Incentives & Schemes

Freight Subsidy Scheme to Africa

Aim of Scheme

Ensure the competitiveness of our exports to Africa vis-à-vis exports from Asia, catalyse exports to the region and create the necessary conditions for the establishment of a feeder shipping facility on Africa

Ports

• Beira (Mozambique) via Madagascar (cargo shipped to Beira on vessels transiting in Madagascar may be included)
• Moroni (Comoros)
• Victoria (Seychelles)
• Angola-3 Ports (Lobito, Luanda, Soyo)
• Cameroon-1 Port (Douala)
• Comoros Island-3 Ports (Moroni, Port of Mutsamudu, Fomboni)
• Congo (Brazzaville)-1 Port (Pointe Noire)
• Egypt-3 Ports (Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said)
• Gabon-2 Ports (Libreville, Port Gentil)
• Ghana – 1 Port (Tema)
• Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)- 1 Port (Abidjan)
• Kenya-1 Port (Mombasa)
• Madagascar – 3 Ports (Mahajanga, Fort Dauphin, Tulear)*
• Mayotte – 2 Ports (Longoni, Dzaoudzi)
• Morocco – 3 Ports (Agadir, Casablanca, Ceuta)
• Mozambique-3 Ports (Beira, Maputo, Nacala)
• Nigeria – 5 Ports (Calabar, Lagos-Apapa, Port Harcourt, Warri, Onne Seaport)
• Reunion – 4 Ports (Port Ouest (Le Port)/Point des Galets, Port Est, Port of Saint-Denis, Port of Saint-Pierre)
• Senegal-1 Port (Dakar)
• Seychelles – 1 Port (Port Victoria)
• Tanzania –4 Ports (Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, Tanga, Zanzibar)
• South Africa – 3 Ports (Cape Town, Durban, Coega)- Eligible only for Landlocked Countries

Eligibility

Exporters of goods produced/manufactured in Mauritius; and

Freeport operators exporting goods locally manufactured or goods manufactured in the Freeport Zones

Categories of goods eligible for subsidy

Goods that are wholly grown or produced in Mauritius.

Goods that are exported under an IOC, COMESA or SADC certificate of origin.

All other goods exported that have been locally manufactured/produced in Mauritius, including those manufactured/processed in a Freeport Zone, wholly or partially from imported materials by a process of manufacture/production:

(a) Resulting in a change in tariff classification (either Change-in-Tariff Heading or Change-in-Tariff Sub-Heading); or
(b) Involving a value addition of not less than 20% of the ex-works costs (excluding profit) of the finished goods.

IMPORTANT NOTE: It should be noted that products falling under category 3 above which have undergone the following ‘minimal processes’ would not qualify under this scheme:

Operations to ensure the preservation of products in good condition during transport and storage

Simple operations* consisting of removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching, washing, painting and cutting up;

Changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignment; simple bottling and packing operations;

Affixing of marks and labels;

A combination of two or more operations specified above; and

Slaughter of animals.

*Note: Simple operations mean operations where neither special skills nor machines, apparatuses or tools especially produced or installed for those operations are required for their performance.

Shipping Time

As time to destination is a critical element in the success of the Scheme, time frame to destination should be to a maximum of 12 to 15 days

Amount of Subsidy

25% of freight cost* per container exported up to a maximum of USD300 per container of 20 feet.

*Subsidy will apply on aggregate cost of freight excluding (a) Loading Charges MPA, (b) Landing Charges, (c) Marine Charges and (4) CCS Fee.

Application of Subsidy

Application has to be submitted in the Prescribed Form* to Enterprise Mauritius, 7th Floor, St James Court, St Denis Street, Port Louis, together with the following supporting documents:

Copy of Bill of Lading

Copy of Commercial Invoice

Copy of Export Declaration (Custom Declaration Form)

Receipts of payments from Shipping Agent/ Freight Cargo Receipt

Written statement from exporter on source of goods exported and any other supporting documentary evidence (for Wholly grown or Produced; or)

Copy of Certificate of Origin (for Exported under IOC, COMESA or SADC) or

Written statement on process of manufacture and certificate from a qualified accountant on breakdown on and % of value addition (This applies for products not wholly produced or processed and those not accompanied by Certificate of Origin).

*Prescribed form can be downloaded on Enterprise Mauritius’ Website

SUPPORTING AGENCY
Enterprise Mauritius
7th Floor, St James Court,
Port Louis
Tel: (230) 212 9760
Fax: (230) 212 9767