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interventions of other border agencies; and border ICT system. The key operating principles
today at the Chirundu OSBP can be summarised as follows:57
For southbound traffic , all procedures for persons, vehicles and goods to exit Zambia and
enter Zimbabwe are carried out in the Zimbabwe terminal – as visualised in the Figure below.
Figure 6. Southbound traffic diagram at the Chirundu OSBP
Source: AfDB expert interview, 2016
For northbound traffic, all procedures for the persons, vehicles and goods to exit Zimbabwe
and enter Zambia will take place in the Zambian terminal – as illustrated in Figure below.
Besides that, entry procedures cannot begin until all exit procedures are completed and
jurisdiction has formally passed from the exit state to the entry state except in cases where
goods are pre-cleared. This is to avoid any conflict over national jurisdiction within the OSBP.
57 OSBP, 2010