New Tender
12 January 2024 – RFP32/2023: Appointment of a Panel of Service Providers for the destruction and disposal of non-compliant goods for a period of five (5) years
Legal Counsel – Dispute Resolution & Judgments – High Court 2025–2023
12 January 2024 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: The following High Court Judgments were published: BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd v CSARS (2021/49805) [2024] ZAGPPHC 1 (12 January 2024) FITA and Others v CSARS and Another (115176/2023) and Bozza and Others v CSARS and Others (115375/2023) [2023] ZAGPPHC (29 December 2023) Karino Homeland Distribution […]
Notice: SARS branch in Rissik Street, Johannesburg closed
12 January 2024 – The SARS branch in Rissik Street, Johannesburg CBD, will be closed until Monday, 15 January due to a gas leak. All virtual appointments will still be honoured. We apologise for the inconvenience.
SARS Rissik branch closed for rest of day
11 January 2024 – Kindly note that the Rissik street branch closed for the rest of today, Thursday 11 January 2024.
Customs digital platform upgrade on 13 January 2024
10 January 2024 – Achieving our Vision 2024 of a smart, modern SARS with unquestionable integrity that is trusted and admired is of paramount importance. Pivotal to the delivery of our vision are our digital platforms and technology infrastructure. To provide clarity and certainty, make it easy for taxpayers and traders to comply with their […]
Media release – “Artwork” drugs seized at ORTIA
6 January 2024 – Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service seized 23 kilogrammes of narcotics disguised as moulded artwork, with an estimated street value of R37-million, at the cargo sheds of the OR Tambo International Airport this week. The Customs officers were doing their inspection rounds when they came across a box headed […]
Media release – Tax Statistics for the year 2023
29 December 2023 – National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have jointly published the 16th annual edition of the Tax Statistics. The 2023 edition provides an overview of tax-revenue collection and tax-return information for the 2019 to 2023 tax years, as well as for the 2018/19 to 2022/23 fiscal years. See the […]
Media Release – Trade Statistics for November 2023
29 December 2023 – South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R21.0 billion in November 2023. This surplus was attributable to exports of R185.8 billion and imports of R164.8 billion. See the full Media Release here. Or visit the Trade Statistics webpage.
Legal Counsel – Secondary Legislation – Tariff Amendments 2023
22 December 2023 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: Publication details for tariff amendment notice R4212, as published in Government Gazette 49937 of 22 December 2023, are now available.
Legal Counsel – Primary Legislation – Amendment Acts
22 December 2023 – National Legislation: The following amendment acts were promulgated on 22 December 2023: Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Act 19 of 2023 Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act 18 of 2023 Taxation Laws Amendment Act 17 of 2023
