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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2007​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​29 January 2007Discovery Promotions CC​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; s.47(9); various products

​16 February 2007GUD Holdings (Pty) Ltd​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Price; payment; interest discount scheme

​3 May 2007​SNT (Pty) Limited​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Counterfeit goods; registered trade mark; s.113A

​20 June 2007Degussa Africa (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Provisional payment; safeguard duties; ad valorem duties

​27 September 2007WJ Fourie Beleggings CC​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Section 86A(1) and s.86(2)(a) breach of contract; capital revenue settlement agreement

 

 

 

 
 
2006 ​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​8 February 2006​Telkom SA Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; s.47(9); electrical machines and apparatus

​9 March 2006RMS Marx NO​Income Tax Act, 1962 and General Law Amendment Act, 1956

​Sections 56 and 62 (Income Tax) and s.5 (General Law); donations tax; meaning of ‘vested right’ and of ‘executory contract of donation’

​22 March 2006The Baking Tin (Pty) Ltd​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; s.47(9); intention of importer; anti-dumping duty

​19 April 2006​May Garments Company (Pty) Ltd​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Setting aside of voluntary liquidation; statutory lien; s.114

​30 May 2006​CBM Hot X-Press and West Trucking (Botswana) Pty Ltd​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964​Second-hand vehicles; SACU Agreement
​13 June 2006​Duro Pressing (Pty) Ltd​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; flat garage door sections

​3 July 2006Mohammed Amin Yusuf Shaikh t/a Young American​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964 and Value-Added Tax Act, 1991​Appointment of agent; s.114A (Customs and Excise); s.13(6)(VAT)
​18 August 2006GH Higgo​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Application for condonation; whether ‘management fees’ are allowed as deductions

​22 September 2006​Jazz Cellular CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Counterfeit goods; seized; refurbished or second-hand telephones; s.113A

​22 September 2006​Quick Step (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Removal of cigarettes for export not allowed

​24 October 2006​Distell Limited​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; non-alcoholic beverages; double tax; refunds; s.96

​31 October 2006​A Saleem​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Detention, sealing and seizure of goods regarded as liable to forfeiture; sections 4, 101 and 102

​8 December 2006Faurecia Autoplastics (Pty) Ltd (previously known as SAI Automotive Autoplastics (Pty) Ltd)​Customs and Excise Act, 1964​Tariff determination; s.47(9); lignoflex mats

 

 

 

 
 
2005​ ​ ​
Date of Delivery​Parties Involved​Applicable Legislation​Keywords
​24 March 2005Exclusive Tobacco Products (Pty) Ltd​​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Sections 3(2) and 60(2); s.35A; manufacturing warehouse licence; detention of cigarettes without diamond stamp impression; withdrawal of licence

​22 April 2005​​Komatsu Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964​Tariff determination; s.47(9); front end shovel loaders; principal function; TH8429.51.20 v TH8430.50
​26 May 2005Motion Vehicle Wholesalers​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Tariff determination; vehicles adapted to carry more passengers

​9 June 2005Frans Edward Prins Roothman​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Section 4; secrecy provisions; execution on foreign asset

​6 July 2005Zamekile Lulu Mnqayi NO​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Detention of a motor vehicle on failure to produce import permit; ss.93, 102 and 113

​8 August 2005

Trend Finance (Pty) Ltd

​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Sections 65 and 88(2)(a); transaction value; provisional payment

​15 August 2005Savanna Tobacco Company (Pty) Ltd​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Detention of cigarettes without diamond stamp impression; ss.35A, 87, 88 and 107

​11 October 2005Progress Office Machines CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Schedule No. 2; s.56; anti-dumping duties; sunset review; calculation of period

​14 October 2005​Sterling Auto Distributors CC​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Sections 4(1), 88(1)(a) and 113A(1); importation of motor vehicle parts

​15 November 2005Clearing Agents, Receivers & Shippers (CARS)​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Second-hand vehicles driven under own power by road in transit through RSA to neighbouring countries

​17 November 2005Saxton Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a KDG Auto Export​Customs and Excise Act, 1964

​Vehicles in transit; temporary or special permit

​18 November 2005Akharwaray, GH​Income Tax Act, 1962

​Allowance of deductions claimed or not in terms of sections 11(a) and 23(b) and (g)