Legal Counsel – Interpretation and Rulings – Interpretation Notes 21-40
17 July 2026 – Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 Interpretation Note 31 (Issue 5) – Documentary proof required for the zero-rating of goods or services
Legal Counsel Archive – Interpretation Notes
17 July 2026 – Value-Added Tax Act, 1991 Interpretation Note 31 (Issue 4) – Documentary proof required for the zero-rating of goods or services
Updated Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports list
16 July 2026 – The Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports list was updated. The following tariff headings do not require permits from the State Vet and
Kwazulu-Natal Mobile Tax Unit Schedules for August 2026
16 July 2026 – The Kwazulu-Natal mobile tax unit schedules for August 2026 are now available.
North West Mobile Tax Unit Schedule for August 2026
15 July 2026 – The North West mobile tax unit schedule for August 2026 is now available.
Customs Weekly List of Unentered Goods now available
13 July 2026 – The state provides state warehouses for the safekeeping of goods. These are managed by Customs. The purpose of this list of
NOTICE: Intermittent Connectivity on SARS Digital Channels
13 July 2026 – SARS is aware that some taxpayers may be experiencing intermittent access to eFiling and the SARS MobiApp. Our teams are working to
Media release: SARS welcomes sentencing in R62 million VAT Fraud Case
10 July 2026 — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) welcomes the sentencing of Mr André Claude Dickoumba-De-Diguela to 25 years direct imprisonment in a
SARS at Manufacturing Indaba 2026 from 14 to 15 July 2026
10 July 2026 – SARS will participate in Manufacturing Indaba 2026, one of Africa’s leading manufacturing and industrialisation platforms, from 14–15 July 2026 at the
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