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

Customs and Excise Rules

Chapter V : Clearance and Origin of Goods: Liability for and payment of duties

Rules for Section 46A of the Act

Part 3 : Non-reciprocal tariff treatment under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) granted to developing and least developed countries by the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan

Rules relating to enactments of the Russian Federation prescribing requirements concerning origin and proof of origin in respect of goods exported from developing countries

Verification of proof of origin (RO Rule 6)

Purchase

46A3.25

(a)	Any proof of origin in respect of imported goods shall be submitted for verification to the customs authorities of the exporting country.

(b)

(i)

If a request for verification of proof of origin is received from the customs authorities in the Russian Federation, the exporter, manufacturer, producer or any other person contemplated in section 4(12A) shall produce all documents and furnish the information necessary to determine the authenticity of proofs of origin, the originating status of the goods concerned or the fulfilment of the other requirements of any enactment.

(ii)	The Russian Federation will only grant the tariff preference after receipt of a satisfactory response to the request.

(c)	The manager responsible for the administration of the rules of origin section in Head Office shall determine whether or not to refuse entitlement to preferences in respect of imports from the Member States for cumulation purposes as contemplated in rule 46A3.06.

[Rule 46A3.25(c) substituted by paragraph (kk) of Notice No. R. 1472 dated 22 December 2017]