The South African Revenue Service (SARS), led by Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, concluded a transformative two-year tenure as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) during the 145th/146th WCO Council Sessions at WCO Headquarters in Brussels. Attended by over 400 representatives from 186 member administrations, which collectively manage 98% of global trade, the sessions marked a pivotal moment for global Customs.

The National Development Plan (NDP) provides the strategic framework to put our economy onto a new growth trajectory with a strong emphasis on lowering the cost of doing business in South Africa, improving our competitiveness and exports, and linking our products with other emerging markets.

Pretoria, 8 May 2017 – Today saw the official launch of the South African Revenue Service’s Customs Preferred Trader Programme. This marks the culmination of

SARS hosted the first ever meeting of the Heads of Customs Administrations for the BRICS countries in Bela Bela on 7 and 8 March 2013. The meeting was in preparation for the 5thBRICS Summit to be held in Durban from 26 to 27 March this year.