Overpaid duty doesn’t announce itself. SARS won’t flag it, they have no reason to. So it sits there, quietly, often for years.
It builds up in the ordinary run of things:
Goods classified under the wrong tariff heading
A duty rate applied that was higher than it needed to be
A rebate or refund you were entitled to but never claimed
None of it is obvious from the inside, which is why most businesses have no idea it’s there.
The only way to know is to look. We review your import records the way SARS would, find what’s been overpaid, and recover it. And if the same records show you’re underpaying or exposed to risk, we flag that too, before it turns into a penalty.
How we can help your business
Customs Duty Refunds
Customs Compliance Reviews
Disputes & Appeals
Consulting on Technical Customs Issues
Registering Rebate Stores & Bonded Warehouses
Applications For Customs Classification Determinations
Applying For Drawbacks, Permits & Refunds Under Rebate items 521.00 & 522.00