Rule Amendments 2018

The amendments to the Customs and Excise Rules are made in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 by Notice in the Gazette. The Notices are arranged according to the publication date and grouped in the different years of issue, which can be accessed on the navigation pane above.

An implementation date that falls on another date than the publication date of the Notice, is written in bold for ease of reference.

Note: Forms published on this page are as per the Government Gazette in which they appear, thus providing a historic account of amendments per form. The most updated forms, which taxpayers should use unless they relate to a specific period, are available at All Forms.

Publication Details
Date	GG and Notice Numbers	Description	Implementation Date
21 December 2018	GG.42128 R.1420	Amendments to the Rules under section 77H, to repeal and replace the current outdated rules dealing with internal administrative appeals Notice R.1420	21 December 2018
27 July 2018	GG.41798 R.776	Amendment to the Rules under sections 38 and 120, by the insertion of Rule 38.14A after Rule 38.14 – Southern African Customs Union Unique Consignment Reference (SACU UCR) Notice R.776	27 July 2018
29 June 2018	GG.41739 R.654	Rule amendment by the substitution in item 202.00 to the rules for form DA 179: Health promotion levy return for sugary beverages Notice R.654 DA 179 – Health promotion levy return for sugary beverages	29 June 2018
20 April 2018	GG.41577 R.431	Amendment to Rule 47.03(a)(v) to extend the time period for applications for compulsory tariff determinations in respect of wine Notice R.431	20 April 2018
20 April 2018	GG.41577 R.430	Amendment to Rule 64E Notice R.430	20 April 2018
20 April 2018	GG.41577 R.429	Rules under section 8 – Reporting of conveyances and goods Notice R.429 DA 8 – Application for registration to submit reports for Sea Cargo DA 8A – Application for registration to submit reports for Air Cargo DA 8B – Application for registration to submit reports for Rail Cargo DA 8C – Application for registration to submit reports for Road Cargo	20 April 2018
23 March 2018	GG.41515 R.341	Health promotion levy on sugary beverages Notice R.341 DA 179 – Health Promotion Levy Return for Sugary Beverages DA 63 – Application for refund – Export for trade purposes of imported duty paid goods (Refund item 522.03) DA 64 – Application for drawback/refund DA 66 – General Application for drawback/refund DA 185.4B2 – Licensing client type 4B2 – manufacturing warehouse	1 April 2018

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