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 7: Definition

8.41 Outturn reports of cargo unpacked from or packed into containers at container depots

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(1) The licensee of a container depot must submit to the Commissioner outturn reports in respect of—
(a) all imported cargo unpacked from a container at that depot; and
(b) all cargo destined for export and packed into a container in which it will be exported at that depot.

 

(2) An outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(a) in respect of all imported cargo unpacked from a container at a container depot must be submitted to the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after the container was unpacked.

 

(3) An outturn report referred to in subrule (2) must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) the container depot where unpacked;
(c) the date and time of unpacking of each container;
(d) container details in respect of each container;
(e) containerised cargo details in respect of each consignment, excluding the full name and physical address of the consignor and consignee;
(f) the number of packages found;
(g) the type of packages found;
(h) the gross mass (KGM) of packages found; and
(i) in the case of any discrepant packages found—
(i) the package condition;
(ii) a description of what the packages or contents should be; and
(iii) a description of the type of packages or contents found.

 

(4) An outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(b) in respect of all cargo destined for export and packed into a container in which it will be exported at a container depot must be submitted to the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after the container was so packed for export.

 

(5) An outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(b) must reflect the following information—
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) the container depot where packed;
(c) the date and time of packing;
(d) container details in respect of each container;
(e) the number of packages packed;
(f) the type of packages packed;
(g) the gross mass (KMG) of packages packed; and
(h) in the case of any discrepant packages presented for packing—
(i) the package condition;
(ii) a description of what the packages or contents should be; and
(iii) a description of the type of packages or contents found.

 

(6) Cargo for which the licensee of the relevant depot has not received a transport document must not be included in the outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(a) or (b), but a separate outturn report must be submitted in terms of rule 8.46.