Customs Watch

Tariff Amendment

3 July 2014

Tariff Amendment 1

Government Gazette 37784, R.513 dated 3 July 2014 (1/1/1491).

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.

SCHEDULE

By the substitution of the following:

Subheading	CD	Article Description	Statistical Unit	Extent of Rebate
Subheading	CD	Article Description	Statistical Unit	Gen	EU	EFTA	SADC
2204.21.41	8	- - - With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	li	25%	free	25%	free
2204.29.41	9	- - - With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	li	25%	free	25%	free
2205.10.21	6	- - - With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.	li	25%	free	25%	free
2205.90.21	2	- - - With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.	li	25%	free	25%	free

Tariff Amendment 2

Government Gazette 37784, R.514 dated 4 July 2014 (1/2A/157).

In terms of section 48 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, Part 2A of Schedule No. 1 to the said Act is hereby amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

By the substitution of the following:

Item	Tariff Heading	Description	Rate of Excise Duty
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.	R2,87/li
104.15.07	2204.29.41	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume, but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	R2,87/li
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.	R2,87/li
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.	R2,87/li

Tariff Amendment 3

Government Gazette 37784, R.515 dated 4 July 2014 (6/1C/39).

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

SCHEDULE

By the substitution of the following:

Rebate Item	Tariff Heading	Rebate Code	CD	Description	Extent of Rebate
620.01	104.15.03	02.01	75	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.01	104.15.07	06.01	70	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.02	104.16.03	02.01	74	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.02	104.16.09	06.01	73	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.04	104.15.03	02.01	70	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.04	104.15.07	06.01	76	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.05	104.16.03	02.01	71	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.05	104.16.09	06.01	79	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 15 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.07	104.15.07	With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 4.5 per cent vol. but not exceeding 16.5 per cent vol.:
620.08	104.16.09	With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 4.5 per cent vol. but not exceeding 15 per cent vol.:
620.11	104.15.07	01.01	76	Unfortified wine with an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	Full duty
620.19	104.15.07	01.01	70	With an alcoholic strength of at least 4.5 per cent by volume but not exceeding 16.5 per cent by vol.	Full duty

Tariff Amendment 4

Government Gazette 37784, R.516 dated 4 July 2014 (3/1/705).

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

SCHEDULE

By the substitution of the following:

Rebate Item	Tariff Heading	Rebate Code	CD	Description	Extent of Rebate
316.08	8504.10	01.06	69	Electronic ballasts, for the manufacture of fluorescent discharge lamps (excluding ultra-violet lamps) of tariff subheading 8539.31.90, with a power rating of 5 W or more but not exceeding 23 W	Full duty

Tariff Amendment 5

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT, 1964

IMPOSITION OF PROVISIONAL PAYMENT (PP/147)

In terms of section 57A of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, a provisional payment in relation to anti-dumping duty is imposed up to and including 2 January 2015 to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

Subheading	Description of Goods	Provisional Payment	Imported from or Originating in
0207.14.90	Frozen meat of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cut in pieces with bone-in, produced by Anhaltinische Geflügelspezialitäten GmbH, Donautal Geflügelspezialiten Zweinierderlassung der Lohman & Co, Nienburger Geflügelspezialitäten Zweinierderlassung der Oldenburger Geflügelspezialitäten GmbH and Oldenburger Geflügelspezialitäten GmbH	31.30%	Germany
0207.14.90	Frozen meat of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cut in pieces with bone-in, (excluding that produced by Anhaltinische Geflügelspezialitäten GmbH, Donautal Geflügelspezialitäten Zweinierderlassung der Lohman & Co, Nienburger Geflügelspezialitäten Zweinierderlassung der Oldenburger Geflügelspezialitäten GmbH and Oldenburger Geflügelspezialitäten GmbH)	73.33%	Germany
0207.14.90	Frozen meat of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cut in pieces with bone-in, (excluding that produced by Frisia Foods B.V)	22.81%	Netherlands
0207.14.90	Frozen meat of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cut in pieces with bone-in	22.03%	United Kingdom

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