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Harare High Court
Murowa Diamonds (Private) Limited v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and Another
HH 88-2007
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
12 December 2007
Citation
HH 88-2007
Neutral Citation
[2007] ZWHH 88
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
MAKARAU JP
Full Bench
MAKARAU JP
Areas of Law
Tax LawAdministrative LawCustoms and Excise
Keywords
customs dutyvalue added taxforeign currencyluxury itemsstatutory instrumentinterpretation
Tags
customs dutyforeign currency accountstatutory interpretationluxury items
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Customs and Excise Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether using funds from a foreign currency account with an authorized dealer constitutes \"obtaining\" funds through an authorized dealer for purposes of exemption from foreign currency payment under section 3 of Statutory Instrument 80A of 2007","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant used foreign currency account with Barclays Bank (authorized dealer) to purchase vehicles"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a diamond mining company, purchased two motor vehicles using funds from its foreign currency account. After initially paying customs duty and VAT in local currency, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority demanded payment in foreign currency, refusing to release the vehicles. The applicant sought court intervention.
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