Overview

The customs declaration and clearance process was a pivotal part of customs compliance, making it critical for importers and exporters to ensure a high level of attention to their cross-border operations. This topic integrated other customs subjects covered in previous webinars, such as product classification, Rules of Origin, customs valuation, and import and export controls, into a key phase of customs compliance. Importers and exporters engaged various stakeholders, including service providers, throughout the value chain to deliver products to their final destination. It was essential to identify the factors and steps for efficient and compliant declaration and clearance processes.

Understanding the sequential actions requiring attention throughout the value chain was necessary. Tax professionals working with customs needed to be able to draft cross-border manuals, simple flowcharts, and service level agreements (SLAs) with involved stakeholders. Additionally, creating document/information checklists for employee reference and knowing when to obtain a customs health-check was crucial for high-level compliance and smooth, seamless clearances.

Webinar Content

• Purpose of Customs Clearance
• The Customs Clearing Process
• Registration Requirements
• Customs Declaration forms/docs Submissions
• Clearing Instructions
• Other Tax Jurisdictions (for reference and comparison)

Competencies Developed

• Linked customs clearance declarations seamlessly to other customs cornerstones such as Product Classification, Rules of Origin, Customs Valuation, and Import & Export Controls for effective cross-border operations and compliance.
• Identified key factors within the business that assisted in efficient and compliant declaration and clearing processes.
• Gained an understanding of other actions requiring attention throughout the value chain.
• Drafted cross-border manuals and simple flowcharts and prepared service level agreements (SLAs) with stakeholders.
• Created document/information checklists for employees to refer to in performing their daily duties.
• Identified areas for obtaining customs health-checks for high-level compliance and smooth clearances and provided detailed in-house customs training.

Presenter

Sipho Mhaga

Customs and Excise Senior Manager: Indirect Taxes

Sipho Mhaga is a Senior Manager – Customs & Excise at SNG Grant Thornton. He has over 19 years’ experience in Customs and Excise environment,  Sipho joined the firm in 2023 and before that he spent13 years in the Oil & Gas Industry working for Total Energies, advising business and NBE subsidiaries,  conducing training on customs and excise compliance. He represented Total Energies at SAPIA “petroleum industry body” with engagements with National Treasury, DMRE, SARS and revenue authorities in the BNE countries. He also spent 6 years working for SARS Customs and Excise division as Audit Specialist and advisor to policy department for legislation amendments.

He has bookkeeping training and audit articles Sithole CA (SA) Incorporated.

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