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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Original Bill of Lading
Inventory
Passport
Permanent residents permit
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
Used household effects are duty free if the client has had them in his possession for more
than 12 months. Shipments are not always stopped for customs examination.
Client must present himself/herself to customs with all documentation.
This function can be handled on behalf of the client provided the clearing agent is in
possession of the clients original passport.
VEHICLES
VAT is always payable. If stopped for customs examination, the client must be in
possession of a permanent residents permit if he/she is a new immigrant. Do not ship the
auto until the client is in possession of an import permit.
The client must complete all documentation and present it to the customs department
together with his/her passport so that customs can attest the CA304a. Customs will only
release the vehicle once it is satisfied that everything is in order, and the engine number
agrees with that stated on the bill of entry. Once the bill of entry has been endorsed by
customs, this document must be presented to the motor license department who will issue the license.
Required documents:
Import permit
Passport
Original Bill of Lading
Registration papers
Invoice
FIREARMS
Are always subject to a customs examination. Firearms will be held by the customs
official and kept until the client is in possession of the stamped SAP 311. Required
documentation must be presented to his/her local police station who in turn will issue a
SAP 312. The police authority will apply for a license on behalf of the importer.
The firearm will be held at the customs state warehouse. The SAP 311 must be obtained
by clients local police station in South Africa immediately upon his/her arrival in this country.
ALCOHOL
Alcohol is always subject to customs examination. One bottle each of wine and spirit is
extracted from the consignment for testing by the Department of Agriculture to ascertain
the percentage of alcohol. Duties are payable based on that percentage.
The liquor will be kept in bond until notification has been received from the department of
agriculture to release.
PETS
The veterinary certificate from the country of origin must be presented to customs four (4)
working days prior to the animals arrival in South Africa. Stamped by state veterinary department.
Quarantine is not always necessary. It depends upon the state veterinary surgeon. Once
the animal has been examined and the surgeon is satisfied with the condition of the animal
it will be released.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
Pornographic books and magazines
Walkie-talkies
Radios
Certain feathers, furs, skins and tusks of animals under protected species regulations
Narcotics and drugs
PLANTS
Plants and vegetable products require a phytosanitary certificate required from the Department of Agriculture.
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