On 30 August 2023 the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that the declaration processing system (DPS) had been enhanced to include:
- The dual inspection process for bonded movement goods; and
- The electronic exchange of declaration information with Other Government Agencies (OGAs) after obtaining prior consent from the registered SARS client.
The Customs status response message annexure (SC-CF-55-A09) has been updated to include the new Customs response messages (CUSRES) and scenarios for both of the above-mentioned system enhancements.
A new Supporting Document Codes list annexure (SC-CF-55-A11) has been created. Declarants must use the codes when uploading the requested supporting documents to the Customs Clearance Declaration (CCD) case.
The Completion of Declaration annexure (SC-CF-55-A01) has been updated to include:
- The consignee details that must be used when completing an export CCD.
- The transfer of liability requirements in the remover code paragraph. When a declarant wants to make use of a licensed remover of goods (ROG) instead of the shipping line, to move containerised goods to the place of inspection, the ROG code must be inserted in this field.
- Which house bill of lading/air waybill details must be inserted in the paragraph dealing with the house waybill number.
- The mandatory completion requirement of the Value-added Tax (VAT) indicator field when a VAT Registration Number is declared.
- The United Kingdom (UK) additional information code.
The Alphabetic Country and Currency Codes annexure (SC-CF-55-A05) has been amended to reflect Euro as the official currency used in countries that form part of the European Union (|EU).
The external policy and annexures can be accessed through the following link:
- SC-CF-55 – Clearance Declaration – External Policy;
- SC-CF-55-A01 – Completion of Declarations – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A02 – Alphabetic District Office Codes – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A03 – Combination Matrix – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A04 – Procedure Measure Matrix – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A05 – Alphabetic Country and Currency Codes – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A06 – Supplementary Unit Codes – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A07 – Countable Quantity Codes – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A08 – Export Coding – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A09 – Customs Status Response Messages – External Annexure;
- SC-CF-55-A10 – Acquittal and Proof of Export Requirements – External Annexure; and
- SC-CF-55-A11 – Supporting Document Codes – External Annexure.