The brand new “journey go” system pertaining to the declaration of products will likely be applied first at King Shaka Worldwide Airport on the finish of November.
This new system, which was introduced however not additional defined in August, has now been outlined by SARS.
The system will likely be an ‘digital on-line portal for travellers to make declarations on a voluntary foundation, properly forward of their arrival or departure to/from South Africa,’ SARS acknowledged.
‘The brand new system will permit travellers to pre-declare items bought, acquired, or in any other case acquired. For travellers who select to not use the net portal on their cellular gadgets, SARS will make obtainable a paper type in addition to self-service counters at our terminals. A lot of our Customs Officers may also have hand-held gadgets to help travellers and facilitate passage. Travellers will likely be permitted to proceed to make use of the traveller’s card in the event that they so select,’ the assertion continued.
‘When totally applied, the system will leverage pre-arrival knowledge to boost an efficient threat administration strategy, introduce automated arrival processes to supply a “inexperienced lane” expertise for compliant travellers whereas enabling, at a later stage, the net cost of applicable duties seamlessly. The automation of the method additionally has an added advantage of coping with traveller data in a safer method.’
The system will likely be applied throughout all South African ports of entry from 1 April 2023.
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