Customs

Agricultural Products Standards Act - Proposed Inspection Fees

The Chief Executive Officer of the designated assignee, Impumelelo Agribusiness Solutions, has called for comment by 30 April on the proposed inspection fees, which are:

Fees Fruit juices and drinks - 2.1 cents per l

Frozen fruit - 2.1 cents per kilogram (kg)

Frozen vegetables - 2.1 cents per kg

Jam 2.1 cents - per kg

Jelly 2.1 cents - per kg

Marmalade - 2.1 cents per kg

Honey 2.1 - cents per kg

Rooibos 2.1 - cents per kg

Table olives - 2.1 cents per kg

Fat spreads - 2.1 cents per kg

Mayonnaise - 2.1 cents per kg

Salad dressings - 2.1 cents per L

Vinegar 2.1 cents per L

Canned pasta 2.1 cents per kg

Canned mushrooms 2.1 cents per kg

Canned fruit 2.1 cents per kg

Canned vegetables - 2.1 cents per kg

Containers Proposed Fees

Container carrying homogenous products R1 450.00

Container carrying mixed products R1 450 plus 20% sliding scale

Laboratory Test

Laboratory costs will be invoiced

Label Verification Fees: R 1 300

Value-Added Tax (VAT)

The proposed fees are VAT exclusive

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