SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE

ON FINANCE: 28 JANUARY 2014

Commentary on the Customs Bills

Progress made since first presentation to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance; October 30 2013

Interaction: Various meetings with SARS (Legal, Modernisation & Operations)

Progress: Study of the Bills,practical implications drafted by a team of industry experts [ 63 pages]

Main Subject Matters:

57 Working

Days

1Duty Bill

2

Penalties

3Clearance at first Port of entry

4Practical Implications / Rules

Penalties

Seamless flow“AEO Concept” Legitimate Trade

“AEO Concept”

Full Set of Data“AEO Concept”

Duty Bill

Clearance at first Port

CollaborationCompletevisibility

Penalties• No revenue prejudice• Categories• Draft notice will be circulated • Workshop before gazetted

Penalties - A work in progress with SARS

Implications of the Control Bill on a seamless supply chain

Balance and Composition

1Full set of data

INDUSTRY

3

SARS & INDUSTRY

Coordination of information to facilitate legitimate activities

Alignment on full set of data needed

5Containerised Groupage cargo with different risk profile

SARS & INDUSTRY

4

SARS & INDUSTRY

RIT (landlocked countries)

2Message Grid & timeline

SARS

Clearance at first Port Full Set

of Data

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One year for Industry to adjust

1Supply Chain solutions identified and submitted 13 December 2013

INDUSTRY

3Rules: Testing & Comments

SARS & INDUSTRY

4Dynamic working groups with official recognition

SARS & INDUSTRY

263 page document submitted by Industry studied by SARS – Awaiting comments

SARS

Practical implications of the Control Bill to be processed

Implications of the Control Bill on a seamless supply chain

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We cannot afford to allow illicit trade to interrupt the seamless flow of legitimate trade thereby reducing our competitive

position in the world!

Collaboration