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SACU MIGRATION FROM HS 2017 TO HS 2022
THE BENEFITS, PROGRESS AND OUTLOOK TO JANUARY 2022
THE EU-WCO PROGRAMME IN SACU AND ANTICIPATED BENEFITS
The first Mission of the EU-WCO Programme for Harmonised System (HS) in Africa, within SACU was a national Diagnostic Mission on the implementation of the HS and advance rulings for the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) which was held on 04-08 November 2019 in Maseru, Lesotho. The Workshop did not only discuss matters of national interest of Lesotho, but also included a discussion on how SACU as a Customs Union could work together in the management of HS related matters, considering that it has a CET. A key outcome and recommendation from the LRA Mission was to organise a regional workshop to share views on a regionally coordinated process of migrating to HS 2022, as well as their capacities to implement advance rulings.
IMPLEMENTATION OF HS 2022 AMENDMENTS IN SACU
On Friday 26th February 2021, all SACU Member States simultaneously published draft tariff amendments for public comment in preparation for implementation of a new version of the Harmonised System (HS) 2022 on the 1st January 2022. The idea of simultaneous publication is an effort to promote harmony and uniformity in the management of the SACU Common External Tariff (CET) and to protect its integrity.