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

Customs and Excise Rules

Chapter III : Importation, Exportation and Transit and Coastwise Carriage of Goods

Rules for Section 8 of the Act

Part 3 : Reporting requirements for arriving and departing foreign-going vessels

8.11 Timeframe for submission of advance vessel arrival notices and particulars to be reflected

(1)	An advance vessel arrival notice referred to in rule 8.09(1)(b) must be submitted at least—

(a)

96 hours before the scheduled arrival of the vessel at the first port where the vessel is scheduled to call after entering the Republic, if the duration of the voyage to that port, calculated from the last place where cargo bound for the Republic were taken on board, is likely to be more than 96 hours; or

(b)	6 hours before the arrival of the vessel at that port, if the duration of that voyage is likely to be less than 96 hours.

(2)	An advance vessel arrival notice must reflect the following information:

(a)	General mandatory reporting information;

(b)	the vessel’s port of departure and all the ports where the vessel will call during its voyage to and in the Republic; and

(c)	the scheduled date and estimated time of arrival of the vessel at the first port where the vessel is scheduled to call after entering the Republic.