A weekly summary of the main changes to the
South African tariff dispensation and amendments to customs and excise legislation. Compiled by Riaan de Lange.
E-mail: riaan.de.lange@za.pwc.com PricewaterhouseCoopers Customs & International Trade (CIT) consultancy
No Rule Amendments
- 2 April
No Tariff Amendments
- 2 April
Tariff Amendments
- 31 March
The general rates of customs duty (duty) and the European Union (EU) rates of duty on dairy products, classifiable in tariff heading 04.02, are amended in accordance with the Marrakesh Agreement.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) rates on black tea and partly fermented tea, classifiable under tariff heading 09.02. are reduced to free. The EU rate on chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, classifiable under tariff heading 18.06 and 27.06, is reduced from 17% ad valorem to free with retrospective effect to 1 January 2004.
A number of eight-digit tariff subheadings in respect of paper and pulp products, tariff chapter 48, have been removed as they have become superfluous.
The EU rates of duty on various paper products, tariff chapter 48, are amended with retrospective effect to 1 January 2004.
The reference to cm in respect of certain paper products tariff subheadings in tariff chapter 48 is replaced with a reference to mm.
Provision is made for thermocopy paper, in tariff chapter 48, at a rate of duty of free in terms of the EU agreement.
The SADC rates of duty on certain subheadings falling within Chapter 87 i.e. “Vehicles”, are amended in terms of the new SACU offer to the SADC for motor vehicles.
Tariff application
- Response due
The reduction of the rate of customs duty (duty) expanded polypropylene beads, classifiable under tariff subheading 3902.10, from 10 percent to free of duty by creating a separate provision for expanded polypropylene beads.
The reduction in the rate of duty on pneumatic tyres with extended sidewall protection by creating a separate provision for tyres with extended sidewall protection, classifiable under tariff subheading 4011.94.10, used for under ground mining from 20 per cent ad valorem to free.
The amendment of the wording of a rebate item 316.01/7604.21/01.06 in respect of the use of long life aluminium.
Response due by 23 April.
Tariff Application
- Correction Notice
To limit the scope of the rebate item “Can Sealing and Bottle Cap Lining Preparations - Vinyl Chloride Polymers” and the exclusion of the tariff subheading 3904.22 in respect of “Other Poly (Vinyl Chloride) - Plasticised” from a rebate item “Closures and Closure Linings”.
Although the response due date is not stipulated, it is expected to be 23 April.
Anti-dumping amendments
- 2 April
The provisional anti-dumping duties on flat-rolled products or iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7210.70 and 7212.30, originating in or imported from BHP Steel Ltd, Australia, is withdrawn with retrospective effect to
10 October 2003.
A final anti-dumping duty of 79% has been imposed on the said product, excluding Zincalume not colour coated, but covered with a resin, originating or imported from Australia.
Anti-dumping investigation
- Response due
Notice of the initiation of a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on drawn and float glass originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China and India. Response due by 19 April.
Notice to all manufacturers in the SACU of electric cable, who wish to submit a request for the anti-dumping duty to be reviewed prior to its expiry, should do so no later than 19 April.
SACU manufacturers of stainless steel sinks are reminded that they need to submit detailed information to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) by no later than 17 June.
