Customs

AfCFTA Tariff Amendments: Effective from 05 April 2024

On 05 April 2024, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced an amendment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) rate of customs duties through the insertion in Schedule No.1 Part 1 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Ordinary Duties) of tariff subheadings 7225.92.25 ‘Of a thickness not exceeding 0,20 mm’; 7225.92.35 ‘Of a thickness exceeding 0,20 mm but not exceeding 0,45 mm’; 7225.92.45 ‘Of a thickness exceeding 0,45 mm but not exceeding 0,80 mm’; and 7225.92.55 ‘Of a thickness exceeding 0,80 mm but not exceeding’; and of the insertion of tariff subheadings 3906.90.30 ‘Liquids and pastes consisting of 50% or more of hydroxyl acrylic resin’; 3906.90.40 ‘Liquids and pastes consisting of 50% or more of thermoplastic acrylic resin’; 8214.90.90  ‘Other’; and 8302.30.90 ‘Other’.

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