Please note that a B-BBEE accreditation is unnecessary for a company with less than R10 million in revenue. Businesses can submit an Affidavit and have it signed by an Oath Commissioner instead of acquiring a B-BBEE certificate. Once certified by a Commissioner of Oaths, the Affidavit functions as a B-BBEE certificate for Exempted Micro Enterprises (EME) because no additional verification is necessary. The B-BBEE sworn Affidavit can be found here. Feel free to navigate to specific parts of this article to quickly find what you are searching for or follow our comprehensive guide for everything B-BBEE Certificate related.
There are a few conditions before applying for a B-BBEE Certificate:
Go to cipc and click on “Online Transacting” and then on “e-services” in the tab under online transacting
Navigate to the left side of the screen and proceed to “Customer Login”
Fill in the required information in the spaces provided, please note to accept the terms and conditions before clicking on “log in”
On the right-hand corner, click on “Transact” to continue
Proceed by clicking on the “B-BBEE Certificate” in the last row of the table
Click on “New Application”
A list of companies will show where you are the director or member. Click on the company that you would like to apply for the B-BBEE application and click on the hand icon.
Indicate in the space below the page the total annual revenue the company made. Please note that the B-BBEE Certificate only applies to EME companies with revenue more than R10 million and then click on continue
Enter the ID of any relative that shares the same surname as the director (eg. wife, husband, sibling etc). If the ID does not belong to a relative an error message will pop up.
Enter the name of the person’s ID without their surname. If the information does not match the data of the Department of Home Affairs an error message will pop up. In the case where special characters are required, copy them from the letters below and click on “Verify” when done.
If the information is verified successfully click on “Continue”
All the directors of the company will receive an OTP where you have to enter it in the space provided to verify the code.
If done correctly a green tick will appear to confirm the verification of the OTP and then you can proceed by clicking on “Continue”
Fill in the 3 questions in the spaces provided. Please note that “Black people” is a generic term that means Black, Indian or Coloured. Black people are people who are RSA citizens by birth or descent or became citizens before or on 27 April 1994 . When the information is provided click on “Continue”
Fill in the required information regarding the percentage amount of each black shareholder in the spaces provided and click on “Calculate”
The B_BBEE contributor will then be displayed on the screen, proceed by clicking on “Continue”.
Click on the circle to confirm that the percentage amount of black shareholders is true. Then click on the “Apply for B-BBEE Certificate” to complete the application
You will receive a confirmation message that your application has been sent successfully.
To renew a B-BBEE Certification you will need to wait for the expiry date of the current B-BBEE certificate to complete. Once the current B-BBEE application expired you will need to apply for a new certificate. It is free of charge to apply for a B-BBEE certificate and should be done by one of the directors of the company and cannot be done by a third party. B-BBEE certificates are only valid for one year and anyone can retrieve a company’s B-BBEE certification by entering their company registration number which can be found next to “Apply for a B-BBEE Certificate”
You can find all the bee requirements for small businesses by clicking here to see our in-depth guide on everything EME and Qualifying Small Business (QSE) about the requirement table for BEE and how the calculations are made for the BEE requirements.
BEE corresponds to the government’s policy, whereas B-BBEE is the policy’s execution. Both relate to the same core strategy that attempts to redress historical wrongs and share national riches with all racial backgrounds.
*Please note all the above information is best to be discussed with one of our qualified accountants to verify all information is accurate, correct and up to date.
