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46A1.02

(a)

(i)	The certificate of origin and the application for a visa, respectively numbered DA 46A1.01 and DA 46A1.01(a), which must be completed by exporters when exporting goods for the purposes of the AGOA, are inserted in the Schedule to the Rules.

(ii)

The certificate of origin and the application for a visa, the export bill of entry and supporting documents shall be submitted for certification to the office of the Controller prescribed in item 200.03 (paragraphs (g) and (h)) of the Schedule to the Rules, nearest to the place of business of the exporter, except when submitted by the holder of a binding origin determination in which case submission may be to any Customs and Excise office prescribed in item 200.03.

[Rule 46A1.02(a)(ii) substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R.3620 of GG48862, dated 30 June 2023]

(iii)

The following codes are used in the lettering of the visa stamp in respect of the places prescribed in paragraphs (g) and (h) of item 200.03 of the Schedule to the Rules:

Place	Codes
Beit Bridge	BBR
Bloemfontein	BFN
Cape Town	CTN
Cape Town International Airport	DFM
Durban	DBN
King Shaka International Airport	LBA
East London	ELN
Germiston	GMR
Johannesburg	JHB
O.R. Tambo International Airport	JSA
Kimberley	KBY
Lanseria International Airport	LSA
Lebombo	KOM
Mossel Bay	MOS
Paarl	PRL
Pietermaritzburg	PMB
Port Elizabeth	PEZ
Port Elizabeth International Airport	HFV
Pretoria	PTA
Richards Bay	RIC
Upington	UPT

[Rule 46A1.02(a)(iii) substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R.1768, GG45931, dated 18 February 2022]

(iv)	The numerical sequence (1 to 9) which is used in the visa stamp for the designated preference grouping has been inserted on the application for a visa next to each alphabetical sequence (A to I) used for the preference grouping on the certificate of origin.

(b)

(i)	The provisions in these rules in respect of the certificate of origin and the issuance of a visa apply only to textile and apparel articles which originate in, and are exported from, the Republic.

(ii)	Where an exporter imports for export any such textile or apparel articles which are claimed to have originated in any other beneficiary country or lesser-developed beneficiary country the certificate of origin and the visa must be issued in such country.

Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964)

Customs and Excise Rules

Chapter V : Clearance and Origin of Goods: Liability for and payment of duties

Rules for Section 46A of the Act

Part 1 : Preferential tariff treatment of textile and apparel articles imported directly into the territory of the United States of America from the Republic as contemplated in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (the AGOA)

Certificate of origin and application for visa forms