Maputo — The Mozambican customs service has defended the seizure on 2 June of 28,800 sacks of cement (1,440 tonnes) imported from South Africa, despite the insistence by the importing company, Kawena, that such imports are exempt from customs duty.
Cited in Wednesday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias", the press attaché of the National Customs Directorate, Fernando Tinga, said that the seizure of the imported cement was because Kawena did not present the legally required documentation at the time.
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