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Imports of fuel are subject to a NOCZIM debt redemption levy and a carbon tax; their respective rates are: US$0.028/litre and US$0.013/litre on diesel, and US$0.082/litre and US$0.04/litre on petrol

While most of its trade is governed by (automatic) open general import and export licences, imports and/or exports of certain goods may be subject to specific licensing, regardless of their country of origin. By and large, such licences are applied on health, sanitary and phytosanitary, and environmental protection grounds

By and large, Zimbabwe maintains import prohibitions on health and moral grounds, and to comply with international conventions to which it is a party, such as ozone-depleting substances

Specific warning notices must be displayed on road tankers being used for the conveyance by road of hazardous and radioactive substances

Exports of live wildlife specimens and fertile eggs are reportedly subject to an ad valorem levy of 20%, collected by the National Parks and Wild Life Management Authority

Government departments, intervening in the control of imports or exports of indigenous plants and wildlife the Director of Parks and Wild Life Management Authority and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Farmers are entitled to fully deduct expenditure incurred for: stumping and clearing of lands, works for the prevention of soil erosion, sinking of boreholes and wells, aerial and geographical surveys, water conservation works, and fencing

An invention may not be patentable if its use would: endanger public order or safety; encourage offensive, immoral or anti-social behaviour; endanger human, animal or plant life or health; or promote serious prejudice to the environment

Production, import, export, packaging, storage, and distribution of fertilizer are jointly regulated by the ministries responsible for agriculture, trade, the environment and health

The key elements in the Government's policy objectives are: forest reservation, plantation development, and commercial exploitation; rural reforestation and community forestry projects; co-management initiatives involving communities and the Forestry Commission; a sound framework for benefit sharing to ensure sustainable utilization; and an emphasis on regulation, e.g. of trade in indigenous hardwood timber products, and innovative self-funding mechanisms or initiatives advocating forestry as a viable land-use option