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Procedure Name	Customs Declaration utilising SAD 500 Form
Description	Supporting Documents · Commercial Invoice · Bill of Lading or Consignment Note · Manifest · Packing List (If Available) · Certificate of Origin (if required) Notes Note 1 Appoint a Clearing Agent who is certified by BURS to have access to the Asycuda Customs System Note 2 The Asycuda Customs System generates the SAD 500 Declaration indicating the various Duties, and Taxes to be paid and a Customs Clearance Reference Number created. Note 3 The SAD 500 along with the supporting documentation and Customs Reference Number is then presented to the Customs Officer at the relevant Customs Office for assessment and production of the various assessment notices (risk management) Note 4 The amounts indicated on the various assessment notices have then to be paid (either cash or account or EFT) before the goods can be released. NOT FEES – DUTIES, VAT etc
Category	Procedure

Procedure Name

Customs Declaration utilising SAD 500 Form

Description

Supporting Documents

· Commercial Invoice

· Bill of Lading or Consignment Note

· Manifest

· Packing List (If Available)

· Certificate of Origin (if required)

Notes

Note 1

Appoint a Clearing Agent who is certified by BURS to have access to the Asycuda Customs System

Note 2

The Asycuda Customs System generates the SAD 500 Declaration indicating the various Duties, and Taxes to be paid and a Customs Clearance Reference Number created.

Note 3

The SAD 500 along with the supporting documentation and Customs Reference Number is then presented to the Customs Officer at the relevant Customs Office for assessment and production of the various assessment notices (risk management)

Note 4

The amounts indicated on the various assessment notices have then to be paid (either cash or account or EFT) before the goods can be released. NOT FEES – DUTIES, VAT etc

Category

Procedure

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date
SAD 500 - Customs Declaration Form	Customs Declaration Form	25-08-2015	25-08-2015
SAD 501	Customs Administrative Declaration Forms	25-08-2015	22-01-2016
SAD 502	Customs Transit Form	25-08-2015	25-08-2015
SAD 503	Voucher of Correction	25-08-2015	22-01-2016
SAD 503	Voucher of Correction Reverse	25-08-2015	25-08-2015

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Customs Declaration Form - Single Administrative Declaration - SAD 500	Declaration		Process required to create declaration to Customs for both Import and Export	This document along with the Commercial Invoice, Consignment Note/Bill of Lading, Packing List (if available) and if required, Certificate of Origin are the standard documents that have to be prepared for any Customs Declaration whether it is an import or export	Chapter 50.01 - Botswana Customs and Excise Duty	31-12-9999	Good