Tag: Trade facilitation
The Harmonized System: What do users and traders need to know?
31 May 22 PublicationsThe Harmonized System Nomenclature (HS Nomenclature) is an international standardized numerical Customs clearance facility. It is used in the systematic classification of goods and...
Changing port logistics in SADC
16 May 22 BlogSouth Africa’s harbours are inefficient and unreliable. After a decade of neglect, government is finally implementing a plan to turn around the situation by attracting private se...
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28 Feb 22 NewsCountry-related news
TFR to release tender in April for take-or-pay access to container corridors (Engineering News)
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will release a request for propos...
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17 Feb 22 NewsCountry-related news
Trade conditions on an upward trend, Sacci survey shows (Engineering News)
Trade conditions continued to improve in January after an uncertain second half of...
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27 Jan 22 NewsCountry-related news
SARS Customs scales up digital transformation (SAnews)
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs division will scale up digital transformation and inc...
Customs cooperation in facilitating intra-African trade
20 Dec 21 PublicationsThe Evolving Role of Customs Administrations – from Goalkeeper to Trade Facilitator
Customs administrations play a pivotal role in the advancement of international trade. The ef...
HS 2022: A look at the key changes and what needs to be done to adapt by 1 January 2022
13 Dec 21 BlogThe International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System or simply the Harmonized System (HS) is used globally to achieve various objectives. These ob...
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24 Nov 21 NewsNational
SA companies scored deals worth millions at Intra-African Trade Fair-Rocha (The dtic)
Most of the more than 80 government-supported South African companies which sh...
International Court rules on the Maritime Boundary between Kenya and Somalia
01 Nov 21 BlogIn 1829, the English adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh wrote:
“For whosoever commands the sea commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the ri...
The benefits of trade facilitation measures: the Kazungula bridge project
07 Sep 21 BlogThe Kazungula Bridge, located on Zambezi River where Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia borders interconnect, was identified as a significant connector on a strategic road netw...
Transforming African Trade Corridors for the Future: What Are the Key Priority Areas?
24 Aug 21 BlogAfrica must prioritise the transformation of key trade corridors which connect the Regional Economic Communities (REC) if indeed the continent is to reap the full potential of the ...
Leveraging Technology to Improve Regulatory Compliance and Trade Efficiency: A Focus on Road Transport
24 Aug 21 BlogRoad transport is an important mode for Africa’s trade, carrying over 90% of intra-regional and regional trade (Afreximbank: 2019). This is likely to continue into the future in ...
Improving Customs Efficiency: What are the Gains and For Whom?
24 Aug 21 BlogIt is imperative for Africa to transform its customs environment through fast-tracking implementation of interventions geared towards eliminating inefficiencies, if the continent i...
Improving Border Efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa: The Need to Look at ‘Beyond the Border’ Operations
24 Aug 21 BlogBorder posts are one of the most important nodes whose performance has a significant bearing on corridor performance, efficiency of supply chains and trade competitiveness. In sub-...
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18 Aug 21 NewsNational
South Africa wants to introduce a vaccine passport – but there’s a catch (BusinesTech)
The Department of Tourism says that it wants to introduce a vaccine passport f...
Trade facilitation in Africa: Solutions and recommendations
30 Jul 21 PublicationsLow intra-Africa and regional trade have historically been attributed to tariffs. However, recent evidence shows that non-tariff issues are the main reason for low intra-Africa and...
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11 Jul 21 NewsNational
Sars, Busa form economic operator stakeholder group to improve border management (Engineering News)
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) and business advocacy organi...
Trade Facilitation and institutional arrangements under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
03 Jul 21 BlogVarious technical committees are established by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), to assist with the implementation of its Protocols and the respective Annexes...
The institutional architecture for implementation of the trade facilitation agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
03 Jul 21 PublicationsThe Protocols to the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) establish various technical committees to assist with the implementation of the Ag...
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28 Jun 21 NewsNational
Poultry and Automotive Masterplan to Achieve Necessary Reform Parliament Hears (the dtic)
Government is implementing necessary reforms to transform and revive the poultr...