I like the commercial invoice. It is the one document which touches on nearly every party involved in the international trade process in one way or another. It also provides allot of information without being overly technical.
Now that we have discussed searches, the Customs demand and the pre-appeals process, we can go through the formal appeals process.
You have received the Letter of Demand and you have decided to go with the internal appeals process with SARS Customs. Also, you have paid up all the amounts demanded which will include the outstanding duties, taxes, penalties and interest.
Appeals with SARS Customs follow a logical process. The process was designed to comply with legislative requirements such as PAJA (Promotion of Administrative Justice Act) number 3 of 2000 and the Customs legislation.
