Customs

Ceramic and porcelain wall and floor tiles: Anti-dumping duties imposed

On 09 July 2026, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) announced the imposition of provisional anti-dumping duties on ceramic and porcelain wall and floor tiles, excluding finishing ceramics, mosaic cubes and the like, classifiable in tariff subheadings 6904.90, 6907.21, 6907.22 and 6907.40, originating in or imported from India, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe up to and including 09 January 2027. The rationale for imposing anti-dumping duties is set out in ITAC Report No. 782.

The insertion of:

  • 6904.90 Other ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like [95.87% India]
  • 6904.90 Other ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like [132.65% Mozambique]
  • 6904.90 Other ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like [132.82% Zambia]
  • 6904.90 Other ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like [231.62% Zimbabwe]
  • 6907.21 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass not exceeding 0.5 per cent [95.87% India]
  • 6907.21 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass not exceeding 0.5 per cent [132.65% Mozambique]
  • 6907.21 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass not exceeding 0.5 per cent [132.82% Zambia]
  • 6907.21 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass not exceeding 0.5 per cent [231.62% Zimbabwe]
  • 6907.22 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass exceeding 0.5 per cent but not exceeding 10 per cent [95.87% India]
  • 6907.22 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass exceeding 0.5 per cent but not exceeding 10 per cent [132.65% Mozambique]
  • 6907.22 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass exceeding 0.5 per cent but not exceeding 10 per cent [132.82% Zambia]
  • 6907.22 Flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, (excluding those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40), of a water absorption coefficient by mass exceeding 0.5 per cent but not exceeding 10 per cent [231.62% Zimbabwe]
  • 6907.40 Finishing ceramics [95.87% India]
  • 6907.40 Finishing ceramics [132.65% Mozambique]

The insertion of:

  • 6907.40 Finishing ceramics [132.82% Zambia]
  • 6907.40 Finishing ceramics [231.62% Zimbabwe]

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