1. FESARTA DTFS – Digital Trade Facilitation System Standard Operating Procedures
Step 1. Trucker is called to Load
by Exporter/Cargo Owner
Step 2. Clearing Agent prepares
documents and registers Customs
Declaration SAD500 on Customs
IT System
Step 3. Truck Driver given hard
Copies of export documents and
returns to Transporter’s premises.
Step 4. Transporter makes out Road
Manifest, registers the Electronic Cargo
Seal on the manifest and attaches the
manifest to the export documents.
Step 5. Transporter reports to the CARGOBOND
Control Centre in Johannesburg to fit and arm the
Electronic Seal. Driver hands all export documents
Including the road manifest and Customs
Declaration SAD 500 to CARGOBOND office.
Step 6. CARGOBOND register the Electronic Seal No,
Transporter, Truck Registration, Driver’s name and
contact number, route and destination on the DTFS
IT System and attach soft copies of all relevant documents:
Road Manifest
Customs Declaration
Regional Transit Bond (RTB)
Certificate of Origin
Commercial Invoice
Packing List
Other Export/Import documents
*All original export documents are handed back to the driver.

2. DTFS Cargo Tracking Communication Network Control Centre
1. If a truck is found to depart before verification of status of e-seals an alarm is generated
Communication
Network
2. While truck is in transit the GPS system records position and continuously checks e-seal statuses
4. If communication is lost between e-seals and central system, an alarm is generated and dispatched to central system
Control Centre
3. If any change in e-seal status is detected at unauthorized GPS location an alarm is generated and dispatched to central system

3. TRADE FACILITATION INSTRUMENT
DTFS Regional Single Window System
CARGOBOND CONTROL CENTRE
EXPORT DOCUMENTS
DTFS
TRANSPORTER
OTHER OGA’s
CUSTOMS
TRADE FACILITATION INSTRUMENT
Road Manifest
Customs Declaration (SAD500)
Regional Transit Bond (RTB)
Certificate of Origin
Commercial Invoice
Packing List
Other Export/Import documents

4. DTFS Acquittal and Disarming of E-seal Process
Step 1. Revenue Authority in country of
destination disarms the E-seal and acquits
the entry on the system.
Step 3. Notification of the acquittal and the
disarming of the e-seal is sent via the DTFS
Cloud platform to Cargobond Control Centre.
CUSTOMS
Step 2. Notification of the
acquittal and the disarming
of the e-seal is sent via DTFS
Cloud platform to Customs
Authorities.
Step 4. E-Seal returned to Transporter after
disarming and acquittal of entry by Revenue
Authority for re-use by transporter.
CARGOBOND CONTROL CENTRE