On 06 January 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced an amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No.1 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Ordinary Customs Duty) by the insertion of new 8-digit tariff subheadings, deletions and substitutions under several Chapters.
The deletion of the following:
- 3004.20.90 Other
- 7413.00.30 Cables, cordage and rope; electric wire or cable
- 8544.60.10 Paper insulated
- 8544.60.20 Plastic insulated
- 8544.60.30 Rubber insulated
By the insertion of the following:
- 7413.00.3 Cables, cordage and rope; electric wire or cable:
- 7413.00.31 Cables, with a tensile strength not exceeding 340 MPa
- 7413.00.33 Cables, with a tensile strength of 340 MPa or more kg
- 7413.00.39 Other
- 7614.90.05 With an aluminium core
- 7614.90.10 With a core of composite material
- 7614.90.90 Other
- 8544.49.2 Plastic insulated:
- 8544.49.21 For a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 300 V
- 8544.49.23 For a voltage exceeding 300 V but not exceeding 500 V
- 8544.49.29 For a voltage exceeding 500 V kg
- 8544.49.3 Rubber insulated:
- 8544.49.31 For a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 750 V
- 8544.49.39 For a voltage exceeding 750 V
- 8544.60.1 Paper insulated:
- 8544.60.11 For a voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 33 kV
- 8544.60.13 For a voltage exceeding 33 kV but not exceeding 132 kV
- 8544.60.19 For a voltage exceeding 132 kV
- 8544.60.2 Plastic insulated:
- 8544.60.21 For a voltage not exceeding 1.5 kV DC
- 8544.60.22 Other, for a voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 3,3kV
- 8544.60.23 For a voltage exceeding 3,3 kV but not exceeding 33 kV
- 8544.60.24 For a voltage exceeding 33 kV but not exceeding 132 kV
- 8544.60.25 For a voltage exceeding 132 kV but not exceeding 275 kV
- 8544.60.29 For a voltage exceeding 275 kV kg
- 8544.60.3 Rubber insulated:
- 8544.60.31 For a voltage not exceeding 1.5 kV DC
- 8544.60.32 For a voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 1,1 kV
- 8544.60.33 Other, for a voltage exceeding 1,1 kV but not exceeding 3,3 kV
- 8544.60.34 For a voltage exceeding 3,3 kV but not exceeding 33 kV
- 8544.60.35 For a voltage exceeding 33 kV but not exceeding 132 kV
- 8544.60.37 For a voltage exceeding 132 kV but not exceeding 275 kV
- 8544.60.39 For a voltage exceeding 275 kV
- 8716.90.30 Other, of wheelbarrows
- 9001.10.1 Optical fibre:
- 9001.10.11 Of glass
- 9001.10.15 Of plastic
- 9001.10.19 Other
- 9001.10.2 Optical fibre bundles:
- 9001.10.21 Of glass
- 9001.10.25 Of plastic
- 9001.10.29 Other
- 9001.10.3 Optical fibre cables:
- 9001.10.31 Not containing metal
- 9001.10.35 Containing metal casing
- 9001.10.39 Other
- 7005.29.55 Of a thickness exceeding 8 mm but not exceeding 10 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)
- 7005.29.65Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm but not exceeding 12 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)
- 7005.29.85 Of a thickness exceeding 12 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)
- 7614.90 Other:
- 8512.20 Other lighting or visual signalling equipment:
- 9001.10 Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables
The tariff amendments were effective on the day.