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Procedure Name | Temporary Import Process |
Description |
Category
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clearance
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Responsible Agency
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Name of Agency; Lesotho Revenue Authority
Address: Finance House Building, Kingsway Road, Maseru
Phone: 223 13796
Fax: 223 12091
Email: enquiries@lra.org.ls
Official Website: www.lra.org.ls
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Legal base of the Procedure
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Customs and Excise Act No. 10, 1982 |
Fee
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Required Documents
No.
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Type of information
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Note
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1
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IM5 declaration |
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Pre-arrival information can be any of the following:
No.
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Type of information
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Note
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1
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Commercial documents from the Supplier which may include but not limited to Invoices, Transport documents, Parking lists etc..
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Documents necessary for the Declaration
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2
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Import permits or certificates from the Country of Export or Origin
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3
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Authority letter from Importer appointing a clearing agent to clear the goods on his behalf
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4
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Import permits for specific goods in accordance with the current Trade regulations, obtained from One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre (OBFC) or the various relevant Government Ministries
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5
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Rebate and Exemption certificates from OBFC
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If applicable
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6
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Manifests from Aircraft and other means of transport reporting arrival to Customs at a port of entry
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7
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Advance declaration data from other Customs administrations
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Process Steps
Step1
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The declarant shall capture and assess a declaration in ASYCUDA and attach the required scanned documents to the declaration taking special care to choose the correct Customs regime
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Step2
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Retrieve the already guaranteed and/or paid IM5 declaration and its corresponding attached documents from ASYCUDA
And Perform a high-level completeness check on the declaration by:
- Confirming that all relevant documents are attached. These documents may include the relevant commercial documents, transport documents, permits, certificates of origin and health for specific products and so on. In addition, proof of guarantee should be attached confirming guarantee of the goods while under temporary import conditions. This may be in form of a provisional payment receipt for Individual Passengers or in form of a guarantee document from a bank or an insurance company.
- Confirming that all mandatory boxes on the SAD are filled with valid information
Where not satisfied with the declaration, issue a query notification requesting the declarant to provide or confirm the necessary information. When the query is resolved, the Customs officer may amend the declaration and subject it to further processing
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Step3
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The Declarant make the payment
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Step4
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Where satisfied with the declaration, trigger selectivity in ASYCUDA to determine the risk management lane.
The officer shall release the green and blue declarations in preparation for the declarant to exit Customs control. For declarations that are selected for Physical examination (Red) and Documentary check (Yellow), the officer shall notify the relevant officers in those sections to process the declarations accordingly
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Step5
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Release
The Officer Shall;
Generate and print a release order for verified documents and/or goods inspected
Endorse the release order and pass it on to the Declarant to allow exit
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Step6 |
Exit
Receive the release order from the declarant and confirm its authenticity in the system. If approved, Create and print an exit note in ASYCUDA.
Give the exit note to the declarant to allow him/her proceed to Toll fees if necessary.
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Step7 |
Road Fund (Toll fees) facility receive the exit Note from the declarant and determine how much Toll fees to collect
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Step8 |
Declarant pays the Fees
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Step9 |
Road Fund (Toll fees) facility Issue a receipt as proof of payment
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Step10 |
Allow the declarant to Exit out of Customs control |
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Category | Procedures |
The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
Requirements for Temporary Imports Process | General | | Temporary import allows goods to be brought into a country for a brief period of time. | On arrival of the cargo at the Customs Port of entry, the declarant will report to the Customs officer at the entrance gate for confirmation of arrival details to be recorded and be advised of the next course of action. | Customs and Excise Act No. 10, 1982 | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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