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 8 : Air Cargo outturn reports

8.45 Outturn reports on cargo unpacked or packed at degrouping depots

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(1) The licensee of a degrouping depot must submit to the Commissioner outturn reports in respect of—
(a) all imported cargo received and deconsolidated or unpacked at that depot; and
(b) all cargo destined for export packed or consolidated at that depot.

 

(2) An outturn report in respect of all imported cargo received and deconsolidated or unpacked at a degrouping depot contemplated in subrule (1)(a) must be submitted to the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after deconsolidation or unpacking of the cargo.

 

(3) An outturn report referred to in subrule (2) must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) the date and time of arrival of the aircraft;
(c) the degrouping depot where deconsolidated or unpacked;
(d) the date and time of deconsolidation of the consignment;
(e) air 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 in respect of all cargo destined for export packed or consolidated at a degrouping depot contemplated in subrule (1)(b) must be submitted to the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after the cargo has been packed or consolidated.

 

(5) An outturn report referred to in subrule (4) must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) the degrouping depot where the cargo is consolidated or packed;
(c) the date and time of consolidation of the cargo or of packing of a unit load device;
(d) air cargo details in respect of each consignment, excluding the full name and physical address of the consignor and consignee;
(e) the number of packages packed;
(f) the type of packages packed;
(g) the gross mass (KGM) of those packages; and
(h) 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.

 

(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.