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Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964)

Chapter IXA : Advance Rulings

74C. Application for advance ruling

 

(1) Any person who is a registered importer may apply to the Commissioner for—
(a) an advance tariff ruling;
(b) an advance valuation ruling; or
(c) an advance origin ruling.

 

(2) An application for an advance ruling—
(a) must relate to only—
(i) one class or kind of goods; and
(ii) transactions between the same parties; and
(b) must—
(i) be made in the form and manner and in accordance with any requirements as may be prescribed by rule;
(ii) contain the information required on the application form or prescribed by rule;
(iii) be signed by the applicant, which in the case of electronic submission through a computer system, must be an electronic signature; and
(iv) be supported by any relevant supporting documents and information as may be prescribed by rule, which must be submitted to the Commissioner on request and in a manner indicated in the request.

 

(3) The Commissioner may request the applicant to submit, within a timeframe indicated in the request, any additional information that may be required before considering an application for an advance ruling.

 

(4) A fee as may be prescribed by rule is payable in respect of each application.

 

[Chapter IXA(74C) inserted by section 17(1) of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 16 of 2022), Notice No. 1542, GG47827, dated 5 January 2023 - comes into effect on a date to be determined by the Minister by notice in the Government Gazette (section 17(2))]