Important information for passengers traveling to and from Johannesburg      

1. Every person entering or leaving South Africa must submit a declaration, regardless of whether they have goods to declare or not. The declaration form can be found here
2. Before entering or leaving South Africa, travellers must complete an online declaration on the South African Traveller Management System (SATMS) unless SATMS is unavailable or offline.
3. Obligations under Section 15 also apply to crew members.
4. Travellers declaring both personal goods and informal trade or commercial goods, must submit two separate declarations:

i) Personal or informal trade goods, and

ii) Commercial goods using a Goods Declaration.

5. Travellers in transit through South Africa are exempt from submitting declarations if they do not leave:

i) The designated transit area, or

ii) The mode of transport on which they arrived.

6. Travellers who qualify as diplomats or Very Important Persons (VIPs) must, as a general principle, remain subject to Customs control in terms of Section 15 of the Customs and Excise Act.

7. Non-resident travellers carrying Krugerrand coins into South Africa must declare such coins as part of their declaration.

8. Failure to declare goods, understate values, or submit false documents may result in seizure, prosecution, or penalties.