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Petr Erasmus

Director

Petr Erasmus is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice.

+27 (0)11 562 1450
petr.erasmus@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Petr Erasmus

About Petr

About Petr

Petr started his career as a Customs and Excise Officer at SARS: Customs in 1996. He was deployed across a wide range of customs and excise positions and offices before being appointed as a Tax Lawyer / Legal Advisor in 2007 at SARS Head Office in Pretoria. During this time Petr was exposed to numerous matters relating to the entire scope of customs and excise.

Petr served his articles at the State Attorney in Pretoria in 2011, joined Shepstone & Wylie as an Associate in 2012 and was appointed as Partner in 2015. In 2016 he joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • B Proc, University of South Africa
  • LLB, University of South Africa
  • Admitted as an Attorney: 2012
  • Customs courses up to law enforcement and checking course
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

About Petr

Petr started his career as a Customs and Excise Officer at SARS: Customs in 1996. He was deployed across a wide range of customs and excise positions and offices before being appointed as a Tax Lawyer / Legal Advisor in 2007 at SARS Head Office in Pretoria. During this time Petr was exposed to numerous matters relating to the entire scope of customs and excise.

Petr served his articles at the State Attorney in Pretoria in 2011, joined Shepstone & Wylie as an Associate in 2012 and was appointed as Partner in 2015. In 2016 he joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director.

Credentials

Education

  • B Proc, University of South Africa
  • LLB, University of South Africa
  • Admitted as an Attorney: 2012
  • Customs courses up to law enforcement and checking course
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Experience

Customs and Excise

  • internal remedies and litigation
  • drafting and obtaining of tariff-, valuation- and origin determinations in various sectors from SARS
  • audits, notices of intentions to demand, letters of demand, detentions and seizures by SARS
  • legal advice and opinions
  • licensing / registration
  • high level audits verifying client compliance
  • refunds and other repayments

Customs and Excise legislation

Specialises in Customs & Excise legislation including tariff, valuation, origin and other fields in customs & excise law

During tenure at SARS

  • Legal Advisor / Litigation
  • Risk analysis
  • Cargo examination
  • Checking and stops
  • Passenger Hall
  • Excise
  • Licensing and Registration
  • Projects

News

Customs And Excise
Tax & Exchange Control

Customs And Excise
Excisable products

Excisable products

As is the case each year, Government proposes an increase in duties and levies for excisable products in Schedule 1 Part 2A to the Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 (Customs Act).
A first for everything: Some things to consider before submitting your 2019 carbon tax returns
Tax & Exchange Control

A first for everything: Some things to consider before submitting your 2019 carbon tax returns

The Carbon Tax Act 15 of 2019 (Carbon Tax Act), which came into effect on 1 June 2019, forms part of government’s policy response to climate change and also contributes towards South...
Customs & Excise

Customs & Excise

Certain sections quoted from the Budget 2020 documents.
Customs & Excise Highlights
Tax & Exchange Control

Customs & Excise Highlights

This week’s selected highlights in the Customs & Excise environment since our last instalment:

All articles by Petr

Recognition

2023

Legal 500 EMEA

  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 mentioned Petr for Tax.

Legal 500 EMEA

  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 mentioned Petr for Tax.

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