What is a clearing agent?
Any person (excluding a registered agent) who lodges a Customs Clearance Declaration (CCD):
- For reward on behalf of another Customs Client type; or
- Provides a service that includes the clearance of goods (e.g. Licensee of a Customs warehouse making CCD on behalf of the importer, exporter or owner of the goods) must license as a Customs clearing agent in terms of Section 64B of the Act.
Which forms are required for the Clearing agent licence application?
- DA 185 – Application form – Registration and licensing of Customs and Excise Clients – External Form
- DA 185.4B5 – Licensing Client Type 4B5 – Clearing agent – External Form
- If the security is required, also complete DA 185.C – Security particulars – External Form.
- Clearing Agent Pro forma agreement
How long is the Clearing agent licence valid?
The clearing agent licence is valid from 01 January until 31 December of each year, see item 835.00 of Schedule 8 of the Act.
Top tip: It is a legal requirement for Clearing Agents to lodge a bond. However, this would be defined during the application process. For full details, refer to the SC-CF-19 – Registration Licensing and Designation – External Policy and SC-SE-05 – Bonds – External Policy.
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Related Documents
Customs-G004 – Customs Statement of Account – External Guide
DA 133 – Return in respect of Spirits – External Form
DA 185 4A14 – Registration Client Type 4A14 – Registered still – External Annexure
DA 185 4A17 – Registration Client Type 4A17 – Tobacco Leaf Dealer – External Annexure
DA 185.4B12 – Licensing Client Type 4B12 – To own, possess or keep stills – External Form
DA 185.4B14 – Licensing Client Type 4B14 – Degrouping depot – External Form
DA 185.4B15 – Licensing Client Type 4B15 – Searcher of or searching for wreck – External Form
DA 185.4B16 – Licensing Client Type 4B16 – Container depot – External Form
DA 185.4B2 – Licensing Client Type 4B2 – Manufacturing warehouse – External Form
DA 185.4B5 – Licensing Client Type 4B5 – Clearing agent – External Form
DA 185.C – Security particulars – External Form
DA 8 – Application for registration to submit reporting documents for sea cargo – External Form
DA 8A – Application for registration to submit reporting documents for air cargo – External Form
DA 8B – Application for registration to submit reporting documents for rail cargo – External Form
DA 8C – Application for registration to submit reporting documents for road cargo – External Form
SC-CF-19 – Registration Licensing and Accreditation – External Policy
SC-CF-19-A01 – Documentary Requirements – External Annexure
SC-CF-19-A02 – Facilities Code List – External Annexure
SC-CF-19-A03 – Exemption from Ad Valorem Excise Licence and Payment – External Annexure
SC-CF-19-A04 – Joint Ad Valorem Excise Licence – External Annexure
SC-CF-26 – Application to Submit Cargo Reports – External Manual
SC-CF-36 – Use of DA 490 and DA 494 – External Policy
SC-CF-55 – Clearance Declaration – External Policy
SC-CF-55-A01 – Completion of Goods Declarations – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A02 – Alphabetic District Office Codes – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A03 – CPC Combination Matrix – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A04 – Procedure Measure Matrix – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A05 – Country and Currency Codes – External Annex
SC-CF-55-A06 – Supplementary Unit Codes – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A07 – Countable Quantity Codes – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A08 – Export Coding – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A09 – Customs Status Response Messages – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A10 – List of Acquittal and Proof of Export Requirements – External Annexure
SC-CF-55-A11 – Supporting Document Codes – External Annexure
SC-PR-01-02 – Rebate Item 470 03 – External Guide
SC-RO-02 – Administration of Trade Agreements – External Policy
