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

Customs and Excise Rules

Chapter III : Importation, Exportation and Transit and Coastwise Carriage of Goods

Rules for Section 8 of the Act

Part 8 : Air Cargo outturn reports

8.42 Outturn reports of cargo unloaded from or loaded on board aircraft at transit sheds

 

(1) A transit shed operator must submit to the Commissioner outturn reports in respect of—
(a) all cargo off-loaded from each aircraft at that transit shed; and
(b) all cargo loaded on board each aircraft at that transit shed.

 

(2) An outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(a) of cargo off-loaded from an aircraft at a transit shed must be submitted to the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after the aircraft has been fully unloaded.

 

(3) An outturn report referred to in subrule (2) must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) the date and time of arrival of the aircraft;
(c) the date and time the cargo on the aircraft was fully off-loaded;
(d) the transit shed where off-loaded;
(e) air cargo details in relation to each consignment of air cargo off-loaded, excluding the full name and physical address of the consignor and consignee; and
(f) details of any excess or shortage found in any consignment off-loaded as measured against the applicable transport documents.

 

(4) An outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(b) of cargo loaded on board an aircraft at a terminal must be submitted to the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after the cargo has been loaded on board the aircraft.

 

(5) An outturn report referred to in subrule (4) must reflect the following information:
(a) General mandatory reporting information;
(b) the date and time of scheduled departure of the aircraft;
(c) the date and time the cargo was fully loaded on the aircraft;
(d) the transit shed where loaded;
(e) air cargo details in relation to each consignment of air cargo loaded, excluding the full name and physical address of the consignor and consignee; and
(f) details of any excess or shortage found in any consignment loaded as measured against the applicable transport documents.

 

(6) Cargo for which the transit shed operator has not received a transport document must not be included in the outturn report referred to in subrule (1)(a) or (b), but a separate outturn report must be submitted in terms of rule 8.46.