# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters has raised concerns over significant delays in issuing meat import permits, which now take approximately nine days instead of 48 hours. AMIE blames new regulations by the Border Management Agency and urges immediate government intervention to avoid disruptions in the food supply chain. The association says that these delays, particularly at Durban port, are inflating costs and could worsen food inflation, especially for affordable protein products.
Association warns of meat import delays, calls for urgent government action