The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) on 01 November 2013 published a request for the continuation of statutory measures (levy, registration, records and returns on cotton lint). The statutory levy of 21c/kg (Value-added Tax excluded) on cotton lint produced, payable by ginners to Cotton South Africa, as well as the statutory measures relating to registration with Cotton South Africa of producers, purchasers, processors, importers and exporters of cotton and the keeping of records and the submission of returns to Cotton South Africa by exporters, importers, processors and purchasers of cotton will lapse on 31 March 2014. The proposed levy increases have been published for comment which is due on 15 November 2013.
