On 15 March Sars published amendments to the Rules to the Customs and Excise Act (Sections 21 and 119A) relating to the requirements for supporting documents, places appointed as transit sheds, container depots and degrouping depots, as well as time allowed for temporary importation of goods from any Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland (BLNS) countries. South Africa and the BLNS countries constitute the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).