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SOUTH AFRICA (NAMIBIA/SWAZILAND)
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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Original Passport or certified copy
of every page (except for Capetown South
Africa)
- Residence Visa
- Residence Permit
- Work Permit (temporary Work Permit for
temporary residents)
- Customs Forms D.A.304 and P1.160 (in
triplicate) must be presented to the Department
of Customs
- Settler's Declaration Forms (in triplicate)
to be completed upon arrival
- Letter from employer verifying that
customer is moving to South Africa on
contract
- Detailed Inventory, in English ("PBO"
- packed by owner and "misc."
- miscellaneous not acceptable)
- Keys for any locked items
- Weights and measures must be same on
all shipping documents
- All necessary documents must be in Destination
Agent's possession at least 7 days before
arrival of the vessel
- Consultation with Destination Agent
is recommended before above documents
are completed
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
- CUSTOMER
MUST BE IN THE COUNTRY AT LEAST 10 DAYS
BEFORE VESSEL ARRIVES TO ATTEND TO FORMALITIES
PERTAINING TO CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
- 100% inspection
by Customs for all personal effects
- Temporary residents
will be allowed to import used household
goods and personal effects duty-free if
they are in possession of a valid temporary
Work Permit and goods have been in their
possession for at least one year prior
to import and work permit is valid
for more than 6 months.
- Returning residents
must have been out of South Africa for
a continuous period of at least six months
to qualify for duty-free import and work
permit is valid for more than six months
- Duty-free importation
of household goods and personal effects
for foreign diplomats allowed upon receiving
detailed inventory and a diplomatic clearance
certificate completed and signed by Embassy/Consulate
in South Africa and countersigned by the
Department of Foreign Affairs
- "Ad Valorem"
wharfage, terminal, examination fee, etc.
are payable by owner on all shipments
at destination and are additional to door-to-door
charges
DUTIABLE/RESTRICTED ITEMS
- Perfume and tobacco
products
- New items, including
new furniture, are subject to duties and
taxes
- Alcohol is dutiable
and taxable
- Import Permit
and special Removal Certificate required
- Must be easily
accessible in container
- A list of
the quantity and value must be provided
- Firearms require
an Import Permit, Form SAP311, D.A.304
and P1.160 in triplicate. There
is no guarantee that the Import Permit
will be granted by the authorities.
Therefore, customers must obtain the Import
Permit prior to their move to prevent
the possibility of the entire shipment
being denied entry into South Africa.
- A SAP312 will
be issued by Customs allowing the
importer 60 days to officially license
the firearm with the South African
police
- Subject to
100% inspection and therefore must
be easily accessible in the container
- Inherited goods
may be imported duty-free provided the
inheritor is in possession of a certified
copy of the Last Will and Testament and
a copy of the Death Certificate wherein
the specific items are bequeathed
- An Import
Permit is also required
- Antiques (Import
Permit and Antique Dealers Certificate
is required)
PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Drugs and narcotics
- Pornographic or
objectionable materials
- Plants, seeds,
bulbs, raw cotton
- Uncooked meat/poultry
- Honey, beeswax,
bees and their larvae or eggs, used beehive
appliances
- Uncut diamonds
- Unwrought gold
- Ammunition
MOTOR VEHICLES
- No left-hand drive
vehicles new or used purchased after January
1, 2000 will be allowed to be imported
into South Africa
A. IMMIGRANTS
- One auto per family
which has been owned and used for at least
one year prior to importation may be imported
duty-free, but VAT of 14% is applicable
- Special Import
Permit (in quadruplicate) must be obtained
from the South African Embassy in country
of origin or from the Department of Home
Affairs in South Africa
- Once imported
the auto cannot be sold or otherwise disposed
of for two years
- Import Permit
- Original Passport
- Compliance Certificate/Letter
of Authority
B. RETURNING RESIDENTS
- The auto has been
owned and used for a minimum period of
12 months prior to export from origin
- The owner of the
auto has been out of South Africa for
a minimum unbroken period of 12 months
- Full duties and
taxes apply unless owner can prove that
when they originally left South Africa
they had no intention of ever returning
- Import Permit
must be obtained from the Import and Export
Control
- Compliance Certificate/Letter
of Authority
C. TEMPORARY RESIDENT
- Payment covering
full duties and taxes must be lodged with
South African Customs which is refundable
at time of departure from South Africa
- Valid Temporary
Permit is required
- Import Permit
not applicable
- Compliance Certificate/Letter
of Authority
D. FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
- Diplomatic Certificate
required
- No duties or taxes
apply
- Documents required:
- Original Purchase
Invoice
- Original Registration
Certificate
- Forms D.A.
304A and P1.160 (in triplicate)
- Passport
- Import Permit
- Temporary
License
PETS
- Import Permit
and Veterinary Certificate required
- Quarantine may
be required
- Rabies vaccination
30 days prior to departure
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NOTE - Customs regulations are subject to
change at any time. The proceeding information is a brief
summary of customs regulations applicable to household goods
shipments to this destination and is being provided for general
guidance to assist our Agents and Customers. Since such regulations
are subject to change without notice, Rinkens Moving International
cannot be held liable for any costs, damage, delays, or other
detrimental events resulting from non-compliance. Always double
check with your local embassy or consulate.
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