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The International
Trade Administration Commission (ITAC)
is responsible for tariff investigations, amendments, and trade
remedies in South Africa and on behalf of SACU.
Tariff
investigations include: Increases
in the customs duty rates in Schedule No. 1 Part 1 of Jacobsens.
These applications apply to all the SACU Countries, and, if
amended, thus have the potential to affect the import duty rates
in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and South
Africa.
Reductions in the
customs duty rates in Schedule No. 1 Part 1. These applications
apply to all the SACU Countries, and, if amended, thus have the
potential to affect the import duty rates in Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa.
Rebates of duty on
products, available in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),
for use in the manufacture of goods, as published in Schedule
No. 3 Part 1, and in Schedule No. 4 of Jacobsens. Schedule No. 3
Part 1 and Schedule No. 4, are identical in all the SACU
Countries.
Rebates of duty on
inputs used in the manufacture of goods for export, as published
in Schedule No. 3 Part 2 and in item 470.00. These provisions
apply to all the SACU Countries.
Refunds of duties
and drawbacks of duties as provided for in Schedule No. 5. These
provisions are identical in all the SACU Countries.
Trade remedies
include: Anti-dumping duties (in Schedule No. 2 Part 1 of
Jacobsens), countervailing duties to counteract subsidisation in
foreign countries (in Schedule No. 2 Part 2), and safeguard
duties (Schedule No. 2 Part 3), which are imposed as measures
when a surge of imports is threatening to overwhelm a domestic
producer, in accordance with domestic law and regulations and
consistent with WTO rules.
To remedy such
unfair pricing, ITAC may, at times, recommend the imposition of
substantial duties on imports or duties that are equivalent to
the dumping margin (or to the margin of injury, if this margin
is lower).
Countervailing
investigations are conducted to determine whether to impose
countervailing duties to protect a domestic industry against the
unfair trade practice of proven subsidised imports from foreign
competitors that cause material injury to a domestic producer.
Safeguard
measures, can be introduced to protect a domestic industry
against unforeseen and overwhelming foreign competition and not
necessarily against unfair trade, like the previous two
instruments.
Dumping is
defined as a situation where imported goods are being sold at
prices lower than in the country of origin, and also causing
financial injury to domestic producers of such goods. In other
words, there should be a demonstrated causal link between the
dumping and the injury experienced. |
The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) has
received 2 applications to amend the Customs Tariff of the
Southern African Customs Union (SACU), comprising Botswana,
Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. A correction
notice to replace a previous application was also published.
The applications relate to:
1. Increase in the general rate of duty on:
gas stoves classifiable in 7321.11 from 15% to 30%, as requested
by Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd. (Comments due by 18 December 2015
– within four (4) weeks of publication date);
Enquiries: ITAC Ref: 24/2015, Enquiries: Mr Dumisani Mbambo/ Mr
Daniel Thwala, Tel: 012 394 3743/5162 or email
dmbambo@itac.org.za/dthwala@itac.org.za.
2. REBATE OF CUSTOMS DUTY ON:
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Woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, containing 60 per
cent or more by mass of such fibres but not exceeding 70 per
cent, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, with a dtex of 115
but not exceeding 145, of a mass exceeding 100 g/m² but not
exceeding 119 g/m², dyed, plain weave, classifiable in
tariff subheading 5513.21 in such quantities, at such times
and subject to such conditions as the International Trade
Administration Commission may allow by specific permit for
the manufacture of shirts classifiable in tariff headings
62.05 and 62.06, as requested by Pep Stores Clothing.
Enquiries: ITAC Ref: 24/2015, Enquiries: Ms T Morale, Tel:
012 394 3694 or email
tmorale@itac.org.za; or
Chris Sako Tel No (012) 394 3669, Fax no: (012) 394 4669 Email:
csako@itac.org.za.
(Comments due by 18 December 2015 – within four (4) weeks of
publication date).
3.
REDUCTION IN THE CUSTOMS DUTY ON:
[Ref: 14/2015] Enquiries: Ms. Amina Varachia, Tel: (012) 394
3732, Fax: (012) 934 4732, E-mail:
avarachia@itac.org.za or Ms. Khosi Mzinjana, Tel: (012)
394 3664, Fax: (012) 934 4664, E-mail:
kmzinjana@itac.org.za
The applications were published in Government Gazette 39433
of 20 November 2015 under Notice No. 1168 of 2015 (List
12/2015).
Download the Notice at http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/39433_gen1168.pdf
.
List 11/2015 was published under Notice No. 1007 of 2015 in
Government Gazette 39324 of 23 October 2015. |
