Ngasekupheleni kuka-2019, kwaxelwa ukuqhambuka kokuqala kwento ngoku eyaziwa kwihlabathi jikelele njengesifo se-coronavirus sika-2019 (COVID-19).Ngomhla we-11 kuMatshi ka-2020, ukuqhambuka kwe-COVID-19 kwahlelwa nguMlawuli-Jikelele woMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi (i-WHO) njengobhubhane.

Ukusasazeka kwe-COVID-19 kubeke umhlaba wonke kwimeko engazange ibonwe ngaphambili.Ukucothisa ukusasazeka kwesi sifo kunye nokunciphisa iimpembelelo zaso, ukuhamba kuyacuthwa kwaye imida iyavalwa.Iindawo zezothutho ziyachaphazeleka.Amazibuko ayavalwa kwaye iinqanawa zalelwa ukungena.

Kwangaxeshanye, imfuno kunye nokuhanjiswa kweempahla zoncedo (ezifana nezibonelelo, amayeza kunye nezixhobo zonyango) ukuwela imida iyanda kakhulu.Njengoko kubonisiwe yi-WHO, izithintelo zinokuphazamisa uncedo olufunekayo kunye nenkxaso yobugcisa, kunye namashishini, kwaye zinokuba neziphumo ezibi kwezentlalo nezoqoqosho kumazwe achaphazelekayo.Kubalulekile ukuba abalawuli beCustoms kunye nooGunyaziwe baseZibukweni baqhubeke nokuququzelela intshukumo yokunqumla imida kungekuphela nje iimpahla zoncedo, kodwa iimpahla ngokubanzi, ukunceda ukunciphisa impembelelo yobhubhani we-COVID-19 kuqoqosho nakuluntu.

Ngoko ke, ulawulo lweziThutho kunye neziPhathimandla zeZibuko zibongozwa ngamandla ukuba ziseke indlela elungelelanisiweyo nesebenzayo, kunye nazo zonke ii-arhente ezichaphazelekayo, ukuqinisekisa imfezeko kunye nokuqhuba lula ukuhanjiswa kwekhonkco lehlabathi jikelele ukwenzela ukuba ukuhamba kwempahla ngolwandle kungaphazamiseki ngokungeyomfuneko.

I-International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ikhuphe olu ngcelele lulandelayo lweeNcwadi zeeSetyhula ezijongana nemiba yehlabathi enxulumene noomatiloshe kunye noshishino lweenqanawa kumxholo wokuqhambuka kwe-COVID-19:

• ISetyhula iLeta enguNombolo 4204 yomhla wama-31 kuJanuwari ka-2020, enika ulwazi nesikhokelo malunga namanyathelo okhuseleko ekufuneka athatyathwe ukunciphisa imingcipheko kubahambi ngolwandle, abakhweli kunye nabanye abakwiinqanawe ezivela kwinoveli coronavirus (COVID-19);
• ISetyhula Letter No.4204/Add.1 of 19 February 2020, COVID-19 – Ukuphunyezwa kunye nokunyanzeliswa kwezixhobo ezifanelekileyo ze-IMO;
• Ileta yeSetyhula enguNombolo.4204/Yongeza.2 yomhla wama-21 kuFebruwari 2020, iNgxelo eDityanelweyo ye-IMO-WHO ngeMpendulo yokuqhambuka kwe-COVID-19;
• ISetyhula Letter No.4204/Add.3 of 2 March 2020, ingqwalasela yokusebenza yokulawula iimeko ze-COVID-19/ukuqhambuka kwiinqanawa ezilungiselelwe yi-WHO;
• ISetyhula Letter No.4204/Add.4 of 5 March 2020, ICS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Isikhokhelo sabaqhubi beenqanawa sokukhusela impilo yabahambi ngolwandle;
• ISetyhula iLeta enguNo.4204/Add.5/Rev.1 yomhla wesi-2 kuTshazimpuzi ka-2020, iCoronavirus (COVID-19) – Isikhokelo esinxulumene noqinisekiso lwabahambi ngolwandle nabasebenzi beenqanawa zokuloba;
• ISetyhula Letter No.4204/Add.6 of 27 March 2020, ICoronavirus (COVID-19) – Uluhlu lokuqala lweengcebiso kooRhulumente kunye nabasemagunyeni abafanelekileyo besizwe malunga nokuququzelela urhwebo lwaselwandle ngexesha lobhubhani we-COVID-19;kwaye
• ISetyhula Letter No.4204/Add.7 of 3 April 2020, Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Isikhokelo malunga nokulibaziseka okungalindelekanga ekuhanjisweni kweenqanawa.

Umbutho weWorld Customs Organisation (WCO) wenze icandelo elizinikeleyo kwiwebhusayithi yawo kwaye uquke ezi zixhobo zilandelayo nesele zisanda kuphuhliswa kunye nezixhobo ezifanelekileyo kwimfezeko kunye nokuququzelela unikezelo ngokwemeko yobhubhani we-COVID-19:

• IsiGqibo seBhunga leNtsebenziswano yeCustoms ngendima yeCustoms kuNcedo lweNtlekele yeNdalo;
• Izikhokelo kwiSahluko sesi-5 seSihlomelo esithe ngqo kwiNgqungquthela yaMazwe ngaMazwe yokwenziwa lula kunye nokungqinelaniswa kweeNkqubo zeRhafu, njengoko zihlonyelwe (eHlaziyiweyo iNkomfa yaseKyoto);
• IsiHlomelo B.9 kwiNgqungquthela yoLwamkelo lweXeshana (iNgqungquthela ye-Istanbul);
• INcwadana yeNgqungquthela yaseIstanbul;
• Ireferensi yoHlelo lwe-Harmonized System (HS) yezibonelelo zonyango ze-COVID-19;
• Uluhlu lwemithetho yesizwe yamazwe amkele izithintelo zethutyana zokuthumela ngaphandle kwiindidi ezithile zoncedo lwezonyango olubalulekileyo ekuphenduleni kwi-COVID-19;kwaye
• Uluhlu lwezenzo zaMalungu e-WCO ekuphenduleni ubhubhane we-COVID-19.

Unxibelelwano, ulungelelwaniso kunye nentsebenziswano kuwo omabini amanqanaba kazwelonke nasekuhlaleni, phakathi kweenqanawa, izibonelelo zezibuko, ulawulo lweCustoms kunye nabanye abasemagunyeni abafanelekileyo kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuhamba okukhuselekileyo nokulula kwezinto eziyimfuneko zonyango kunye nezixhobo, iimveliso zezolimo ezibalulekileyo, kunye nezinye iimpahla. kunye neenkonzo ngaphaya kwemida kunye nokusebenza ukusombulula iziphazamiso kwiikhonkco zokubonelela ngehlabathi, ukuxhasa impilo kunye nokuphila kakuhle kwabo bonke abantu.