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 6 : Non-reciprocal zero-tariff treatment for goods exported from the Republic to the People's Republic of China on compliance with the provisions of origin and other requirements specified in these rules

Rules concerning origin and proof of origin in respect of goods exported to the People's Republic of China

46A6.13 Article 13 - Certificate of origin

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(a)	Numbered Certificates of Origin are available on application from the South African Revenue Service at the following Offices of the Controller on application by any exporter who wishes to export originating products to the People’s Republic of China:

(i)	Alberton / Johannesburg;

(ii)	Cape Town;

(iii)

Cape Town International Airport;

(iv)

Durban;

(v)	East London;

(vi)	King Shaka International Airport;

(vii)

OR Tambo International Airport;

(viii)

Port Elizabeth; and

(ix)

Pretoria.

(b)	A Certificate of Origin (SA-China Certificate of Origin - Form SCCO) shall be certified by the South African Revenue Service where the goods originate on application by an exporter, provided that the goods can be considered as originating in the Republic in accordance with these rules.

(c)	The Certificate of Origin shall—

(i)	contain a unique certificate number;

(ii)	cover one or more goods under one consignment;

(iii)

state the basis on which the goods are deemed to qualify as originating for the purposes of these rules;

(iv)	contain security features, such as specimen signatures or stamps as advised to the People’s Republic of China Customs by the Republic; and

(v)	be completed in English.

(d)	The Certificate of Origin shall be issued before or at the time of shipment. It shall be valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.

(e)

A Certificate of Origin may be issued retrospectively within 1 year from the date of shipment, bearing the words “ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY” and remains valid for 1 year from the date of shipment, if it is not issued before or at the time of shipment due to force majeure, involuntary errors, omissions or other valid causes including non-availability of such certificates from the South African Revenue Service.

(f)

In cases of theft, loss, or accidental destruction of a Certificate of Origin, the exporter or producer may make a written request to the South African Revenue Service for issuing a certified copy. The certified copy shall bear the words “CERTIFIED TRUE COPY of the original Certificate of Origin number dated”. The certified copy shall be valid during the term of validity of the original Certificate of Origin.

(g)	The numbered boxes of the certificate must be completed as follows:

Box 1

Insert the full legal name, address and country of the exporter.

Box 2

Insert the consignee’s full legal name, address and country.

Box 3

Insert the means of transport and route and specify the departure date, transport vehicle number, and port of loading and discharge, as far as known. If unknown, add “***” (three stars).

Box 4

If the Certificate of Origin has not been issued before or at the time of shipment, the authorized body of the exporting Party should mark “ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY” here. In case of a certified true copy should bear the words “CERTIFIED TRUE COPY of the original Certificate of Origin number ___ dated ___”.

Box 5

Insert items numbers.

Box 6

•	Insert the shipping marks and numbers on packages, when such marks and numbers exist.

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The number and kind of packages shall be specified. Provide a full description of each good. The description should be sufficiently detailed to enable the products to be identified by the Customs Officers examining them and relate it to the invoice description and to the HS description of the good. If good is not packed, state “in bulk”. When the description of the good is finished, add “***” (three stars) or “ \ ” (finishing slash).

Box 7

For each good described in Box 6, identify the HS tariff classification to a six-digit code.

Box 8

For the good that meets the origin conferring criteria, the exporting Party should indicate in Box 8 the origin conferring criteria met in accordance with the following instructions. The rules of origin are contained in the Rules of Origin and Implementation Procedures for the Zero-Tariff Treatment.

Origin Criterion	Insert in Box 8
The good is “wholly obtained” in the territory of a Party, as referred to in Article of Goods Wholly Obtained.	WO
The good is produced entirely in the territory of a Party, exclusively from materials whose origin conforms to the provisions of these relative articles.	WP
The good is produced from non-originating materials in a Party, provided that the good conforms to a regional value content of no less than 40%.	RVC
The good is produced in the territory of a Party, using non-originating materials that conform to Product Specific Rules (PSR) and applicable provisions of other articles.	PSR
The good complies with Article of Cumulation.	ACU

Box 9

Insert quantity with units of measurement for each good described in Box 6. Other units of measurement, e.g. volume or number of items, which would indicate exact quantities may be used where customary.

Box 10

Insert the invoice number and date.

Box 11

•	The box must be completed by the producer or exporter.

•	Insert the place, date and signature of authorized person of the exporting Party.

Box 12

The box must be completed, dated, signed and stamped by the authorized person of the authorized body of the exporting Party.

Form SCCO : SA-China Certificate of Origin

[Part 6 Rule 46A6.13 inserted by Notice No. R. 7522, GG54755, dated 28 May 2026 - retrospectively with effect from 1 May 2026]