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Submission to Parliamentary standing committee on Finance: 28 JANUARY 2014

Submission to Parliamentary standing committee on Finance: 28 JANUARY 2014. Commentary on the Customs Bills. Progress made since first presentation to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance; October 30 2013.

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Submission to Parliamentary standing committee on Finance: 28 JANUARY 2014

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  1. Submission to Parliamentary standing committee on Finance: 28 JANUARY 2014 Commentary on the Customs Bills

  2. Progress made since first presentation to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance; October 30 2013 Interaction: Various meetings with SARS (Legal, Modernisation & Operations) 57 Working Days Progress: Study of the Bills, practical implications drafted by a team of industry experts [ 63 pages] Main Subject Matters: 3 1 2 4 Practical Implications / Rules Clearance at first Port of entry Duty Bill Penalties

  3. Penalties - A work in progress with SARS Penalties Implications of the Control Bill on a seamless supply chain Clearance at first Port Complete visibility • No revenue prejudice • Categories • Draft notice will be circulated • Workshop before gazetted Penalties Collaboration Duty Bill Seamless flow “AEO Concept” Full Set of Data “AEO Concept” Legitimate Trade “AEO Concept”

  4. Alignment on full set of data needed Balance and Composition Full Set of Data 1 2 4 3 5 Full set of data Message Grid & timeline Clearance at first Port Containerised Groupage cargo with different risk profile RIT (landlocked countries) Coordination of information to facilitate legitimate activities ? SARS & INDUSTRY SARS & INDUSTRY SARS INDUSTRY SARS & INDUSTRY

  5. Practical implications of the Control Bill to be processed One year for Industry to adjust Implications of the Control Bill on a seamless supply chain 3 1 4 2 63 page document submitted by Industry studied by SARS – Awaiting comments Dynamic working groups with official recognition Supply Chain solutions identified and submitted 13 December 2013 Rules: Testing & Comments SARS & INDUSTRY SARS & INDUSTRY SARS INDUSTRY

  6. We cannot afford to allow illicit trade to interrupt the seamless flow of legitimate trade thereby reducing our competitive position in the world! 18 29

  7. Collaboration

  8. “No single person can liberate a country.  You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective” - NELSON MANDELA

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