Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964)Customs and Excise RulesChapter III : Importation, Exportation and Transit and Coastwise Carriage of GoodsRules for Section 8 of the ActPart 3 : Reporting requirements for arriving and departing foreign-going vessels8.15 Sea cargo departure notices |
| (1) | Each cargo reporter responsible for cargo loaded on board a foreign-going vessel operated by a carrier for export must, within three working days after the departure of the vessel from a port to a destination outside the Republic, submit to the Commissioner a sea cargo departure notice in respect of the cargo for which that cargo reporter is responsible. |
| (2) | A sea cargo departure notice referred to in subrule (1) must reflect the following information: |
| (a) | General mandatory reporting information; |
| (b) | the identity of the cargo reporter; |
| (c) | the cargo type; |
| (d) | if the cargo for which the cargo reporter is responsible consists of— |
| (i) | containerised cargo, container details, the verified gross mass (VGM) of each container including the unit of measure, and containerised cargo details in respect of each container; |
| (ii) | break bulk cargo, break bulk cargo details in respect of each consignment of such cargo; |
| (iii) | bulk cargo, bulk cargo details in respect of each consignment of such cargo; or |
| (iv) | empty containers, container details in respect of each container; and |
| (e) | the date of departure. |