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Managing Director · Head of Customs & Excise

Richard Hargreaves

LLB, PG Dip (Tax Law)

Richard is the Managing Director of Cape Customs & Commercial Attorneys and heads the firm's Customs & Excise practice. He advises importers, exporters, manufacturers and clearing agents on tariff classification, customs valuation, detentions and disputes with SARS Customs.

With fifteen years in practice, he is known for practical, commercially minded advice that resolves matters efficiently while protecting his clients' rights at every stage.

Focus Areas
Customs & ExciseTariff ClassificationCustoms ValuationSeizures & DetentionsClearing Agent Liability
Education & Qualifications
  1. 2005 – 2008

    LLB

    University of Pretoria

  2. 2012 – 2013

    Postgraduate Diploma in Tax Law

    University of Johannesburg

Career & Service
  1. 2009 – 2010

    Candidate Attorney

    Articles of clerkship in customs, tax and commercial matters

  2. 2011

    Admitted as an Attorney

    High Court of South Africa

  3. 2011 – 2015

    Associate

    Customs & Excise

  4. 2016 – 2018

    Senior Associate

    Joined Cape Customs & Commercial Attorneys

  5. 2019 – 2021

    Director

    Customs & Excise

  6. 2022 – Present

    Managing Director

    Head of Customs & Excise and lead of the firm's five offices

Admissions & Registration
  • Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (2011)
  • Registered legal practitioner with the Legal Practice Council
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