Customs office of destination.
9.
If the goods in a means of transport are examined at a Customs office en-route or anywhere in
the course of transportation, the Customs authorities concerned shall affix new seals and make
a certified declaration of the particulars of irregularities, if any, and of the new seals affixed by
them.
10.
In the event of an accident or imminent danger necessitating the immediate unloading in whole
or part of a means of transport, the carrier may on his own initiative take such steps as may be
necessary to ensure the safety of the goods being transported or the means of transport in
which they are being transported. The carrier should, however as soon as possible thereafter ,
inform the Customs office of commencement. the carrier shall arrange where appropriate for
the goods to be transferred to other means of transport in the presence of Customs authorities
concerned or any other accredited authority shall endorse the SADC Transit Document with
the particulars of the goods transferred to the other means of transport and where possible
apply the Customs seal.
11.
On arrival at the Customs office of destination, the SADC Transit Document shall be
discharged without delay. If, however, the goods cannot be immediately entered under another
Customs regime, the Customs authorities may reserve the right to discharge the document
conditionally upon a new liability being substituted for that of the surety guaranteeing the said
document.
12.
If seal affixed by Customs authorities are broken en-route otherwise than in the circumstances
set out in paragraph 10 of this Article, or if goods are destroyed or damaged without breaking
such seals, the procedure laid down in paragraph 11 of this Article shall, without prejudice to
the application of the provisions of national laws, be followed and a certified report drawn up in
the form set out in Appendix 4 of this Annex.
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