Membership

About Members

Members of AMIE have insight into reliable statistics, ongoing policy negotiations, and lobbying in the meat import and export realm in South Africa. Whether you are a local manufacturer, producer, other stakeholders, or an international interested party, AMIE provides clarity and transparency. Our members include lamb-, beef-, pork and poultry importers and exporters, producers, and other members of the import-export value chain.

The Association for Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) is a not-for-profit legal persona with a constitution and executive oversight from its Executive Committee. Becoming a member means strength in numbers and representation for all kinds of stakeholders in the meat import and export industry in South Africa. Members are privy to regular, valuable, and above all trustworthy statistics. They are also updated on all burning issues and other relevant matters such as regulations and policy changes in the meat import and export industry. AMIE does not get involved in any commercial transactions but is ideally positioned to assist our members with information and communication with government departments and officials. To keep the activities of AMIE transparent and beyond reproach, the organisation is not entitled to trade or participate in any business carried on by any of its members.

Benefits

Members of AMIE have insight into reliable statistics, ongoing policy negotiations, and lobbying in the meat import and export realm in South Africa. Whether you are a local manufacturer, producer, other stakeholders, or an international interested party, AMIE provides clarity and transparency. Our members include lamb-, beef-, pork and poultry importers and exporters, producers, and other members of the import-export value chain.

Fees

Initial Subscription:

Once-off fee for all new members: ZAR 8,000.00 (Eight Thousand Rand)

Annual Renewal Fees:


  1. Ordinary Members (base on the number of containers processed annually):
    – 259 fcl: ZAR 20, 000.00 (Twenty Thousand Rand)
    – 
500 fcl: ZAR 30, 000.00 (Thirty Thousand Rand)

    – 501+ fcl: ZAR 50, 000.00 (Fifty Thousand Rand)

  2. Associate Members:
    ZAR 30, 000.00 (Twenty Thousand Rand)

Constitution

To ensure good governance, executive oversight, and good conduct, all AMIE members adhere to the AMIE Constitution.

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When you apply to the Executive Committee of AMIE for admission to membership, you accept and undertake to observe and be bound by the provisions of the Constitution, the by-laws of the Association, and to further the objectives of the Association. Should a member not observe all relevant legislation or fall 90 days or more in arrears with statutory levies, the Executive Committee has the right to suspend membership until the situation is satisfactorily remedied.