=== To apply for registration of an imported vehicle you will need the following: ===


•	A duly completed application form (form MVR1A or RLV).


•	Your RSA identity document (if you are a local resident) or an identity document issued by a foreign country (if you are a person not permanently resident in the Republic) or a traffic register number certificate.


•	A certificate of incorporation or name change as issued in terms of the Companies Act if the vehicle is to be registered to a company.


•	A founding statement or a certificate of name change issued in terms of the Close Corporations Act if the vehicle is to be registered to a close corporation.  
•	Written proof of compliance with the provisions of customs and excise legislation.


•	If such motor vehicle is registered outside the Republic, the documents relating to the registration and licensing of the motor vehicle concerned as issued in the country where such motor vehicle is registered.


•	A South African Police Service clearance of the motor vehicle.


•	A letter of authority (LOA) as issued by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).

 
Please note the following:

The Custom and Excise Division of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will provide the required proof of compliance with their regulations and procedures. You are advised to contact the SARS for further information.


A South African Police Service clearance will only be issued after your registering authority has issued you with a referral. After the referral has been issued the registration certificate of the vehicle has to be presented to the SAPS in order for the process to be initiated. 

The registering authority will perform an assessment on you application and you will pay the fees as prescribed by your province