Import export license

An import export registration is required for:

  • The total imported or exported carge is R150,000 or more in one calendar year

  • You are importing for resale or commercial gain and not for your own personal use

  • You are making an advance payment above R50 000 for goods still to be imported and require an APN (advanced payment notification) number

  • You are not a natural person, for example a company

  • You are involved in other customs activities such as trade agreements, rebates or bond stores

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What is trade agreement registration?

A import export license allows you to register under any of the trade agreements South Africa has with partner countries.

Trade agreements are partnerships between two or more nations for the sake of mutual trade benefit. These agreements determine the duties that countries impose on imports. Approved goods that are exported by South African traders who have these registrations incur less import duties in partner countries. This makes the buyer’s import cost lower, and it makes you a more competitive seller in the international market.

You can add trade agreements to your new import export license, or to an existing registration to get these benefits.

South Africa’s most important trade agreements are:

  • SADC – for trade with other Southern African nations
  • SADC-EU – for trade with the European Union
  • SACUM-UK – for trade with the United Kingdom
  • EFTA-SACU – for trade with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
  • AfCFTA – for trade with participating members of the African Union

Import export license with trade agreement registration

An import export license which allows an individual or entity to export using certificates of origin. These certificates make South African exports more desirable as they may afford the foreign buyer a reduced rate of import duty, providing the country of import has a trade agreement (TA) with South Africa.

For a guide to trade agreement registrations available to South African exporters, click here.

R2680+R550 per TA | Takes 5-15 days*

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