Background to PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) (SARS EDI Guidelines) The Internet is an inherently open system. Its strengths are built around this openness, low cost and ease of access and therefore the Internet is an inexpensive medium for transacting customs compliance-related business. This openness, however, is also a source of major threat to users of … Read More →
The Customs Act and EDI Release: SARS Explained This blog contains the Customs Act, Section 101A, Electronic communication for the purposes of customs and excise procedures as well as the Rules to Section 101A, for reference purposes. The first part – in the previous blog post. The Commissioner may set out in such agreement: (a) any … Read More →
Customs Act: Electronic communication for the purpose of customs and excise procedures The Commissioner may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act contained, establish and maintain a computer system for the purposes of the electronic processing of any document and procedure to which this Act relates and matters incidental thereto, which may include (i) … Read More →
UN/EDIFACT Data Elements (SARS Explained) Each data segment has a specific position within the sequence of segments in a message. Segments can appear on their own or as part of a group. A data element is the smallest unit of information in a segment. Two or more data elements may be grouped together to form … Read More →