On 15 October 2026, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) advised that the “Accreditation Policy for the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme” had been revised to align with the inserted Rule 64E to the Customs & Excise Act, 1964, to cater for the additional transitional provision relating to the transfer of accreditation details in respect of statuses granted before 08 December 2023. In addition, Rule 64E.20 of the Act, 1964 has been amended, and the transitional period has been extended to 18 months.
The “SC-CF-07 – Accreditation – External Policy” is accessible at:
https://www.sars.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Ops/Policies/SC-CF-07-Accreditation-External-Policy.pd