When you arrive - standing in qeues

Hey, here is a sneaky tip to get past the customs qeue at the airport, follow the red light. Most people will be standing in the green light qeue, i.e "nothing to declare", the thing is you can also have "nothing to declare" in the red queue (i can't figure out the spelling of that word). Anyway just go down the red section and tell them you are not a sa resident, I am a resident and I always use this route, Of course I was entering after 6 months of being out in Australia whenever I returned so I was technically not a sa-resident for tax purposes but fact is i still went through the red queue because its much quicker.

Duty-free allowances:
Cigarettes 400Tobacco - 250g
Alcoholic bev.'s - 1 liter
Cigars 50Wine 2 liters
Perfume 50mlEau de Toilette - 250mlGifts, souvenirs and all other goods - R500

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No commercial or restricted goods and within duty-free allowance.
Customs Charges
Pay duty (an average of 20%) on items over allowed limit before leaving Customs hall.

If you need more detailed information you can download this document from the sars website:-

http://www.sars.gov.za/brochures/customs%20-%20Travel%20Info.pdf