Customs duties account for less than 5% of tax collected in South Africa. Their importance lies in trade policy rather than revenue generation. Their impact is being squandered because of slowness in ...

Companies seeking either relief on customs duties in the absence of local suppliers, or their imposition to protect local industry, face an “opaque” process with no clear timetable or information ...

Temu has taken a leaf from Amazon’s book in a bid to streamline its online shopping experience for South African customers.

In recent months, the Chinese e-retailer has made major changes regarding its operations in South Africa and has now made ...