On 07 July 2021, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that the World Bank Group was conducting a survey on the customs barriers facing women entrepreneurs. SARS posed the question, are you a female business owner in South Africa who trades across borders? If so, SARS wants to hear from you. SARS stated that it aimed to find ways the government could make cross-border trade easier.
If you want to take part in the survey then log on to tfsurveysa.org
Trade Facilitation Challenges for Traders and Freight Forwarders
The World Bank Group is in the process of identifying firms who are willing to participate in a survey that aims to gain a better understanding of existing bottlenecks in border processes and procedures relating to the movement, release, and clearance of goods in South Africa. Findings of the survey will be able to inform the design of trade facilitation reforms to maximise gains from trade for all stakeholders.
The target population of the survey includes South African firms that are engaged in imports and/or exports of goods (not services) across any international land, air, or sea border. Firms will be surveyed to determine whether constraints are overarching for all traders or whether they are gender-specific constraints. Whether the firm is male, or female-owned and/or male and female-managed are also important criteria.
The survey is accessible at:
Story by: Riaan de Lange