Chamwe Kaira
The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPB) has announced that stock brand fees will increase from 1 February 2026, in line with government gazette No. 573.
In a notice issued to state veterinary offices, LLPB offices, farmers’ unions and associations, and livestock agents, the board said the adjustment follows government notice No. 145 of 2015.
As the mandated administrator of stock brands, the LLPB is required to apply the annual increase.
Under the revised fees, registering a stock brand will increase from N$180 to N$186.
The transfer of a brand will rise from N$66 to N$68, while a duplicate certificate of a brand will increase from N$113 to N$117.
The board said the adjustment is based on an inflation rate of 3.4%, as reflected in the Consumer Price Index for November 2025 published by the Bank of Namibia (BoN).
All offices and stakeholders have been instructed to apply the new fees from 1 February 2026.
Livestock identification in Namibia is compulsory under the Animal Identification Regulations of the Animal Health Act. The law requires all livestock to be identified using approved methods.
For cattle, the approved system is individual identification using an electronic button ear tag together with a visual flag-type ear tag. Small stock is identified through group identification using ear tags that carry the owner’s registered stock brand.
Pigs are identified through group identification using ear tattoos that display the owner’s stock brand.
The regulations allow the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Water and Land Reform to appoint an entity to administer and distribute livestock identification devices. The LLPB has been designated as the administrator and distributor of cattle identification tags.
Stock brands form a central part of Namibia’s livestock identification system and are recorded in a national register that is regularly updated.
Each brand links an animal to its owner and supports animal disease control and management, while also playing a key role in combating livestock theft.
The legal framework governing stock brands is set out in the Stock Brands Act and its regulations, which require all livestock owners in Namibia to have a registered stock brand.
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Stock brand fees will increase from 1 February 2026 in line with government gazette No. 573.
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