Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Editorial Note; Contents; Executive Summary; Introduction; Methodology; Counting; Border Monitoring; Origin and Destination Survey; A Profile of ICBT Entrepreneurs; Purpose of Trade; Types and Values of Traded Goods; Clothing; Household and Other Goods; Handicrafts; Value of Goods; Conducting Business; Financial Transactions at Borders; Treatment at the Border; Conclusion; Endnotes; Back cover
Summary
The study demonstrates that informal cross-border is a complex phenomenon and not uniform across the region, or even through border posts of the same country. However, the overall volume of trade, duties paid and VAT foregone, as well as the types of goods and where they are produced, indicate that this sector of regional trade should be given much greater attention and support by governments of the region as well as regional organizations such as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), SADC and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
