Financial Intelligence Centre

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) welcomes the Proclamation by the President fixing 1 July 2026 as the commencement date of section 30 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (Act 38 of 2001) (FIC Act), which was published in the Government Gazette on 5 June 2026.

The gazetting activates the requirement for domestic and foreign travellers to declare cash in their possession above the threshold of R100 000, when crossing the country’s land and seaports. Also activated is the responsibility for Customs and Excise of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to receive such declarations made by travellers and make them available to the FIC. Read more here: https://thefic.short.gy/AzR0zG

The window for submission of the 2026 RCR opens on Monday, 4 May 2026 and will close on different dates, Tuesday, 30 June 2026 and Friday, 31 July 2026, depending on the specified category of business. Click here for more information: https://thefic.short.gy/d8WY0U