Project ID: 31260

Chinese Government provides $10.5 million grant for acquisition of customs inspection scanning equipment

Commitment amount

$ 11844383.797993269

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 11844383.8

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zimbabwe

Sector

Trade policies and regulations (Code: 330)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2013-01-01

Actual start

2013-10-18

Actual complete

2013-10-18

Description

On 18 October, 2013 the Chinese Government donated three mobile container scanners worth $10.5 million USD to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority. The Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Lin Lin, gave the scanners to Mr. Chinamasa, the Zimbabwean Minister of Finance, during a ceremony at Manica Freight in Lochinvar, Harare. The scanners will be used to expedite customs clearance and counter smuggling of goods and harmful substances at container docks in Zimbabwe. This project is completed.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

8

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) [Government Agency]