The judgments delivered in any of the High Court Divisions on this page are arranged per year and then per date of delivery.

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2004 ​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​30 June 2004Desmonds Clearing and Forwarding Agents CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Section 18(13); goods in transit; diversion; detention

​26 November 2004Morgan Brent Marketing CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964​Sections 18, 91 and 96; penalty
​6 December 2004​Telkom SA Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; s.47(9); electrical machines and apparatus; TH8517.50 v TH8517.50.90

​15 December 2004​Danfen Motors CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Liens; section 114; ex lege warranty against eviction in successive agreements of sale

​17 December 2004CBM Hot X-Press and West Trucking (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Second-hand vehicles; SACU Agreement

  

 

 
 
2003 ​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​16 January 2003Trend Finance (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Transaction value; ss.65 and 88(2)(a); appeal in the wide sense

​4 April 2003​Hella South Africa (Pty) Ltd​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Alleged overpaid taxes and interest in terms of s.102

​5 June 2003TFN Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Detention; section 17(3); exemption from liability; viacarious liability; duty of care; deemed state warehouse

​17 June 2003Formalito (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Amount in lieu of forfeiture; s.88(2)(a); PAJA; false declaration

​12 September 2003​Nashua Limited​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Ad valorem duty; interpretation of “parts and accessories” relating to photocopying apparatus

​26 September 2003Sterling Auto Distributors CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Counterfeit goods; s.113A

​3 December 2003Lever Ponds (Pty) Ltd and another​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; petroleum jelly; lip ice; whether medicaments or not

​29 December 2003Shoprite-Checkers (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Counterfeit goods; s.113A; s.5(4) application; affidavit by brandholder

  

 

 
 
2002​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​10 January 2002​Payen Components South Africa​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; effective date; review application; s.3(2)

​17 February 2002​Ben Nevis Holdings Ltd and Others​Income Tax Act, 1962​Tax liability of sixth respondent
​8 March 2002​CM Wyner​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Definition of ‘gross income’; whether proceeds of sale constituted capital revenue

​18 March 2002Tata Industrial Corporation (SA) (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Alleged suffering of damages as a result of a public auction

​22 March 2002Kajadas Cosmetics (Pty) Ltd​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Acquisition rights; s.11

​12 April 2002Feruccio Ferucci & 13 Others​Income Tax Act, 1962 and Value-Added Tax Act, 1991

​Issueing of a search and seizure warrant; s.74D (Income Tax); s.57D(VAT)

​10 May 2002​RC Drilling (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; grass mowers; tractors

​15 May 2002​Heron Heights CC​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Proceeds of sale of land; whether capital accrual or revenue receipt

​16 May 2002​King, DC​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Pay-now-argue-later; s.9(1)(b)

​7 June 2002​Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; ice cream; expert evidence

​13 June 2002MEGS Investsments (Edms) Bpk and Another​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Set-off of assessed losses where taxpayer is a company; s.20

​27 June 2002Osman Tayob and 10 Others​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Fraud; declaration; ss.88(2)(a) and 105

​8 August 2002​Kotze, JF​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Taxing reward; s.1

​12 August 2002Akharwaray, GH​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Allowance of deductions claimed or not; ss.11(a), 23(b) and (g)

​20 August 2002​Estate Late RF Welch​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Disposal of property as donation transfer of asset; ss.54 and 55(1)

​20 August 2002Wilcox Sweets (Pty) Ltd (subsidiary of Warner Lambert)​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Retrenchment; relocation costs

​27 November 2002Pitje, GA, Estate Late​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Deductions; recovery taxes

 

 

 

 
 
2001 ​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​2 March 2001​First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Detention; s.114; liens; goods owned by third party; debt to the state; s.103

​15 May 2001International Travel Shops Africa (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Supervision; proof of export; ss.18A and 40

​29 May 2001Delta Motor Corporation (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Transaction value; valuation; invoice price; royalties

​5 September 2001Engineered Linings (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination, biaxially oriented

​17 October 2001AM Moolla Group Limited and Others​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Malawi Trade Agreement; s.46

 

 

 

 
 
2000 ​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​13 June 2000Henbase 3392 (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Detention; origin; trade agreement; s.46; s.103 onus; s.107, audi alteram partem during detention

​4 July 2000East Coast Shipping (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Seizure; security for costs; special circumstances

​20 July 2000​Jonathan Paul Stoner​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Rebate item 407.08; entitlement to full rebate of duties; ss.88(1)(c), 89 and 93

​30 August 2000​Marble Vervoer CC​Doeane- en Aksynswet, 1964

​Artikels 75 en 96; landbou; dieselterugbetalings; woordomskrywings van ‘van landbou’ en ‘vervoer in landbou’

​13 October 2000​Engen Petroleum Ltd and Three Others​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Distillate fuel; partial refunds; interest; s.75

​23 October 2000​The Heritage Collection (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; magnetic in-soles; meaning of ‘etcetera’

​6 December 2000De Beers Marine (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Excise duty; fuel duty; bunker fuel; mining operations; export; s.18A

​13 December 2000Rhone-Poulenc Agrichem SA (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Anti-dumping duties; review application; ss. 55 and 56