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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS REQUIREMENTS

INDEX Page

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) 3

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS (DHA) – 4 - 7 NATIONAL IMMIGRATION BRANCH (NIB)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DOA) 8 - 12

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) – PORT HEALTH 13

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES (SAPS) 14

SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS) – CUSTOMS 15 - 20

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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA)

GUIDELINES ON THE USAGE OF STATE PROTOCOL LOUNGES

• MINISTER + 2 • DEPUTY MINISTER + 1 • Operational Hours: 06:00-22:00 and flights scheduled outside of these hours upon request • Reservation of the State Protocol Lounge (SPL) by fax on official reservation form obtainable from the SPL, by Note Verbale or in writing on official documentation from the requesting guest

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

• Flight arrival times are monitored on a flight monitor and verified telephonically through Flight Operations by the Protocol Officer assigned to each flight • VIP’s are met at the aircraft by a Protocol Officer and driven or conducted to the SPL • Accompanying greeting Embassy / Mission / International Organisation official to meet VIP at the aircraft limited to one (1) • Number of local Embassy / Mission / International Organisation officials allowed inside SPL limited to two (2) • Passports, tickets and luggage tags are handed to the Protocol Officer • Passports are taken to Immigration for processing by the Protocol Officer • Luggage is collected, identified and taken through Customs by the Protocol Officer • Passports are presented to Customs with the Customs Declaration Form together with the luggage and brought to the VIP in the SPL • In the event that luggage is lost, an official from the delegation / Embassy / Mission is conducted to the airline and has to complete all relevant documentation personally • VIP departs SPL

DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

• VIP’s hand over passports, tickets and luggage to the Protocol Officer, if not already checked- in by a representative from their Embassy / Mission • Number of local Embassy / Mission officials inside the SPL is limited to two (2) • Excess luggage costs are covered entirely by the VIP • The Protocol Officer takes the passports and boarding passes to Immigration for processing • Boarding times are monitored on the flight monitor and verified telephonically through the airline boarding gates by the Protocol Officer • Boarding passes are taken to the allocated gates for pre-boarding • VIP’s are driven / conducted to their flights / aircraft by the Protocol Officer • Accompanying greeting Embassy / Mission / International Organisation official limited to one (1) • Airlines are not obliged to wait for VIP’s if they are late

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DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS (DHA) – NATIONAL IMMIGRATION BRANCH (NIB)

All visitors to South Africa must hold valid passports. All passports must be valid for at least 30 days beyond the expected date of departure from the Republic and must furthermore have at least one unused visa page when presented for endorsements.

PASSPORT HOLDERS WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM VISAS FOR SOUTH AFRICA

The citizen who is a holder of a national passport (diplomatic, official and ordinary) of the foreign countries / territories / international organisations listed below are not required to hold a visa when reporting to an immigration officer for an examination at a South African port of entry, subject to the terms and conditions set out in this list, including inter alia the intended period of stay in the Republic.

1. The holder of a national South African passport, travel document and document for travel purposes.

2. The citizen who is a holder of a national passport (diplomatic, official or ordinary) of the following countries / territories / international organisations is not required to hold a visa in respect of purposes for which a visitor’s permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section 31(3)(b) [diplomatic & official visit] for an intended stay of 90 days or less and when in transit:

African Union Laissez Passer Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Botswana Brazil Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Liechtenstein Luxemburg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand - 4 -

Norway Paraguay Portugal San Marino Singapore Spain St Vincent & the Grenadines Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, British Islands Bailiwick of Guernsey and Jersey, Isle of Man and Virgin Islands. Republic of Ireland British Oversees Territories who are in possession of British passports namely: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island, Gough Island and Tristan da Cunha), Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the Turks and Caicos Island. Uruguay Venezuela United States of America

3. The citizen who is a holder of a national passport (diplomatic, official and ordinary) of the following countries / territories / international organisations is not required to hold a visa in respect of purposes for which a visitor’s permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section 31(3)(b) [diplomatic & official visit] for an intended stay of 30 days or less and when in transit:

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Belize Benin Bolivia Cape Verde Costa Rica Cyprus Gabon Guyana Hong Kong [only with regard to holders of Hong Kong British National Overseas passports and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports] Hungary Jordan Lesotho Macau [only with regard to holders of Macau Special Administrative Region passports (MSAR)] Malaysia Malawi Maldives Mauritius Mozambique Namibia - 5 -

Peru Poland Seychelles Slovak Republic South Korea Swaziland Thailand Turkey Zambia Zimbabwe [only in respect of government officials, including police on cross border investigations]

4. Agreements have also been concluded with the following countries for holders of diplomatic and official passport holders.

Citizens who are holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of the following countries do not require visas in respect of purposes for which a visitor’s permit may be issued or by virtue of being a person contemplated in section 31(3)(b) [diplomatic & official visit] for the period indicated and transit:

Albania (120 days) Madagascar (30 days) Algeria (30 days) Morocco (30 days) Angola (90 days) Mozambique (90 days) Belarus (90 days) Paraguay (120 days) Bulgaria (90 days) Poland (90 days) Cyprus (90 days) Romania (90 days) Comoros (90 days) Rwanda (30 days) Croatia (90 days) Slovak (90 days) Egypt (30 days) Slovenia (120 days) Guinea (90 days) Tanzania (90 days) Hungary (120 days) Thailand (90 days) Ivory Coast (30 days) Tunisia (90 days) Kenya (30 days) Vietnam (90 days) Mexico (90 days)

5. Notwithstanding this Schedule, a foreigner whose visa exemption has been withdrawn shall comply with the visa requirements until notified by the Department that his or her visa exemption has been re-instated by the Department on petition or of its own accord.

6. Visas are not required by passport holders of Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Malawi who are entering the Republic as commercial heavy-duty vehicle drivers provide their visits do not exceed 15 days and on condition that they can produce a letter confirming their employment with a transport company on entry.

7. Staff members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) who travel on SADC laissez-passers are exempt from visa requirements for bona fide official business visits up to 90 days and transit.

8. The following categories of the UN as well as their spouses, dependent relatives and other members of the households are exempt from visa requirements when visiting the Republic for periods not exceeding 90 days for purposes for which a visitor’s permit may be issued, - 6 -

and for official business purposes and transits and when accredited for placement at a UN mission in the Republic for the duration of their accreditation, provided they are in possession of the relevant letters or identification documents to identify themselves at ports of entry as personnel of an UN agency.

• Holders of United Nations Laissez-passers • Volunteers attached to the UN • Persons involved in any United Nations agency • Persons performing services on behalf of the UN

9. Members of military forces attending any military related matters with the South African National Defence Force are exempt from visa and study permit requirements; irrespective of their duration of stay provided they are in possession of letters of invitation from the SANDF as well as letters of consent from the military force of which they are members. They are also permitted to enter the country without passports.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DoA)

No regulated products are to enter South Africa without an import permit from the Department of Agriculture of South Africa. All imported products shall comply with the import conditions stated in the permit. Enhanced enforcement of regulatory services will ensure that regulated products without necessary documentation and inspection, are intercepted.

PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS: PRODUCTS REGULATED IN TERMS OF THE AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACT, 1983

1. PLANTS OR ANY LIVE OR DEAD PART THEREOF WHICH INTER ALIA INCLUDES: • Rooted plants • Propagation material (e.g. vegetative, seed, tissue cultures, etc) • Cut flowers • Dried plant material • Timber and unprocessed timber products • Bark • Vegetable fibres (e.g. cotton fibre) • Bamboo and rattan • Leaf tobacco • Any unprocessed part of a plant for consumption by humans or animals or for medicinal purposes or imported to prepare a product for human or animal consumption (e.g. fruits and vegetables whether fresh or dried, grains, herbs, spices, rice, nuts, beans, peas and other legume seeds, sugarcane, sprouts, coffee beans, etc) • Processed products of plant origin which by their nature or the nature of their processing may be a risk for the spread of pests (e.g. oil cake)

2. GROWTH MEDIUMS (E.G. SOIL, PEAT MOSS, COMPOST, ETC)

3. HONEY OR PRODUCTS CONTAINING HONEY

4. BEESWAX WHETHER GRANULATED OR NOT

5. USED APIARY EQUIPMENT

6. EXOTIC ANIMALS: Means any vertebrate member of the animal kingdom which is not indigenous to the Republic and include the eggs of such a member, but does not include an animal to which the Livestock Improvement Act applies (Example Rats)

7. INSECTS: Means any invertebrate member of the animal kingdom, irrespective of the stage of development thereof (Example Snails, Earthworm)

8. PLANT PATHOGENS: Means any algae fungus, bacterium, virus mycoplasm, spiroplasm, viroid or rickettsia-like organism, but does not include any pathogen that can cause a disease in man or animal only.

9. FRESH WATER FISH AND FRESH WATER CRUSTACEANS

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ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS OR ANIMAL-DERIVED PRODUCTS

The animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No.35 of 1984) control the importation of the below mentioned. Where applicable, the Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No40 of 2000), the animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No.62 1998) and Nature Conservation laws are enacted. The veterinary import permit and the health certificate stating all conditions of import should accompany importation of animals and animal products

1. Live animals • Mammals • Birds • Reptiles • Amphibians

2 Genetic material of animals • Semen • Embryos

3. Edible products of animals • Fresh meat, biltong, canned meat, stock powders, polony, ham • Fresh milk, milk powder, cheese, yogurt • Eggs, products containing eggs • Bone-meal, carcass meal • Kitchen refuse

4. Inedible products of animals • Hides, skins, wool, hair. feathers, hunting trophies, horns, hooves • Products intended for pharmaceutical use – glands, organs

5. Biological material • Pathology specimens – blood samples, biopsies, urine, any secretion or excretion of animals • Any virus, bacterium, protozoon, fungus, parasite or other organism, which can cause or transmit an animal disease. • Any vaccine, serum, toxin, antigen or other product which is either derived from animals or derived from organisms infectious to animals

6. Contaminated things

• Anything that has been in contact with animals and which could transmit animal’s diseases. • Second-hand cloth or material used for wrapping of animal products. • Empty second hand wool packs • Any bedding which have been used for animals • Any cage, crate, halter, saddle, rope, instrument, etc which have been in contact with animals. • Any vehicle in which animals or animal product were transported.

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AGRICULTURAL REGULATORY SERVICES AT INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL

OPERATIONAL ACTION PLAN – SEDUPE K9 UNIT (DETECTOR DOGS) AT AIRPORTS

1. THE CHANNEL FROM THE TARMAC TO THE CAROUSELS

1.1 Passengers arriving on existing scheduled flights will proceed per normal daily operational procedures via international arrival terminals Agriculture Detector Dog unit will be at the carousels sniffing for Agricultural Products.

These dogs are trained to detect any illegal agricultural products that may be stashed away in passengers’ luggage as well as the hand luggage. When detecting agricultural products, the detector dog will indicate it by sitting down next to that specific bag.

The Detector Dog Handler will then interview the passenger and enquire if they do have any agricultural products to be declared. The Detector Dog Handler, will request the passenger to open the bag up.

If any products are found without the required import documentation, it will be detained and put into the DoA’s special bins, for destruction at a later stage.

Agricultural products found at the carousels with the required documentation and corresponds it with the import permit will be inspected and released.

All detained products are then recorded in a detention register.

A certificate of destruction can also be sent to the passenger on request to indicate that the product detained was indeed incinerated.

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OPERATIONAL ACTION PLAN - AIRPORTS

AGRICULTURAL REGULATORY SERVICES AT INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL

1. THE CHANNEL FROM THE TARMAC TO THE CUSTOMS SEARCH AREA

1.1 Passengers arriving on existing scheduled flights will proceed per normal daily operational procedures via international arrival terminals 1.2 Dog unit will be at the carousels sniffing for Agricultural Products 1.3 Officials of NDA will be on duty at the carousels and at the Customs search area 1.4 Dumping bins will be placed at the arrival halls properly marked and at Customs search areas 1.5 A shift manager will be on duty to oversee problems arising from operations 1.6 If the shift manager can not take a decision the problem must be reported to the port manager. All incidents must be reported to the JOC and the NATJOC 1.7 Players, coaches and other officials associated with the team with properly marked luggage will not be search at the custom search area only at the carousels by the dogs of Agriculture to minimize the impact and smooth flow of these people

B. CUSTOMS SEARCH AREA

1. In case where passenger failed to declare any regulated agricultural products:

1.1 The DoA official will request to search certain passengers and luggage for undeclared agricultural products in their possession – DoA will do the physical search of all luggage; 1.2 Any undeclared agricultural products found will be inspected and assessed by the DoA official; 1.3 If these products do not need an import permit it will be released to the importer provided that the products are free from insects and pathogens and therefore poses no risk to the Agricultural Industry; 1.4 If the products do need an import permit it will be confiscated and detained by the DoA for destruction; and. 1.5 The DoA official will place the confiscated agricultural products in the dumping bin provided in the green line.

2. THE CHANNEL VIA THE RED LINE If any passenger declares regulated agricultural products, without an import permit;

2.1 The passenger will either dump products in bins provided or will approach Customs or a DoA official with agricultural products that have to be declared; 2.2 The DoA official will inspect and assess these declared products; 2.3 If such products do not need an import permit it will be released to the importer provided that the products are free from insects and pathogens and poses no threat to South African Agriculture; and 2.4.1 If such products do need an import permit it will be confiscated and placed in a dumping bin for destruction, by the DoA.

3. THE CHANNEL VIA THE RED LINE If any passenger declares regulated agricultural products, with an import permit;

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3.1 The passenger will approach Customs or DoA officials and present relevant import documents; 3.2 The DoA official will check documents and inspect the imported products; 3.3 If the documents and the products comply with the SA import conditions it will either be released or detained for quarantine according to the permit instructions; 3.4 If the document and the products do not comply with SA import conditions the products will be detained for quarantine until a PRA (Definition) is done and a final decision is taken; 3.5 If the goods are detained the DoA official will complete a detention form in triplicate; 3.6 The importer will receive the original, the first copy will be filed and the second copy will accompany the detained products to the laboratory; 3.7 Detained products will be stored in the Customs storage facility until collection or to be sent to the laboratory by the DoA; 3.8 The detained products must be collected or send on a daily basis to the laboratory in Pretoria for PRA; and 3.9 The PRA will determine whether the products will be released, quarantined or destructed.

AGRICULTURAL REGULATORY SERVICES IN THE STATE PROTOCOL LOUNGE

1. STATE PROTOCOL LOUNGE (SPL) 1.1 A dumping bin will be placed at the SPL to facilitate the dumping of agricultural products; 1.2 Satellite Customs offices will be established in the SPL; 1.3 The Agricultural shift managers will request passengers to declare agricultural products and check DoA required documentation; and 1.4.1 A DoA shift manager will be on duty to handle any problems arising from operations in the SPL

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) – PORT HEALTH

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGERS ENTERING INTO SOUTH AFRICA - YELLOW FEVER

According to International Health Regulations, a valid Yellow Fever Certificate is required from all passengers over one year of age coming from an endemic area.

The following actions can be taken for a passenger arriving in South Africa without a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.

Foreigners:- • Be kept under quarantine for 6 days (at own cost) • Be vaccinated against Yellow Fever (at own cost) • Be sent back immediately to the port of embarkation.

Returning SA Citizens:- • Be kept under quarantine for 6 days (at own cost) • Be vaccinated against Yellow Fever (at own cost).

List of Countries for which a Yellow Fever Certificate is required for Entry into SA:-

Angola Equatorial Guinea Panama Benin Ethiopia Peru Bolivia French Guiana Rwanda Brazil Gabon Sao Tome & Principe Burkina Faso Gambia Senegal Burundi Ghana Sierra Leone Cameroon Guinea Somalia Central Africa Republic Guinea – Bissau Sudan Chad Guyana Suriname Colombia Kenya Tanzania Congo Liberia Togo Congo Democratic Republic Mali Uganda Cote d’ Ivore Niger Venezuela Ecuador Nigeria

MEDICINE

• All scheduled medicine for personal use must be accompanied by a prescription issued by a doctor. • A supply for 30 days will be allowed authorized by a Port Health Officer.

FOODSTUFFS AND COSMETICS

All foodstuffs and cosmetics must comply with the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act (Act 54 of 1972).

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SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES (SAPS)

All Departments responsible for hosting events must furnish SAPS with flight details of VIP in attendance.

All foreign security personnel must adhere to the SA fire-arm policy which can be obtained from DFA.

Only Airport VIP protection unit will be allowed to fetch or accompany VIP to or from aircraft and no additional permits will be issued for that purpose.

For information on the importation of firearms, visit the SAPS website http://www.saps.gov.za/crime_prevention/firearms/import_info.htm

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SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES (SARS) – CUSTOMS

CURRENCY DECLARATION

Any person entering or leaving South Africa must declare cash to Customs • Currency in excess of five thousand(R 5000, 00) RSA notes must be seized under the Exchange Control Regulation 3(6) of the SARB. • In terms of passengers departing, passengers removing foreign currency must provide proof of purchase from an authorised dealer. Passenger should not exceed their allowance of foreign currency equitable to R 500 000.00. • Foreign citizen in possession of foreign currency, must show proof of the currency or alternatively provide proof that the money was imported into the country when the Pax arrived into S.A.

HANDLING OF DONATIONS TO CHARITY ORGANISATIONS (NGO) • All charity organisations must present the DTI certificate of registration / import permit for second hand goods on clearance of goods. • Non-presentation of the DTI certificate, goods are to be detained and passenger given 7 days to make due clearance, failing which the goods are to be seized and removed to the state warehouse.

For exemptions, contact Gideon Lourens on 012 422 400 or 012 422 6845.

EXCESS CURRENCY

This procedure seeks to enable effective control and administration of any South African excess currency or foreign currency brought into or taken out of the Republic.

This procedure applies to every person who is about to enter / has entered, who is about to exit / has exited the Republic from / to countries outside the common monetary area through any recognised place of arrival / departure and who has in his / her possession South African banknotes in excess of R5 000 or any foreign currency.

This procedure applies only to countries falling outside the Common Monetary Area (CMA). There is no restriction of the movement of foreign currency and / or Rand within the CMA.

DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS

Act Customs and Excise Act No. 91 of 1964 Appropriate officer Any officer of Customs and excise or immigration, any member of the South African Police Service or any person authorised by the Treasury to act as such Authorised dealer A person authorised by the Treasury to deal in gold or foreign exchange CMA Common Monetary Area, which consist of The Republic of South Africa; The Republic of Lesotho; The Republic of Namibia; and The Kingdom of Swaziland

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Foreign currency Any currency which is not legal tender in the Republic, including bills of exchange, letters of credit, money orders, promissory notes, traveller’s cheques or any other instrument for payment in a currency unit which is not legal tender in the Republic Gold Gold in any form, except in Regulations 2 and 5 of the Exchange Control Regulations (gold other than wrought gold) Goods Includes all wares, articles, merchandise, animals, currency, matter or things Money Includes foreign currency or any bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument Republic The Republic of South Africa SARB South African Reserve Bank Security Shares, stock, bonds, debentures, debenture stock, unit certificates or any document conferring or containing any evidence of rights in respect of any security Treasury The Minister of Finance or an officer in National Treasury who by virtue of the division of work in that Department deals with the matter on the authority of the Minister of Finance

POLICY

Although currency is included in the definition of goods, it cannot be classified in terms of the Customs and Excise Act No. 91 of 1964 tariff, which means that no duty is payable thereon. VAT is also exempt thereon.

The Exchange Control Regulations published in terms of Section 9 of the Currency and Exchanges Act No. 9 of 1933 vests the control over the Republic’s foreign currency reserves in the Treasury.

Exchange Control Regulation 3(1) stipulates that subject to any exemption which may be granted by the Treasury, no person shall, without permission granted by the Treasury or a person authorised by the Treasury and in accordance with such conditions as the Treasury or such authorised person may impose –

• take or send out of the Republic any bank notes, gold, securities and foreign currency, or transfer any securities from the Republic elsewhere; • send, consign or deliver bank notes, gold, securities or foreign currency to any person for the purpose of taking, sending or removing such bank notes, gold, securities or foreign currency out of the Republic; • take any South African bank notes into the Republic or send or consign any such notes to the Republic; or • make any payments to, or in favour, or on behalf of a person resident outside the Republic, or place any sum to the credit of such person.

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Customs officers are empowered in terms of Regulation 1 of the Exchange Control Regulations to search for and seize bank notes, gold, securities and / or foreign currency that exceed the amounts allowed.

Exchange Regulations 3(5) and / or 3(8) states that bank notes, gold, securities and / or foreign currency seized shall be forfeited for the benefit of the National Revenue Fund. The Treasury may, in its discretion, direct that it be refunded or returned, in whole or in part, to the person from whom it was taken or who was entitled to have custody or possession thereof at the time it was seized. Excess currency seized must therefore be handed over to the SARB.

Limitations on the movement of bank notes and foreign currency:

TYPE OF SOUTH AFRICAN RESIDENTS VISITORS CURRENCY IN OUT IN OUT

South African R5 000 R5 000 R5 000 R5 000 bank notes Foreign Unlimited on To the value of R160 Unlimited Unlimited on Currency condition that the 000 per adult and R50 condition that amount is 000 per child under the the amount exchanged at an age of 12, per calendar was originally authorised dealer year out of the declared when within 30 days of Republic. entering the entering the Prior clearance from an Republic. authorised dealer (on an official letterhead) must be produced to Customs as proof. Without such clearance only an amount equalling R5 000 is allowed per person.

PROCEDURE

1. SOUTH AFRICAN RESIDENTS

• Declaration o South African residents returning to or leaving from the Republic shall furnish a Customs officer with full particulars of all goods in his / her possession. This includes declaring whether or not he / she have with him / her any bank notes. o The declaration made by such person shall for the purposes of the Act be deemed to be due entry for home consumption or export, respectively. o A formal verbal declaration may be made but must be supported by a written declaration prior to a search being conducted. o In the case where the resident is entering the Republic, the DA 331 must be used for this written declaration. o Such person must answer fully and truthfully all questions put to him / her by the officer and, if required by the officer to do so, produce and open such goods for inspection.

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o If necessary the person may be searched.

• Any person leaving or entering the Republic is only allowed to carry R5 000 in South Africa bank notes with him / her. • No Kruger Rand coins may be exported from South Africa without the prior approval of the Exchange Control Department of the South African Reserve Bank.

With regards to the above the following situations, as examples, may occur:

DECLARED BY RESIDENT FOUND DURING ACTION TAKEN BY SEARCH CUSTOMS OFFICER R10 000 R10 000 Seize R5 000 Hand R5 000 back Nil – R5 000 R10 000 Seize R5 000 The person mis- Hand R5 000 back declared / under declared. Nil R10 000 Seize R10 000 Caution must be taken of the specific circumstances surrounding the case.

• Exemptions

o It might happen that a resident has a certain Rand amount in excess of R5 000, which he / she intends to use in paying import duties. This is acceptable where he / she have made use of the Red Channel. o Temporary export of household and personal effects as well as jewellery in excess of R50 000 require a form NEP to be issued by an authorised dealer. In excess of R200 000 requires the prior approval of the Exchange Control Department of the SARB. o Authorised dealers must bring to the notice of their customers that in terms of the provisions of Exchange Control Regulation 2(4) foreign exchange provided may only be utilised for the purpose for which it was made available. Foreign currency may be purchased by a traveller 60 days before the date of departure. o When providing foreign exchange, authorised dealers must inform their customers that in terms of the provisions of Exchange Control Regulation 2(5) any unused foreign exchange must be resold forthwith to an authorised dealer on their return to this country. o Residents who become entitled to sell or to procure sale of any foreign currency shall within 30 days after becoming so entitled make a declaration in writing of such foreign currency to the Treasury or to an authorised dealer. o No person shall, except with permission granted by the Treasury and in accordance with such conditions as the Treasury may impose enter into any transaction whereby capital or any right to capital directly or indirectly is exported from the Republic. o The movement of bulk foreign currency and Rand from the Republic requires the prior approval of the Exchange Control Department.

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2. VISITORS

• When visitors are in transit there is no obligation on them to declare any foreign currency which they may have in their possession unless challenged by a Customs officer. However, no action can be taken regarding a visitor in transit. • Declaration o Visitors entering or leaving to the Republic shall furnish a Customs officer with full particulars of all goods in his / her possession. This includes declaring whether or not he / she have with him / her any bank notes. o The declaration made by such person shall for the purposes of the Act be deemed to be due entry for home consumption or export, respectively. o A formal verbal declaration may be made but must be supported by a written declaration prior to a search being conducted. o In the case where the visitor is entering the Republic, the DA 331 must be used for this written declaration. o Such person must answer fully and truthfully all questions put to him /her by the officer and, if required by the officer to do so, produce and open such goods for inspection. o If necessary the person may be searched. • There is no limitation on the amount of foreign currency entering the Republic. o Where a visitor has declared foreign currency in his / her possession the Customs officer must date stamp, print name and sign the original DA 331 verifying the amount in question, which must be retained by the visitor as proof. o A copy thereof must be retained by Customs for record purposes. o When leaving the Republic the visitor will then be in a position to justify the amount of foreign currency which he / she may have in his / her possession. • There is no limitation on the amount of foreign currency that a visitor may have in his / her possession when leaving the Republic, on condition that proof can be provided that the amount involved was originally declared when entering the Republic or that the amount was obtained from an authorised dealer (official printed document). • Visitors may take up to 15 Kruger Rand coins with them out of the Republic provided they can prove that the coins were acquired with foreign currency brought with them into the Republic.

3. APPEAL

Where currency has been seized the resident / visitor and / or his / her legal representative may make representations to the Exchange Control Department of the South African Reserve Bank as to why the whole or part of the bank notes should be refunded or returned to him / her.

4. REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

The Republic of Botswana does not form part of the Common Monetary Area and therefore the same requirements apply to South African residents and visitors entering or leaving the Republic as set out in paragraphs 5.1 and 5.2.

Even in cases where business transactions are concluded between the Republic and Botswana (goods delivered and payment received) which results in receiving payment in cash, the same conditions will apply.

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5. MORE INFORMATION

For more information on exchange controls an Exchange Control Manual has been published and can be accessed at the following website address www.reservebank.co.za. The Reserve Bank can also be contacted at (012) 313 3911 requesting the Exchange Control Department.

6. QUALITY RECORDS

Completed forms as listed below:

Number Title DA 331 Customs Declaration NEP Form No Exchange Provided For (SARB form)

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