South Africa
Documents and commodities with a value of less than ZAR500 are cleared under a Bulk Entry and incur no Customs charges to the Cnee. Shipments with a value exceeding ZAR500 require a formal Customs Clearance.
The Clearance can be done by our In-House Customs Broker (at the prescribed fee below) or the Consignee can nominate their own Clearing Agent to arrange Customs clearance.
Once the shipment has cleared SA Customs, and the required payments made, the shipment can be delivered to Cnee door.
In the event a Shipper wants all clearance and Customs charges reversed (commonly known as a Free Domicile Shipment) this can be arranged.
Free domicile – charges + GBP25 are for the Shippers Agent account.
Importers based in South Africa
As a Private individual your South African ID number now has to appear on the customs entry.
If an individual’s ID number is importing on a frequent basis, SA Customs will stop the shipment, enforce a R500-00 penalty and detain the shipment until the individual can provide them with a stamped DA185 form as proof that they have applied for their importers code.
South African Companies have to be registered with SARS and have an Importers Code.
South African Clearance charges
R400 Clearance
R180 Agency or 6% whichever is the greater
VAT – 15% (reclaimable if Importer is VAT Registered)
Duty and Excise – Dependant on commodity
Exporters based in South Africa
As a Private individual your South African ID number now has to appear on the customs entry.
If an individual’s ID number is exporting on a frequent basis, SA Customs will stop the shipment, enforce a R500-00 penalty and detain the shipment until the individual can provide them with a stamped DA185 form as proof that they have applied for their exporters code.
South African Companies have to be registered with SARS and have an Exporters Code.