Zimbabwe Initiates Safeguard Investigation on Fibreboard Imports
Summary
On 10 April 2026, Zimbabwe notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 18 July 2025 a safeguard investigation on imports of fibreboards. The investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports are causing or threatening serious injury to Zimbabwe's domestic fibreboard industry. Importers, exporters, and other interested parties may present evidence and views during the investigation.
What changed
Zimbabwe formally initiated a safeguard investigation on fibreboard imports on 18 July 2025, notifying the WTO Committee on Safeguards on 10 April 2026. A safeguard investigation examines whether increased imports of a product cause or threaten serious injury to the domestic industry, and any resulting safeguard action would temporarily restrict imports.
For importers and exporters of fibreboards, this notice signals early-stage trade risk — no measures are in place yet, but parties wishing to participate in the investigation should contact Zimbabwe's Competition and Tariff Commission in Harare. This is an informational WTO notification; it does not itself impose obligations or restrictions on trading firms.
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Zimbabwe initiates safeguard investigation on fibreboards
On 10 April 2026, Zimbabwe notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 18 July 2025 a safeguard investigation on imports of fibreboards.
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In the notification Zimbabwe indicated, among other things, as follows:
"Requests for further information and correspondence regarding the investigation must be sent to:
The Director
Competition and Tariff Commission
23 Broadlands Road, Emerald Hill
Harare
Zimbabwe
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.competition.co.zw."
The notification is available in G/SG/N/6/ZWE/2.
What is a safeguard investigation?
A safeguard investigation seeks to determine whether increased imports of a product are causing, or is threatening to cause, serious injury to a domestic industry.
During a safeguard investigation, importers, exporters and other interested parties may present evidence and views and respond to the presentations of other parties.
A WTO member may take a safeguard action (i.e. restrict imports of a product temporarily) only if the increased imports of the product are found to be causing, or threatening to cause, serious injury.
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