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Errors on a Bill of Entry – South African customs context

Last Updated: May 13, 2013

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Where errors have to be corrected on a bill of entry that has already been processed by customs, a VOC must be completed by the importer or his / her agent. Please help me with the procedure in detail in terms of a practical example.

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carol December 9, 2022 At 10:36 AM

when i submit voc to amend the customs code must the UCR number be ameded

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Hariesh Manaadiar March 19, 2013 At 12:59 PM

Hi all, once an SAD500 (Single Administrative Document) is filed, any amendments has to be done via a VOC (Voucher of Correction).. Any information originally filed via the SAD500 can be amended using a VOC.. However, there are certain items like the value of the cargo, number of packages, importers name etc which customs will take a very close look at and will only allow amendment at their discretion..

There could also be penalties associated with these changes and these penalty amounts will vary according to the change made..

In an SA export situation, most common changes via VOC are normally the vessel name and voyage number and this could be due to short shipment or short landing of cargo..

Read my previous articles in this regard

1) https://www.shippingandfreightresource.com/2011/07/13/what-is-short-ship-and-short-land/

2) https://www.shippingandfreightresource.com/2012/11/21/what-to-do-when-there-is-a-short-shipment/

Nowadays most of the companies either have their own in-house customs entry system or use systems like Compu Clearing, Cargowise, Ship Shape etc.. So all the process is now automated.. You only have to ensure that the proper information is updated in the system that is used..

Details for the information in filling up the SAD500 or VOC must come from the shipment documents like below :

– Commercial Invoice
– Packing List
– Certificate of Origin
– Purchase Order
– Arrival Notification
– Bill of Lading
– Export Booking Confirmation

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monica March 14, 2013 At 8:36 AM

may i have the answers to the same question posed above

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Ntha March 12, 2013 At 2:36 PM

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may i get an answer to the above question as well.

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Mo March 5, 2013 At 1:11 PM

Hi I have the same question as above. Could you kindly assist?
Thanks in advance!!

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- D.K February 1, 2015 At 3:26 PM
  
  as we know about sad500 but what is logic of 500.