Duty exemption on ships’ stores

27 Jan 2021 / South Africa

The South African Revenue Service has announced that the ships’ stores for naval vessels and foreign-going ships (including cargo carriers & cruise liners making one or more stopovers in the Republic) consumed in the country are exempt from duty.

Ships’ stores on ships other than foreign-going ships are liable to the payment of duty.

Exemption from payment of duties do not apply to ships that exclusively voyage between ports in the Republic whether ferrying cargo or travellers (coasting trade), as they are not foreign-going ships. Such vessels should not be supplied with bonded goods.

The exemptions also do not apply to ships that exclusively voyage between ports in the Republic and Namibia (common customs area) whether ferrying cargo or travellers, as they are not foreign-going ships.

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