SARS INTRODUCTION OF MANIFEST PROCESSING SYSTEM (MPR)
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MANIFEST PROCESSING SYSTEM (MPR)
What is MPR?
The Manifest Processing System (MPR) is SARS’s automated solution for the receipt and processing of prescribed reports in respect of international cargo to be imported into, or to be exported from, the Republic.
It replaces the previous Manifest Acquittal System (MAS) on 17 June 2016.
SARS requires, in line with international practices, that cargo be reported to it prior to arrival for the purposes of screening and risk assessment. Furthermore, the subsequent matching of cargo reports against their corresponding customs clearances provide assurances to both Customs and trade that all goods are accounted for and lawfully released.
MPR brings a number of operational benefits to legitimate and compliant trade, including:
- the expedited movement of commercial truck traffic through land border posts
- the enhanced administration of the movement of transit cargo across multiple land border posts
- as well as full paperless reporting benefits to compliant airlines and shipping lines.
The rules to section 8 of the Customs and Excise Act (Act No. 91 of 1964, as amended) read with rule 101A.01A(2)(a) require the reports prescribed therein to be submitted electronically by various persons within specified periods.
Reports may only be submitted electronically to the MPR system by means of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in the prescribed UN/EDIFACT (United Nations Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport) message standards.
Subsequent to the receipt and processing of a cargo report, the MPR system transmits a CUSRES (Customs response) message to the sender.
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