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

Implementation of the Registered Exporter System (REX) of self-certification of the origin of goods exported to Norway in terms of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Purpose of rules 46A5A, date of implementation and application of rules 46A5

Rules relating to enactments of Norway prescribing requirements concerning the origin and proof of origin in respect of goods exported from beneficiary countries

Verification of proof of origin and requirements for authorities in the GSP country (NCRS 8-5-13 and 8-5-14)

Purchase

46A5A.21

(a)	The manager responsible for the administration of rules of origin section in Head Office must ensure compliance with all matters referred to in 8-5-13 and 8-5-14, which include–

(i)	submitting any proof of origin of goods imported for cumulation to the Norway customs authorities for investigation which that manager decides as requiring verification;

(ii)	considering whether goods manufactured from goods imported for cumulation purposes have acquired originating status;

(iii)

attending to requests for verification of the originating status of goods received for the Norway customs authorities.

(b)

If a request for verification is received from Norway customs authorities, the exporter, the producer and any other person contemplated in section 4(12A) must produce all documents and electronic data and furnish the information necessary to determine the authenticity of the proofs of origin, the originating status of the goods or the fulfilment of the other requirements of the enactments.

(c)	For control purposes, verification of proof of origin will be based on risk analysis or at random and may be before release of a clearance for export.

[Rule 46A5A.21 inserted by Notice No. R. 1471 dated 22 December 2017]