Legal and Policy - 16 May 2024

Legal and Policy - 16 May 2024

SARS

• 9 May 2024 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: The tariff amendments notice, scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette, relates to the –

• imposition of provisional payments in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of active yeasts classifiable in tariff subheading 2102.10, originating in or imported from the Republic of Zimbabwe – ITAC Report No. 729.

Publication details will be made available later

• 13 May 2024 – The April 2024 Service charter performance index can now be viewed.

• 13 May 2024 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: Publication details for tariff amendment notice R4818, as published in Government Gazette 50646 on 10 May 2024, are now available.

• 14 May 2024 – The state provides state warehouses for the safekeeping of goods. These are managed by Customs. The purpose of this list of unentered goods is to notify the importer, exporter and any other person that has interest in the goods that the goods have been taken up into the State warehouse and if they remain unentered they will be disposed in accordance with the provisions of the Customs & Excise Act.

See the latest Customs Weekly List of Unentered Goods here.

• 14 May 2024 – The Legislative changes of Section 4(3D) of the Customs and Excise Act (Act 91 of 1964) provide for the publication of tariff determinations to assist traders who are required to make tariff self-determination when clearing goods of the same class or kind. The Tariff Classification documents have been revised to align the process with this Legislative change.

Customs Tariff Classification External Policy (SC-CR-A-09) and Excise Tariff Determination Policy (SE-TDN-02) have merged. The Excise document, TDN-02 – Tariff Determination Policy is withdrawn.

Se the updated policy: SC-CR-A-09 – Tariff Classification – External Policy.

• 16 May 2024 – The SARS Bellville branch will be closed from today until further notice. More detail will be made available as soon as possible. Virtual appointments will be honoured but no physical visits or walk-ins. We will communicate alternative service points as soon as possible. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

ATAF

• Building bridges: ATAF and Vienna University strengthen partnerships – 13 May 2024

SARB

• Exchange control circular No. 5 – 15 May 2024
• Exchange control circular No. 6 – 15 May 2024

OECD

• Surge in oil and gas revenue drove up tax receipts in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 – 7 May 2024