{"id":124046,"date":"2026-07-02T07:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/?page_id=124046"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:33:39","slug":"traveller-declaration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/traveller-declaration","title":{"rendered":"Traveller Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull flight-widget-cover gradient-fade\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"480\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-106525 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Hero_GEN_1920x480.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Hero_GEN_1920x480.jpg 1920w, 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wp-block-wwx-breadcrumbs\">\r\n    <div class=\"breadcrumbs\" >\r\n                    <span class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">\r\n                                    <span \r\n                        class=\"breadcrumb breadcrumb--active breadcrumb--last\"\r\n                                            >\r\n                        <span>Home<\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                                <meta content=\"1\">\r\n                            <\/span>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px;--desktop-height:57px;--tablet-height:57px;--mobile-medium-height:40px;--mobile-small-height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grid-container  flight-widget-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained 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required to complete an online traveller declaration before travelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">The declaration is managed by the <strong>South African Revenue Service (SARS)<\/strong> and helps streamline customs processing at ports of entry and departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tools.sars.gov.za\/sarsonlinequery\/traveller\">Complete your declaration on the SARS website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px;--desktop-height:30px;--tablet-height:30px;--mobile-medium-height:30px;--mobile-small-height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex 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