Cargo scanning to be extended to airfreight

In line with its mandate
of moving away from a
traditional gatekeeper
regulatory role to becoming
an economic facilitator
of legitimate trade, SA
Revenue Service Customs is
translating talk into action.
“With regard to nonintrusive
Inspection (NII)
technologies, we plan to
expand our current cargo and
baggage scanning capability to
cover air cargo this financial
year,” a Sars spokesman told
FTW. The first scanner is
likely to be introduced at OR
Tambo International Airport.
Cargo scanners have been
introduced in the ports of
Durban and Cape Town as
well as at Beitbridge border
– all part of Sars’ objective
to achieve the right stops,
to intervene as little as
possible, and to be as nonintrusive
as possible.