Tax Guide for Small Businesses 20 20 /2
Importation of goods and payment of customs and excise duties
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3.12 Importation of goods and payment of customs and excise duties
3.12.1 Introduction Goods arriving in South Africa may enter only through designated places of entry. The list of these ports together with operating hours, are available on the SARS website. These goods must be declared to SARS within the prescribed time periods. The applicable customs duties, if any, must be paid when the goods are entered for home consumption, that is, for use in the Southern African Customs Union comprising South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini. The rate of duty is dependent on the tariff category (code) under which the goods are classified and duty is usually payable on the value (customs value) or the volume or quantity of the goods imported. The customs duty may, however, be – • deferred for a specific period, if the importer is a participant in the SARS deferment scheme; • rebated if the goods meet certain conditions as provided for in Schedules 3 and 4 of the Customs and Excise Act; or • suspended temporarily if the goods are entered for storage in a licensed warehouse or are in transit to a destination outside the Republic. Imported goods may also qualify for a preferential rate of duty under free or preferential trade agreements to which South Africa is a party. The goods may be subject to import control as well as sanitary and photo-sanitary requirements under such agreements. In addition, VAT at the standard rate is also payable on goods imported and entered for home consumption unless exempted under section 13(3) of the VAT Act, read with Schedule 1 to the VAT Act. See 3.8.4. 3.12.2 Registration as an importer Under section 59A and the corresponding rules of the Customs and Excise Act, importers and exporters of goods to and from South Africa for commercial purposes must register with SARS for that purpose. The following persons are excluded from formal registration requirements and may make use of registration code 70707070: • A person, including a traveller, who imports or exports goods of which the total value required to be declared is less than R150 000 during any calendar year, whether such goods are imported or exported in one or more consignments. • A person who imports or exports goods classifiable under tariff subheading 9999.00.10 or 9999.00.20 as contemplated in the notes to Chapter 99 of Schedule 1 of the Customs and Excise Act. Tax Guide for Small Businesses (2020/2021) 76 • A person who is not a South African citizen who exports a motor vehicle registered in the Republic to a non-SACU country of destination for personal use. Download 0.78 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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