Turn off⇒ Rusape Half⇒ Mile Headlands ⇒ Marondera Peterhouse⇒ High School⇒ Bromely Ruwa ⇒ Msasa⇒ Glenara Road⇒ Enterprise Road Shamva⇒ turn⇒ off Mutoko⇒ Nyamapanda⇒ Border Post.⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Designated⇒ truck stops⇒ ⇒ Odzi Suncrest, Headlands, Mutoko, Nyamapanda Border post. Route 17 Nyamapanda – Beitbridge Nyamapanda Border Post Mutoko Shamva turn off Enterpries Road Glenara Road Dieppe Road Cripps Road Remembrance Drive Simon Mazorodze Road⇒ Skyline⇒ Beatrice Featherstone⇒ Chivhu⇒ Mvuma Fairfield⇒ Chaka⇒ Chatsworth ⇒ Mushagashi Chivi Turn⇒ off Masvingo Ngundu⇒