Rules to part shipment – Introduction
On 31 May the South African Revenue Service (Sars) announced the amendment of Rules 8.01, 8.29 and 8.32 to the Customs & Excise Act, 1964, relating to part shipment. Rule 8.01 inserting the definition on “ part shipment ” in relation to information reflected on an advance arrival or departure notice prescribed in terms of these rules for trucks entering or leaving the Republic, indicates a part of a consignment of goods that is – (a) transported through a single land border post on more than one truck by reason of the size, weight or volume of the goods in the consignment; and (b) entered on a single bill of entry;”
Tobacco Leaf Threshers Rule – Comment due
Sars on 31 May announced the proposed insertion of Rules 107A to the Act, 1964 “Requirements in respect of Tobacco Leaf Threshers”, and the substitution of form DA 185 “Application form – Registration / licensing of customs and excise clients”, and the insertion of form DA 185.4A17 “Application form – Client Type 4A17 – Registered leaf threshing factory”, on which comment is due by 28 June. {‘DA’ stands for Doeane en Aksyns.} The insertion of draft Rule 107A to the Act, 1964 aims to ensure control of the supply chain in the tobacco industry. The Rule to the Act provides requirements in respect of tobacco leaf threshers. Tobacco leaf threshers are required to register their factories with the Sars Commissioner and keep records for purposes of inspection by the Commissioner.
WTO issues 2019 Annual Report
On 04 June the World Trade Organisation (WTO) published its Annual Report which provides a comprehensive account of the organisation’s activities in 2018 and early 2019. The report opens with a message from the WTO directorgeneral and a brief overview of the year. This is followed by in-depth accounts of the WTO’s main areas of activity over the past 12 months.
WTO 2019 Public Forum
The WTO on 03 June announced that the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2019 Public Forum, to be held from 08 to 11 October, had been extended to 14 June. The forum will take place at the WTO's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme “Trading Forward: Adapting to a Changing World”. The Forum's sub-themes are “Services – the next trade frontier”, “The Next Generation – what do Millennials and Generation Z want to see from the global trading system?” and “The Next Chapter of the WTO – strengthening the trading system”.
Duty Calls’ Watchlist
Comment due: The Moroccan hot-rolled steel sheet safeguard investigation by 17 June. The Rules to the Act, 1964 relating to the reporting of conveyances and goods (RCG) for trains by 14 June. Sars’ discussion document on the rewrite of the excise legislation by 14 June. Form DA180 ‘ Environmental Levy ’ to the Act, 1964 by 14 June. The Environmental Levy on Carbon Emissions by 14 June.
