The intention of the creation of Customs Buzz has not changed since its inception, which was to, provide you with an insight into the changes and proposed changes to the South African customs and excise environment.
Customs Buzz has relied on you to read it in order to establish whether your business has been or would be potentially impacted, and then to determine the nature and extent of the impact. What if we could now assist in making the connection for you, and inform you when you are affected?
Simply let us know via email (customsbuzz@nowmedia.co.za) your tariff subheadings (tariff codes) and we will endeavour to let you know of any amendments or proposed amendments to your tariff subheadings. This would include advising of the initiation of a tariff application (investigation) for the proposed increase and or reduction in the rate of customs duty or for the rebate of customs duty, as well as the tariff amendments that result. We could also let you know of the initiation of a trade remedy investigation – dumping, countervailing or safeguard –, and the tariff amendment that results. In the instance of trade remedies and the increase and decrease in the rate of customs duty, the country of origin of the imported product is important.
Our notification would not only be restricted to tariff and trade remedies – there are a number of departmental and agency notices affecting imports, exports and domestic manufacture that tend to go largely unnoticed.