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Tariff Amendments

26 February 2015

Tariff Amendment

 

Taxation Proposals tabled on 25 February 2015 at 14h59 with effect from 14h59 on 25 February 2015

 

Tariff Item

Tariff Sub-heading

Article Description

Rate of excise duty

104.00

PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; TOBACCO

104.01

19.01

Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 per cent by mass of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 per cent by mass of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis not elsewhere specified or included:

104.01.10

1901.90.20

Traditional African beer powder as defined in Additional Note 1 to Chapter 19

34,7c/kg

104.10

22.03

Beer made from malt:

104.10.10

2203.00.05

Traditional African beer as defined in Additional Note 1 to Chapter 22

7,82c/li

104.10.20

2203.00.90

Other

R73.05/li aa

104.15

22.04

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must (excluding that of heading 20.09):

104.15.01

2204.10

Sparkling wine

R9.75/li

104.15

2204.21

In containers holding 2 li or less:

104.15

2204.21.4

Unfortified wine:

104.15.03

2204.21.41

With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.

R3.07/li

104.15.04

2204.21.42

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.15

2204.21.5

Fortified wine: 

104.15.05

2204.21.51

With an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 22 per cent by vol.

R5.46/li

104.15.06

2204.21.52

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.15

2204.29

Other: 

104.15

2204.29.4

Unfortified wine: 

104.15.07

2204.29.41

With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.

R3.07/li

104.15.08

2204.29.42

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.15

2204.29.5

Fortified wine:

104.15.09

2204.29.51

With an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 22 per cent by vol.

R5.46/li

104.15.10

2204.29.52

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.16

22.05

Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances:

104.16

2205.10

In containers holding 2 li or less:

104.16.01

2205.10.10

Sparkling

R9.75/li

104.16

2205.10.2

Unfortified: 

104.16.03

2205.10.21

With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.

R3.07/li

104.16.04

2205.10.22

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.16

2205.10.3

Fortified: 

104.16.05

2205.10.31

With an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 22 per cent by vol.

R5.46/li

104.16.06

2205.10.32

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.16

2205.90

Other:  

104.16

2205.90.2

Unfortified: 

104.16.09

2205.90.21

With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.

R3.07/li

104.16.10

2205.90.22

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.16

2205.90.3

Fortified:

104.16.11

2205.90.31

With an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 22 per cent vol.

R5.46/li

104.16.12

2205.90.32

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.17

22.06

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry and mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included:

104.17.03

2206.00.05

Sparkling fruit beverages and sparkling mead

R9.75/li

104.17.05

2206.00.15

Traditional African beer as defined in Additional Note 1 to Chapter 22

7,82c/li

104.17.07

2206.00.17

Other fermented beverages, unfortified, with an alcoholic strength of less than 2.5 per cent by volume

R73.05/li aa

104.17.09

2206.00.19

Other fermented beverages of non-malted cereal grains, unfortified, with an alcoholic strength by volume of 2.5 per cent or more by vol. but not exceeding 9 percent by vol.

R73.05/li aa

104.17.15

2206.00.81

Other fermented apple or pear beverages, unfortified, with an alcoholic strength of at least 2.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.

R3.65/li

104.17.16

2206.00.82

Other fermented fruit beverages and mead beverages, including mixtures of fermented beverages derived from the fermentation of fruit or honey, unfortified, with an alcoholic strength of at least 2.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.

R3.65/li

104.17.17

2206.00.83

Other fermented apple or pear beverages, fortified, with an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 23 per cent vol.

R60.97/li aa

104.17.21

2206.00.84

Other fermented fruit beverages and mead beverages including mixtures of fermented beverages derived from the fermentation of fruit or honey, fortified, with an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 23 per cent by vol.

R60.97/li aa

104.17.22

2206.00.85

Other mixtures of fermented fruit or mead beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, with an alcoholic strength of at least 2.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent vol.

R3.65/li

104.17.25

2206.00.87

Other mixtures of fermented fruit or mead beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, fortified, with an alcoholic strength of at least 15 per cent by volume but not exceeding 23 per cent vol.

R60.97/li aa

 

104.17.90

2206.00.90

Other

R73.05/li aa

104.21

22.07

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 per cent vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength:

104.21.01

2207.10

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 per cent vol. or higher

R149.23/li aa

104.21.03

2207.20

Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured of any strength

R149.23/li aa

104.23

22.08

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 per cent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: 

104.23

2208.20

Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc: 

104.23.01

2208.20.10

In containers holding 2 li or less

R149.23/li aa

104.23.03

2208.20.90

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.30

Whiskies: 

104.23.05

2208.30.10

In containers holding 2 li or less

R149.23li aa

104.23.07

2208.30.90

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.40

Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugarcane products:

104.23.09

2208.40.10

In containers holding 2 li or less

R149.23/li aa

104.23.11

2208.04.90

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.50

Gin and Geneva: 

104.23.13

2208.50.10

In containers holding 2 li or less

R149.23/li aa

104.23.15

2208.50.90

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.60

Vodka: 

104.23.17

2208.60.10

In containers holding 2 li or less

R149.23/li aa

104.23.19

2208.60.90

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.70

Liqueurs and cordials: 

104.23

2208.70.2

In containers holding 2 li or less: 

104.23.21

2208.70.21

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 per cent by vol. but not exceeding 23 per cent by vol.

R60.97/li aa

104.23.22

2208.70.22

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.70.9

Other: 

104.23.23

2208.70.91

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 per cent by vol. but not exceeding 23 per cent by vol.

R60.97/li aa

104.23.24

2208.70.92

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.90

Other: 

104.23

2208.90.2

In containers holding 2 li or less: 

104.23.25

2208.90.21

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 per cent vol. but not exceeding 23 per cent by vol.

R60.97/li aa

104.23.26

2208.90.22

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.23

2208.90.9

Other: 

104.23.27

2208.90.91

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 per cent by vol. but not exceeding 23 per cent by vol.

R60.97/li aa

104.23.28

2208.90.92

Other

R149.23/li aa

104.30

24.02

Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes: 

104.30

2402.10

Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing tobacco: 

104.30.01

2402.10.10

Imported from Switzerland

R2824.55/kg net

104.30.03

2402.10.90

Other

R2824.55/kg net

104.30

2402.20

Cigarettes containing tobacco: 

104.30.05

2402.20.10

Imported from Switzerland

R6.21/10 cigarettes

104.30.07

2402.20.90

Other

R6.21/10 cigarettes

104.30

2402.90.1

Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos of tobacco substitutes: 

104.30.09

2402.90.12

Imported from Switzerland

R2824.55/kg net

104.30.11

2402.90.14

Other

R2824.55/kg net

104.30

2402.90.2

Cigarettes of tobacco substitutes: 

104.30.13

2402.90.22

Imported from Switzerland

R6.21/10 cigarettes

104.30.15

2402.90.24

Other

R6.21/10 cigarettes

104.35

24.03

Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; “homogenised” or “reconstituted” tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences: 

104.35

2403.1

Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion: 

104.35.01

2403.11

Water pipe tobacco specified in Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 24

R155.54/kg net

104.35

2403.19

Other: 

104.35.02

2403.19.10

Pipe tobacco, in immediate packings of a content of less than 5 kg

R155.54/kg net

104.35.03

2403.19.20

Other pipe tobacco

R155.54/kg net

104.35.05

2403.19.30

Cigarette tobacco

R278.82/kg

104.35

2403.99

Other: 

104.35.07

2403.99.30

Other cigarette tobacco substitutes

R278.82/kg

104.35.09

2403.99.40

Other pipe tobacco substitutes

R155.54/kg net

 By the insertion of the following Additional Note(s) after Note 5(c)(iv) in Chapter 22 of Section IV to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1:

6.       Subheading 2206.00.19 is limited to beverages that are the end products of fermentation of a liquor (wort) of non-malted cereal grains classifiable in Chapter 10 of Schedule No. 1 Part 1, whether or not flavoured but not mixed with any other beverages, provided the fermentable sugars are derived solely from the liquor (wort) without the addition of any other sugars during or prior to fermentation.

By the insertion of the following:

Heading/

Subheading

CD

Article Description

Statistical Unit

Rate of Duty

General

EU

EFTA

SADC

2206.00.19

3

-       Other fermented beverages of non-malted cereal grains, unfortified, with an alcoholic strength by volume of 2.5 per cent or more by vol. but not exceeding 9 per cent by vol.

li

25%

free

25%

free

 

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Jacobsens Editor
Tel: 031-268 3273
e-mail to:
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