Manifest Processing systems
The Customs Control Act, approved by Parliament in 2014, prompted Sars to review its Customs projects to ensure they were aligned with the new legislation. Sars recognised its need to change, for operational purposes, the name of its Automated Cargo Management (ACM) system to the Manifest Processing (MPR) system.
The MPR system processes all the manifests or reports traders must submit to Customs to move cargo in and out of South Africa. During the 2014/15 financial year it processed 1.63 million electronic manifests. This was 1.9% less than the previous year.