Quotas for Importing Dumped Chicken On 23 November the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) published its Amended Guidelines for Rebate Item 460.03/0207.14.9/01.07, which provides for a quota-linked rebate of the full anti-dumping duty on frozen bone-in cuts of Gallus Domesticus, classifiable in tariff subheading 0207.14.9, imported from or originating in the United States of America, on which comment is due by 21 December 2018. Disposable Underwear Tariff Review Itac on 23 November published its intention to amend the description of tariff subheading 6210.10.20, “Disposable underwear of fabrics of heading 56.03” and increase the rate of duty from free of duty to 40% ad valorem”, on which comment is due by 24 December. Iron and Steel Tariff Increase On 23 November Itac published an application for the increase in the ‘general’ rate of customs duty on flatrolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, plated or coated with tin, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7210.11, 7210.12.10, 7210.12.90, and 7212.10, from free of duty to 10% ad valorem, on which comment is due by 24 December. Iron and Steel Tubes and Pipes Increase Itac on 23 November published an application for the increase in the ‘general’ rate of customs duty on certain tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless of iron or steel, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7304.19, 7304.23 and 7304.29, on which comment is due by 24 December. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Dumping On 23 November Itac initiated an investigation into the alleged dumping of polyethylene terephthalate, classifiable in tariff subheading 3907.6, imported from the People’s Republic of China on which comment is due by 24 December. WCO releases Illicit Trade Report The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has released the 2017 Illicit Trade Report, the annual publication in which the organisation tries to quantify and map the situation concerning illicit markets in the following six key areas: cultural heritage; drugs; environment; IPR, health and safety; revenue; and security. Since its inception in 2012, the report has aimed to contribute to the study of illicit trade through the analysis of seizure data and case studies voluntarily submitted by member Customs administrations from around the globe to the WCO though the CEN database. In the 2017 edition the WCO continues to explore the immense possibilities offered by advanced data visualisation technologies in order to make the data ‘talk’ to the readers.
