1. JOHANNESBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
CUSTOMS CONTROL BILL SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENT
30 OCTOBER 2013
Patrick Corbin – Director International Chamber of Commerce-SA

2. Introduction
SA Customs Union Legislation
I P Benefits to Coastal Ports
I P Benefits to Inland Traders
WCO Kyoto Perspective
Recommendations

3. INTRODUCTION
Universal objectives – promote multi-modal (m/m) transport
Inland port – international gateway
Benefits not well understood in ‘developing’ world
Unctad, etc., etc. supportive

4. I P Benefits to Coastal Ports
Reduce congestion and berthing delays
Enhanced preferred gateway status
Vessel to rail stack movement limits dwell time and shifting
Promotes rail inland movements reducing port- gate vehicle congestion
Favourable impact on port-city environs due to reduced road traffic
Positive impact on ocean freight rates and avoidance of congestion surcharge

5. I P Benefits to Traders Creation of international gateway status
Extended time for clearance and line release
Seamless movement through coastal port on multi-modal transport document
Rail inland movement environmentally and financially attractive
Opportunity for promoting containerised exports - balance utilisation of containers and rail service

6. I P Benefits to Traders continued
Door-to-door m/m transport document with line tracking
Proximity to Customs for release, examinations, groupage containers
Encourages local economic activity, investment and employment

7. Maersk Line European Info:
Volume split
Split %
Total
Carrier (line)
Haulage
rail
60%
truck
40%
Merchant (trader)
12%
88%

8. WCO – Kyoto Perspective
Customs major facilitator of international trade
Balance compliance with facilitation
WCO promote I P and recognise benefit of proximity to traders
WCO post-importation focus on compliance

9. South African Customs Union 2013 Update of Duty and Control Bills
City Deep will be container terminal per definition
No inland movements before Customs declaration
Manifest information no longer considered adequate for risk assessment

10. SA Customs Comments: No provision exists for inland ports
Not the intention to terminate manifest or clog up ports
Contract of carriage nothing to do with sales contract
Legislation no impact on IP exports
Contract of carriage & coastal clearance requirements not connected.

11. Recommendations THANK YOU WCO to strengthen Kyoto recommendations
Promote rail Private-Public Partnerships
WCO education to include trading cycle
International Aid for transport infrastructure to focus on m/m transport
THANK YOU