Customs buy-in is crucial

There are several challenges
to the cross-border
implementation of self
regulation.
Because the implementation
of the RTMS in SA has to
date been limited to within
the SA borders, crossborder
issues have not been
considered or addressed.
Also, in terms of the
proposed NSC pilot project,
it will be necessary to get
the “buy-in” from customs
authorities such as Sars, the
Zambian Revenue Authority
(ZRA) and the Zimbabwe
Revenue Authority (Zimra).
But Fesarta’s Barney Curtis
noted that Sars already had
an accreditation system, and
had agreed to investigate
the RTMS and see how it
could be integrated with their
accreditation scheme.
“It is understood that both
Zimra and ZRA are also
considering introducing
similar schemes including
the concept of the Authorised
Economic Operator (AEC),”
he added.