GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NO. 17743 OF 31 JANUARY 1997
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY
BOARD ON TARIFFS & TRADE
GENERAL NOTICE 263 OF 1997
CUSTOMS & EXCISE TARIFF APPLICATIONS: LIST 1/97
The following applications concerning the Customs & Excise Tariff have been received by the Board on Tariffs & Trade. Any objections to or comments on these representations should be submitted to the Chairman, Board on Tariffs & Trade, Private Bag X753, Pretoria 0001, within six weeks of the date of this notice.
Increase on the duty on:
Incandescent lamps, classifiable under tariff subheadings 8539.21.45, 8539.22.45 and 8539.29.57, from the existing levels of duty as indicated on Column A to the levels of duty as indicated in Column B.
Effective Date Column A Column B January1997 20% or 85c each less 80% 20% or 85c each less 80% with a maximum of 32% with a maximum of 36% January 1998 20% or 85c each less 80% 20% or 85c each less 80% with a maximum of 27% with a maximum of 33% January 1999 20% 20% or 85c each less 80% with a maximum of 30% January 2000 20% 20% or 85c each less 80% with a maximum of 27% January 2001 20% 20% or 85c each less 80% with a maximum of 24% January 2002 20% 20%
[BTT Ref. T5/2/16/3/5. Enquiries: Mr C Arnold, Tel. (012)310-9668]
Applicant:
Consolidated Lamp Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd, P O Box 43582, Industria 2042.
Application for rebate of duty on:
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheeting, classifiable under tariff subheading 3920.42, by the substitution for subheading 3920.42 of the following:
3920.42 Flexible: .10 Uniaxially oriented, heat-shrinkable, not printed Free .90 Other 18%
[BTT Ref.T5/2/7/2/1 (960143). Enquiries: Mr M A Swana, Tel. (012)310-9768]
Applicant:
Diverse Labelling Consultants, P O Box 1916, Pinetown, 3600.
[The product can be defined as goods (PVC shrink film) of which percentage shrinkage is 12 per cent maximum in the machine direction and 60 per cent minimum in the transverse direction after being heated at 99oC +-oC after 5 minutes.].
(Note: The application is very urgent and comment should be submitted within four weeks of the date of this notice.)
