On 16 October the South African Revenue Service (Sars) published draft amended DA forms (customs and excise forms) to provide for the excise administration of stills and the manufacture of excise goods for own use, on which comment was due by 23 October, on the Sars Comment Sheet.
The DA forms relate to (i) Form DA 185 - Application form - Registration / licensing of customs and excise clients; (ii) Form DA 185.4A14 - Registration client type 4A14 - Registered still; (iii) Form DA 185.4A15 - Registration client type 4A15 - Manufacture of excisable goods solely for own use by the manufacturer; (iv) Form DA 185.4B11 - Licensing client type 4B11 - Distillation of spirits by an agricultural distiller; (v) Form DA 185.4B12 - Licensing client type 4B12 - To own, possess or keep stills; and (vi) Form DA 185.4B13 - Licensing client type 4B13 - To manufacture or import stills for sale or to repair stills for reward.