Happias Kuzvinzwa is the Commissioner Customs and Excise of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA). He is also a Board Member of ZIMTRADE, a Member of Solusi University Council and a Trustee of the Air Force of Zimbabwe Charity Fund.
He joined the then Department of Customs and Excise in 1981 and rose through the ranks to become the Assistant Commissioner of Customs responsible for Fiscal and Trade Policy, Revenue Collection, Customs Reform, Trade and International Liaison. He spent seven years as Customs and trade facilitation advisor for SADC and his foot prints found in Regional Customs administration reforms, modernisation and capacity building; SADC Regional integration focusing on SADC Free Trade Area and SADC Customs Union framework development; SADC, EAC and COMESA tripartite regional integration framework development funded by Trade-Mark Southern Africa.
He rejoined ZIMRA as the Commissioner for Customs and Excise when the Authority was re-organised in 2011. He became the Commissioner for Domestic Taxes in 2015 before reverting Commissioner for Customs and Excise in 2018.
Happias holds three Master’s Degrees: - in International Revenue Administration, in International Customs Law and Administration from the University of Canberra; and an MBA in Fiscal Studies from Bath University (UK) and several professional qualifications.
He currently is studying for a Doctorate (DBA) in International Trade, focusing on the “Efficacy of Regional Integration - Zimbabwe Story” with the University of Lusaka (UNILAS).
