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Tariff Amendments

19 December 2014

Tariff Amendment 1

 

Government Gazette 38355, R.1040 dated 22 December 2014 (NO. 1/1/1507).

 

In terms of section 48 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

 

By the insertion of the following Note(s) after Note (e):

9.            Tariff subheading 9999.00.10 applies to personal effects (including sporting or recreational equipment), new or used, entered in terms of rebate item 407.01 of Schedule No. 4 or to such personal effects exported.

By the insertion of the following Note(s) after Note 9 in Chapter 99 of Section XXII of Schedule No. 1:

10.          Tariff subheading 9999.00.20 applies to household furniture and other household effects, new or used, entered in terms of rebate item 407.06 of Schedule No. 4 or to such household effects exported.

By the substitution of the following:

Heading/
Subheading

CD

Article Description

Statistical Unit

Rate of Duty

General

EU

EFTA

SADC

9999.00.10

5

- Personal effects, new or used

kg

free

free

free

Free

9999.00.20

 

- Household furniture and other household effects, new or used

kg

free

free

free

free

 

Tariff Amendment 2

 

Government Gazette 38355, R.1041 dated 22 December 2014 (NO. 2/1/364).

 

In terms of section 56 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 2 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

 

By the deletion of the following:

 Item

Tariff Heading

Code

CD

Description

Rebates Items

Imported or originating from

Rate of Anti-Dumping Duty

206.03

MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

206.03

3823.13

01.06

63

Tall oil fatty acids, imported from Arizona Chemicals

 

Sweden

19.1%

206.03

3823.13

02.06

58

Tall oil fatty acids, (excluding those imported from Arizona Chemicals)

 

Sweden

27%

 

Tariff Amendment 3

 

Government Gazette 38355, R.1042 dated 22 December 2014 (NO. 2/1/365).

 

In terms of section 56 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 2 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

 

By the deletion of the following:

 Item

Tariff Heading

Code

CD

Description

Rebates Item

Imported or originating from

Rate of Anti-Dumping Duty

215.02

7318.16.90

01.08

82

Hexagon nuts, of iron or steel (excluding dome nuts, nuts with non-metallic inserts, nuts of stainless steel, nuts identifiable for use solely or principally on aircraft and collared nuts), of a thread diameter of 6 mm or more but not exceeding 36 mm (excluding selflocking nuts of a thread diameter exceeding 10 mm)

 

China

122.7%

By the insertion of the following:

 Item

Tariff Heading

Code

CD

Description

Rebates Item

Imported or originating from

Rate of Anti-Dumping Duty

215.02

7318.16.20

01.08

87

Self-locking nuts (excluding those with a thread diameter exceeding 10 mm)

 

China

122.7%

215.02

7318.16.30

01.08

81

Other, hexagon nuts of a thread diameter of 6 mm or more but not exceeding 36 mm

 

China

122.7%

 

Tariff Amendment 4

 

Government Gazette 38355, R.1043 dated 22 December 2014 (NO. 3/1/708).

 

In terms of section 56 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 3 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

 

By the insertion of the following:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

306.01

2815.12

01.06

61

Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda), for use in the manufacture of sodium hypochlorite solutions, classifiable in tariff subheading 2828.90, in such quantities, at such times and subject to such conditions as the International Trade Administration Commission may allow by a specific permit

Full duty

 

 

Tariff Amendment 5

 

Government Gazette 38365, R.1048 dated 22 December 2014 (1/1/1508).

 

In terms of section  48 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

 

By the substitution of the following:

Heading/
Subheading

CD

Article Description

Statistical Unit

Rate of Duty

General

EU

EFTA

SADC

9801.00.45

2

- For motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04, of a vehicle mass exceeding 2 000 kg or a G.V.M. exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass exceeding 1 600 kg and of a G.V.M. exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab (excluding shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks)

kg

20%

20%

20%

20%

9801.00.55

8

- For chassis fitted with engines of heading 87.06, of a mass exceeding 1 600 kg and a G.V.M. exceeding 3 500 kg (excluding those for shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks)

kg

20%

20%

20%

20%

 

Tariff Amendment 6

 

Government Gazette 38355, R.1049 dated 22 December 2014 (NO. 3/1/709).

 

In terms of section 75 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 1 of Schedule No. 3 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

 

By the insertion of Note 2 to rebate item 317.00:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.00

2.            Vehicle manufacturers registered in terms of rebate item 317.03 and importing components of Chapter 98 may not register for the purposes of rebate item 317.02 or clear components in terms of rebate item 317.02

By the substitution of Note (d) under “specified motor vehicles” in Note 1.2 to rebate item 317.03:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.03

(d)           Motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04 (excluding subheading 8704.10) of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab and dumpers designed for off-highway use with a G.V.M. exceeding 50 tons classifiable in tariff subheading 8704.10 (excluding shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles for use in underground mines and                 off-the-road logging trucks);

By the insertion of Note (f) under “specified motor vehicles” in Note 1.2 to rebate item 317.03:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.03

(f)            Chassis fitted with engines of heading 87.06 for dumpers designed for off-highway use with a G.V.M. exceeding 50 tons classifiable in tariff subheading 8704.10.

By substitution of the following:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.03

98.01

05.04

41

Original equipment components, for the manufacture of motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04 of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg or a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab (excluding shuttle cars and low contsruction flame-proof vehicles, for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks)

Full duty less the duty payable on the value calculated in terms of Note 8.1

By insertion of the following:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.03

98.01

07.04

40

Original equipment components for the manufacture of chassis fitted with engines of heading 87.06 for dumpers designed for off-highway use with a G.V.M. exceeding 50 tons classifiable in tariff subheading 8704.10

Full duty less the duty payable on the value calculated in terms of Note 8.1

By substitution Note 1(c) to rebate item 317.07:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.07

(c) Motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04 (excluding subheading 8704.10), of a vehicle mass exceeding 2 000 kg and a G.V.M. exceeding 3 500 kg or of a mass exceeding 1 600 kg and of a G.V.M. exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab and dumpers designed for off-highway use with a G.V.M. exceeding 50 tons classifiable in tariff subheading 8704.10 (excluding shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles, for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks);

By insertion Note 1(e) to rebate item 317.07:

Rebate Item

Tariff Heading

Rebate Code

CD

Description

Extent of Rebate

317.07

(e) Chassis fitted with engines of heading 87.06 for dumpers designed for off-highway use with a G.V.M. exceeding 50 tons classifiable in tariff subheading 8704.10

 

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