City Deep will continue to be a “dry sea port” and will certainly not face closure when the new Customs Bills come into effect, according to Penny Bologo, executive of customs operations at the South African Revenue Service (Sars).
Bologo was addressing concerns about City Deep becoming obsolete, an issue raised by Pat Corbin of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) South Africa during the 3rd Logistics Business Breakfast hosted jointly by the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and the Southern Africa Shippers, Transport and Logistics Council (SASTALC) in Johannesburg yesterday.
According to her, the new Customs Bills will only require that high risk cargo – around 20% to 30% of all cargo – will need to be fully cleared at the port of Durban.
In response, Corbin said he still believed that the full cargo clearing procedure would take place at the port and said that Sars and industry needed to sit down together and collectively understand the language contained in the drafting of the Customs Bills to eliminate confusion and create a fall-back position for inland ports.
City Deep not closing’ – Sars
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