exchangerate.devThese South African Revenue Service customs rates apply from 13 Oct 2026 until the next publication. The table gives foreign currency per rand for converting amounts on import and export invoices.
- Daily customs rate updates
- 20 currencies quoted as foreign currency per rand
- Used to convert import and export invoice amounts into rand
Daily customs rates of exchange
Source: South African Revenue Service. Published 13 Oct 2026. Official document
| Currency | Code | Per 1 ZAR |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates Dirham | AED | 0.219033 |
| Australian Dollar | AUD | 0.084400 |
| Brazilian Real | BRL | 0.297392 |
| Botswanan Pula | BWP | 0.810200 |
| Canadian Dollar | CAD | 0.084250 |
| Swiss Franc | CHF | 0.049000 |
| Chinese Yuan | CNY | 0.399283 |
| Danish Krone | DKK | 0.394750 |
| Euro | EUR | 0.053196 |
| British Pound | GBP | 0.044955 |
| Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 0.462450 |
| Indian Rupee | INR | 5.682472 |
| Japanese Yen | JPY | 9.352050 |
| Malawian Kwacha | MWK | 99.326700 |
| Norwegian Krone | NOK | 0.563350 |
| New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 0.104400 |
| Russian Rouble | RUB | 5.003342 |
| Swedish Krona | SEK | 0.591750 |
| Thai Baht | THB | 2.000263 |
| US Dollar | USD | 0.059637 |
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Converting import and export invoice amounts
SARS customs rates are used to convert foreign amounts on import and export invoices into rand. Check the valid date attached to the rate for the date you need.
The published values are units of foreign currency per rand. Check this direction when converting an invoice amount into rand.
Daily updates and available history
The South African Revenue Service updates its customs rates daily using South African Reserve Bank data. The table shown was published by South African Revenue Service on 13 Oct 2026.
Our available history starts on 4 Jan 2010.
Rate on a date
The example below requests the SARS customs exchange rate that applies on a specified date.
curl "https://api.exchangerate.dev/v1/official/ZAF/customs/rate/ZAR/USD?date=2026-10-13" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"{ "date": "2026-10-13", "base": "ZAR", "quote": "USD", "rate": 0.059637, "valid_to": null, "method": "published"}On Plus and Pro, webhooks notify your https endpoint when South African Revenue Service publishes or corrects a rate table. How webhooks work