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 5 : Reporting requirements for arriving and departing cross-border trains

8.24 Timeframe for submission of advance rail cargo arrival notices and particulars to be reflected

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(1) An advance rail cargo arrival notice referred to in rule 8.23 must be submitted at least one hour before arrival of the train at the first railway station in the Republic.

 

(2) An advance rail cargo arrival notice must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information; and
(b) if the train is transporting—
(i) containerised cargo—
(aa) the total number of containers; and
(bb) containerised cargo details and container details in respect of each consignment;
(ii) bulk cargo—
(aa) bulk cargo details; and
(bb) the number of each railway carriage transporting bulk cargo; and
(iii) break bulk cargo—
(aa) the number of consignments;
(bb) break bulk cargo details in respect of each consignment; and
(cc) the number of each railway carriage transporting break bulk cargo.