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

8.26 Timeframe for submission of rail cargo departure notices and particulars to be reflected

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(1) A rail cargo departure notice must be submitted within one working day after departure of the train from the last railway station in the Republic before the train leaves the Republic.

 

(2) A rail cargo departure notice referred to in subrule (1) must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) in the case of containerised cargo transported to a foreign destination—
(i) the total number of containers on board; and
(ii) containerised cargo details and container details in respect of each consignment;
(c) in the case of bulk cargo transported to a foreign destination—
(i) bulk cargo details; and
(ii) the number of each railway carriage containing bulk cargo;
(d) in the case of break bulk cargo transported to a foreign destination—
(i) the number of consignments;
(ii) break bulk cargo details in respect of each consignment; and
(iii) the number of each railway carriage containing break bulk cargo; and
(e) the date of departure.