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1. Permanent residence holders may on their first entry into the country import their household goods and personal belongings free of charge. Furthermore, they may import a vehicle subject to the following conditions:
(a) ownership of the vehicle over at least 1 year prior to import
(b) vehicle may not be sold or transferred within 2 years after entry;
(c) no left-hand steered vehicle registered or purchased after 1 January 2000 may be
brought into South Africa.
2. Persons awaiting their permanent residence permit may make a provisional payment to the amount of +/- 50% of the resale value of the household goods. In the case of a 20 ft. container the payment would amount to +/- R15 000, in that of a 40 ft. container a payment of +/- R30 000 would be required. The provisional payment will be refunded upon receipt of permanent residence.
3. Persons in possession of a temporary residence permit (i.e. work, business or retired persons permit) may also make the provisional payment mentioned under point 2. Since the provisional payment needs to be renewed more or less every 6 months, this option will only be viable if a permanent residence permit is likely to be issued or applied for in the foreseeable future.
Importing a vehicle in this case is possible against payment of a deposit of +/- 105% of the vehicle’s value, which deposit is refunded once the vehicle is exported again.
4. If none of the mentioned permits or applications are available, the goods will be taxed with value added tax as well as the usual import duty of between 25 and 45% of the respective value.
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