If you ever thought of smuggling a supercar, perhaps a LaFerrari, into the country, you might want to rethink that idea…
An unnamed Ferrari owner brought a Ferrari LaFerrari into the country back in 2014. He, however, failed to follow the correct import procedures and pay the costs involved with the customs duty and VAT. The car was then put into a bonded warehouse by SARS and been there since. The 708 kW hybrid hypercar has been waiting three years for its owner to pay up and take it home.
Last month, the SA tax officials caught a R13.8 million Ferrari trying to make its way back into the country. They swooped in on the Beit Bridge border, Zimbabwe, and seized the car once again.
The car was supposed to be making its way to the Democratic Republic of Congo after its owner submitted an export declaration. Instead, the owner was attempting to bring the car back into the country through that border, says Sandile Memela, a SARS spokesperson.
“A day later‚ there was an attempt to have the vehicle returned to South Africa through the same border post. The car was intercepted as it was being smuggled back into the country. It has been detained.”
According to Memela, the owner has been issued with a letter of intent. It requires him to make representation to SARS regarding his intentions and the paying of the customs and excise duties.
The LaFerrari in question
