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 4 : Reporting requirements for arriving and departing foreign-going aircraft

8.18 Timeframe for submission of advance aircraft arrival notices and particulars to be reflected

(1)	An advance aircraft arrival notice referred to in rule 8.17(1) must be submitted at least—

(a)

two hours before the arrival of the aircraft at the first customs and excise airport where the aircraft is scheduled to land after entering the Republic, if the duration of the flight to that customs and excise airport, calculated from the last place where cargo bound for the Republic was taken on board, is likely to be more than six hours;

(b)	one hour before the arrival of the aircraft at that customs and excise airport, if the duration of that flight is likely to be between six and two hours; or

(c)	30 minutes before the arrival of the aircraft at that customs and excise airport, if the duration of the flight is likely to take less than two hours.

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

(a)	General mandatory reporting information;

(b)	the airport of departure and all the airports where the aircraft will land during the flight to and in the Republic;

(c)	the date and time of departure of the aircraft from the airport of departure; and

(d)	the date and scheduled time of arrival of the aircraft at the first customs and excise airport where the aircraft is scheduled to land after entering the Republic.