Sars on 03 June announced that, as discussed in the industry forum held on 16 May 2016, comments on the draft rule amendments in terms of section 64D to Act, 1964 (Licensing of remover of goods in bond), which relate to the movement of new imported vehicles on own wheels, are due by 30 June 2016.
The amendment to Rule 64D.04 to the Act, 1964 reads “(f) the importer of the goods or the [a] licensee of any premises, including any customs and excise warehouse licensed under any provision of this Act, using own transport –”; “(fA) a [licensee of a customs and excise storage warehouse who removes in bond or exports a] second-hand road vehicle is removed in bond or exported by the licensee of a customs and excise storage warehouse as contemplated in rule 18.15 and 18A.10, respectively;”; “(fB) an imported new road vehicle is removed on a road vehicle designed for the transport of vehicles or under its own power by the importer of the vehicle or the licensee of a customs and excise warehouse, using own transport;”; and “(2) For purposes of subrule (1)(fB) “road vehicle” has the meaning assigned to it in rule 18.15(e).”