14 August 2026 – The goods declaration policy and related external annexures have been updated to align with the amended rule requirements of Sections 39 and 101A and to provide additional clarification on specific declaration requirements.
The mandatory electronic invoice data and worksheet requirements were inserted in the goods declaration documents.
Completion guides for the legislated Customs Declaration (SAD 502, SAD 505 and SAD 509) have been published.
The declaration-based provisional payment requirements were removed from the goods declaration policy, as these requirements are now contained in the provisional payment documents.
Furthermore, the Continuous Transmission Commodities (CTC) information previously published separately is included in the goods declaration documents.
Updated and newly published documents:
- SC-CF-55 – Goods Declaration – External Policy
- SC-CF-55-A01 – Completion of Goods Declaration – External Annexure
- SC-CF-55-A12 – Customs Declaration SAD 502 – External Annexure
- SC-CF-55-A13 – Customs Declaration SAD 505 – External Annexure
- SC-CF-55-A14 – Customs Declaration SAD 509 – External Annexure
