On 02 August 2013 SARS published draft rules to the Customs and Excise Act (Act) pertaining to proposed changes to the Internal Administrative Appeal Rules under Chapter VA in Rules 77H (9-pages) and the substitution of Form DA51- International Administrative Appeal in Terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (2-pages). Comment is due by 23 August 2013. On 07 August 2013 SARS published the draft proposed changes to the changes in the statistical unit kg (kilogram) to litre (li) in Chapter 27 "Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of their Distillation; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes" in Part 1 of Schedule No.1 to the Act (Ordinary Customs Duty). The proposed changes do not affect all tariff subheadings only: 2707.10, 2707.20, 2707.30, 2707.40, 2707.50, 2707.91, 2707.99.10, 2707.99.20, 2707.99.90, 2710.12.01, 2710.12.02, 2710.12.07, 2710.12.09, 2710.12.15, 2710.12.26, 2710.12.30, 2710.12.35, 2710.12.37, 2710.12.39, 2710.12.40, 2710.12.49, 2710.12.52, 2710.12.55, 2710.12.57, 2710.12.60, 2710.12.70, 2710.12.80, and 2710.12.90. (Readers will recall that comment closed on 05 August 2013 in respect of the proposed substitution of paragraph (f) in Additional Note 1 to Chapter 27 in Part 1 of Schedule No.1 to the Act, relating to the requirements for illuminating kerosene.) Comment is due by 20 August 2013.
