Dear Valued Client
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Please be reminded of the upcoming changes concerning both imports and exports Bill of Entry. These changes have already taken effect and mandatory from 1 April 2025. Kindly review the attached notice from SARS and note: ‘’Customs declarations not containing invoice data will have an increased probability of being selected for documentary inspection or audit, and of such declarants being requested to upload invoices as supporting documentation.’’ This will unfortunately result in additional costs and further delays in gaining release.
We also include the previous notice below for reference:
‘From April 1st, SARS requires declarants to supplement Customs Declaration message with all relevant Commercial Invoice details that would normally appear on the Worksheet. This includes, but is not limited to, fields like INCO Terms, Payment Terms of the Invoice, SOB Date, Rate of Exchange, Date of R.O.E, Details of Dutiable Charges, Discounts, and the actual Common Factor used to determine the ZAR-based Customs Value.
These new requirements from SARS are mostly aimed at driving both classification and valuation compliance through the use of expanded data sources combined with AI and sophisticated analytics.
Most of the new data fields mentioned will not affect the end user since these data elements have always been available in the system. The biggest impact will typically be at line-item level where there will now be a separate field for the Commercial Invoice Description, Brand Name and Invoice Quantity. Furthermore, the Supplier’s Invoice section will now also require the INCO-Term and Payment Terms of the invoice to be selected.’
Should you have any queries, please reach out to our Head Office on 0318180320.