South Africa - Obtain Export Permit or License for Waste

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain Export Permit or License for Waste, the applicant must go to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa’s (ITAC) office. Contact Link
2. The application form must be obtained from the authorities at the ITAC office, or else it should be downloaded from the website. Application Form Link
3. If the applicant is an Export Business Owner, then they must attach the “Form IEPS 230-b - Applicant to register as an exporter with ITAC” along with the main application linked above. Registration Application Form Link
4. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The application form must be filled with all the necessary details, and along with the required documents it should be submitted to the authorities at the ITAC office.
6. The application form will be verified by the ITAC authorities with the export rules and regulations.
7. If all the export permit requirements are fulfilled by the applicant/export business owner, then the export permit will be approved to the applicant.
8. If there are any false information or missing details and documents in the application, then the application will be rejected by the inspection authority.
9. The permit approval will take a minimum of 20 working days to process.
10. There is no fee for applying for the export permit application.

Note:

• The application needs to filed in typescript form or in Block Letters (If manually filed)
• The application form that contains alterations or erasures, or that are not duly completed, will not be considered for the permit approval.

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Required Documents

• Application Form Link
• Registration Application Form Link
• Copy of the Identity Document of the Seller.
• Copy of SAPS Second-hand goods License.
• Copy of the company’s valid tax clearance certificate.
• Residential Address Proof.

Office Locations & Contacts

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA
The Import and Export Unit
Block D, First Floor, 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria.
Telephone No: 012 394 3590/91
Address & Contact Link
Location Link

Eligibility

• Anyone exporting Waste or Scrap out of South Africa is eligible to apply for Waste Export Permit Application.

Fees

• There is no fee for applying for the export permit application.

Validity

• The export permit validity will period will be mentioned in the export permit certificate issued to the applicant after approval.

Documents to Use

• Application Form Link
• Registration Application Form Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The permit approval will take a minimum of 20 working days to process.

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Instructions

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Required Information

“APPLICATION FOR EXPORT PERMIT: FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS WASTE AND SCRAP”

• Name and Physical address of Exporter in SA
  • Tel No
  • Fax No
  • Email
  • Customs Code number
• Full physical address in SA where goods can be inspected
• Name and Full Address of Consignee
• Country of Destination
• Proposed Date of Export
• Place of export
• Signature of applicant
• Date of Application
• ISRI Specification
• Country of manufacture
• Full description of goods
• Total quantity
• R-value
• Quantity of commodity held by applicant or his supplier at date of application
• Total export of commodity to particular country or territory during last calendar year
• Tariff number

Need for the Document

• The export permit approval certificate is necessary document to export waste/scrap outside of South Africa. Without the permit, both ferrous and non-ferrous waste/scrap cannot be exported.

Information which might help

• An export permit is required to ensure that goods exported by an individual or organisation comply with the provisions of international agreements.
• Export permits also help to control the outflow of goods of a strategic nature or smuggled and stolen goods.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• External Link

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