The South African Revenue Service’s crackdown on low-value imports slows down business for Shein and Temu, forcing both towards local fulfilment and merchant participation.
South Africa's E-Commerce Reckoning: Customs, Regulation & the Road Ahead | Alistair Tempest
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. The South African Revenue Service's customs system is still failing to create a level playing field between local retailers and global e-commerce giants, despite changes to import rules. Meanwhile, Minister Solly Malatsi says he has engaged several low-Earth orbit satellite providers, including Starlink, for insight-sharing purposes.
ITWeb TV: Temu, Shein customs loopholes still hurt SA retailers | Ep #147
In this episode of ITWebTV, Sibahle Malinga talks to Alastair Tempest, CEO of the Ecommerce Forum South Africa, who believes the local e-commerce sector’s biggest challenge is not inadequate legislation but weak enforcement and a lack of resources to police cross-border e-commerce.#eCommerce #Retail #SouthAfrica
Counterfeit goods valued at R2.5 billion were seized and five suspects arrested in the last quarter of 2011.
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Finance minister Trevor Manuel highlighted the importance of the ICT industry at the World Customs Organisation conference.
Customs organisations in Africa can use IT to greatest effect if they can adopt IT standards that embrace open systems and lower cost computing options, says Oracle.
JSE-listed Compu-Clearing Outsourcing says a period of exceptional cash flow generation positions it well for growth in the international arena.