On 06 February the South African Revenue Service (Sars) Executive: Customs & Excise Centre of Excellence (Acting) wrote a letter to External Stakeholders titled “Automated Part-Shipment Management at Land Border Posts”.
Following the implementation of automated part-shipment administration under the Reporting of Conveyances and Release (RCG) project on 25 January 2019, a number of enquiries have been received from road carriers and their agents. Most of these are operational matters that have been addressed in paragraph 2.3.1 (e) of the Customs External Policy: Reporting of Conveyances and Goods (SC-CC-38) dated 25 January 2019 - published on the RCG page on the Sars website (for more information, click here: RCG). With regard to the technical aspects surrounding the reporting of part-shipments, more than 97% of electronic Road Freight Manifests (e-RFMs) are being reported correctly and I wish to convey my appreciation to stakeholders and their service providers in this regard.
Story by: Riaan de Lange