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Customs and Excise. SARS’s Customs division plays an integral role in facilitating the movement of goods and people entering or exiting the borders of the Republic. See the Customs Branch contact details or if you need to escalate beyond branch offices, please email osc@sars.gov.za.
Customs duties and taxes are payable in South African Rand. Payment can be made in cash, by debit or credit card. Travellers must ensure a receipt is issued for payment of applicable duties and VAT on goods in their possession.
Every importer or exporter of goods must lodge a CCD, except when exempted by specific rules before the goods are imported to or exported from South Africa. Clients make a self-assessment with the transaction documentation and submit the CCD to Customs either electronically or manually.
In order for Customs to safeguard any revenue due to the State and ensure compliance with national legislation, the importer must declare to Customs what they have brought into the country and the mode of transport used.
All import and export commercial transactions require commodities on Customs declarations to be classified according to an appropriate tariff heading. The tariff classification code is directly linked to the rate of duty payable on that commodity.
The bases in determining the correct duties and taxes payable on imported goods is set out in the following Customs areas: Tariff; Valuation (value); and. Origin. All import and export transactions require declarations according to an appropriate tariff heading.
One of the main purposes of the Counterfeit Goods Act, 1997 (Act No. 37 of 1997) is to prevent the release of counterfeit goods into the local market of South Africa. SARS officials may, in terms of section 113A of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, detain any goods upon importation into South Africa to ascertain whether the goods are indeed ...
When the Acts are implemented, there will be an impact on all customs clients, particularly in relation to system, process and policy changes. There will also be new compliance measures for traders and changes to the penalties regime.
Customs Offices and Contacts. All telephone calls to Customs offices will now be routed automatically to the SARS Contact Centre on 0800 00 7277. This process has been introduced at SARS offices around the country in order to offer clients improved tracking and tracing of queries, as well as a single telephone number or point of contact ...
What are Exports? The control of goods leaving the Republic is considered one of the core functions of Customs. Key economic decisions are based on trade statistics and it is therefore imperative that SARS accurately records export performance.