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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 4 : Non reciprocal tariff treatment under the General System of Preferences (GSP) granted to developing countries by the Republic of Turkey

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

Exemptions from requirement of proof of origin (TDA 36 and 37)

 

46A4.24

(a) Proof of origin is not required if goods are sent as small packages from private persons to private persons, or form part of a traveller's personal baggage
(b) According to the provisions the following general conditions apply to exemption from production of proof of origin in respect of the importations concerned, where—
(i) the value of such goods does not exceed the limit of EURO 500 in the case of small packages or EURO 1 200 in the case of goods forming part of travellers" personal baggage;
(ii) imports are occasional, not for the purposes of trade and are sent from private persons to private persons or form part of travellers" personal luggage for the personal use of the recipients or travellers or their families;
(iii) the goods have been declared as meeting the requirements of the relevant enactment and there is no reason to doubt the veracity of such declaration.