Watchdog makes headway in streamlining approvals of electro-technical goods
The watchdog in charge of approving electro-technical goods for import into SA still has a large backlog but says it is making headway in addressing the delays that have caused frustration in the industry. The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NCRS) had 3,943 applications for letters of authority for electro-technical goods outstanding as at end-January, acting CEO Edward Mamadise revealed Friday. Backlogs were recorded at the end of each of the first three quarters of 2017-18, with 3,482 outstanding at the end of quarter one, 3,478 at the end of quarter two and 3,497 at the end of quarter three. A total of 8,152 applications had been approved by January 2018. Letters of authority are required by importers before their goods can be cleared at customs. Long delays in getting these letters of authority from the NCRS has caused much frustration and concern by industry in the past. In a briefing to Parliament’s trade and industry committee, Mamadise said that to expedite...
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