DUTY CALLS

Anti-Dumping Amendment
Bolts “Roll Bolts”
In terms of a notice
published on 02 September
2010, the description
of anti-dumping item
215.02/7318.15/01.06 applicable
to bolts, of iron or steel, with
hexagon heads (excluding bolts
of stainless steel, bolts fitted
with base metal expansion
sleeves and bolts identifiable
for use solely or principally on
aircraft), of a width of 6 mm or
more but not exceeding
36 mm and a length of 10 mm
or more but not exceeding
400 mm, whether or not
with their nuts and washers
originating in or imported
from the People’s Republic of
China (China) was amended.
The rate of duty is 29%.
It is important to note
that the amendment was not
imposed with retrospective
effect.
Rebate Item Amend Duty
Credit Certificate
On 02 September 2010 a
notice appeared in respect of
the retrospective amendments
of Note 6 (a) to Rebate item
460.11 / 00.00/07.00 (from 31
July 2008) and Rebate Item
460.11 /00.00/08.00 (from
30 April 2010).
The intention of the
amendments is to prevent the
possible interpretation of this
note as meaning the payment
of customs duty on customs
duty i.e. double counting,
instead of only paying the
excess amount of unrebated
customs duty outstanding to
the South African Revenue
Service (Sars).
Imposition Environmental
Levy: Co2 Emission
On 31 August 2010 a
number of notices appeared
in respect of the imposition
of an Environmental Levy
on Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Emissions of Motor Vehicles
The Environmental Levy
came into operation on
01 September 2010.
In addition to the notice,
a notice also appeared in
respect of the amendment of
Note 5 in Section D of Part 3
in Schedule No.1 relating to
the implementation of carbon
dioxide emissions tax on
“double-cab” vehicles with
effect from 01 March 2011.
Workshop Tariff
Investigation Regulations
On 08 September
2010 the International
Trade Administration
Commission of South
Africa (Itac) hosted its
“Consultative Workshop
on the Draft Amended
Tariff Investigation
Regulations and
Questionnaires”.
The purpose of the
workshop was to discuss
the proposed amendments
to Itac’s current Tariff
Investigation Regulations
and Questionnaires. The
workshop gave attendees
the opportunity to hear
directly from Itac officials
and to ask questions about
the proposed amendments.
Sunset Review Unframed
Mirrors from India
Notification was given
on the initiation of a sunset
review of the anti-dumping
duties on unframed mirrors
originating in or imported
from India.
Completed importer and
exporter questionnaires are
due by 27 September 2010.
Proposed Duty Increase
Aluminium Extrusions
A notice has appeared in
respect of the proposed increase
in the rate of customs duty on
aluminium extrusions (bars,
rods and profiles) from free
of customs duty to 15% ad
valorem.
Comment is due by
17 September 2010.
Rebate Item Monitors
(No Television)
A notice appeared in respect
of the proposed deletion of
Rebate Item 460.16/85.28/02.04
i.e. “Monitors not incorporating
television apparatus: provided
that a certificate of the South
African Bureau of Standards is
presented at the time of entry
that the monitors have more
than 600 resolution lines”.
Comment is due by
17 September 2010.