On 3 April 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) called for comment on the proposed amendment of the Rules under Section 4 (General duties and powers of officers) and the proposed amendment to form DA 185: “Application forms: Registration/Licensing of Customs and Excise clients” which proposes the insertion of a new box for consent by the applicant for information sharing with other government agencies.
Comment is due by 21 April 2023.
The proposed draft amendments are accessible at: