SARS RLA System Alert: Update Your Customs Profile or Risk Suspension
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Customs and Excise traders who haven’t yet onboarded to the new Registration, Licensing and Accreditation (RLA) system, your trading privileges are at risk.
Migrate Now Or Face Consequences
Failing to update your RLA profile could lead to suspension of your trader code—meaning no imports or exports processed.
On the flip side, compliance ensures:
Full access to digital customs services
Protection from unauthorised profile use
Seamless, secure cross-border trade.
Here’s how to migrate in 3 easy steps
Update your RLA profile – Ensure entity details match your SARS tax info.
Merge profiles – Link your tax and customs profiles via Legal Entity Registration. On how to do that refer to the Step-by-step guide on the SARS website.
Use eFiling – Register or log in at www.sarsefiling.co.za to complete onboarding.
Need help? Email directly to SARS: RLARegistrations@sars.gov.za. You can raise a query to the CIBA tax unit on the member profile.
Don’t wait for your profile to be frozen, update today!
Read the SARS Letter to Traders here.
Watch the tutorial below by SARS on how to access the RLA on eFiling.
