Dumping Amendment –
Hexagon Screws
On 16 November the
South African Revenue
Service (Sars) gazetted the
insertion of the following
anti-dumping items: (i)
215.02/7318.15/02.06 – Fully
treaded screws with hexagon
heads, (excluding those of
stainless steel) with a thread
diameter of 6 mm or more
but not exceeding 36 mm
and a length of 10 mm or
more but not exceeding
400 mm manufactured and
exported by Ningbo Jinding
Fastening Piece Co Ltd,
imported from or originating
in the People’s Republic of
China (China), at a rate of
anti-dumping duty of 19.3%.
(ii) 215.02/7318.15/03.06 –
Fully treaded screws with
hexagon heads, (excluding
those of stainless steel) with
a thread diameter of 6 mm
or more but not exceeding 36
mm and a length of 10 mm
or more but not exceeding
400 mm manufactured by
Zhejiang Laibao Precision
Technology Co Ltd, exported
by Shangai Wisechain
Fasteners Ltd and Shanghai
Wisechain Trading Ltd,
imported from or originating
in China, at a rate of antidumping
duty of 11.09%.
(iii) 215.02/7318.15/04.06
– Fully treaded screws with
hexagon heads, (excluding
those of stainless steel) with
a thread diameter of 6 mm
or more but not exceeding 36
mm and a length of 10 mm
or more but not exceeding
400 mm (excluding those
manufactured and exported
by Zhejiang Zhapu
International Co Ltd, those
manufactured and exported
by Ningbo Xingyi Fasteners
Co Ltd, those manufactured
by Shanghai Biao Wu Tensile
Fasteners Co Ltd, and
exported by Changhai Prime
Machinery Co Ltd and those
manufactured and exported
by Wenzhou Zhongsheng
Hardware Co Ltd), imported
from or originating in China,
at a rate of anti-dumping duty
of 73.93%.
Guidelines for Worn
Clothing
In a Government Gazette
dated 16 November
the International Trade
Administration Commission
of South Africa (Itac)
published guidelines
regarding applications for
permits in terms of the
provision under Rebate
Item 311.18/63.09/01.04
of Schedule No.3 to the
Customs and Excise Act (the
Act) for comment, which is
due by 30 November 2012.
The Rebate Item in
question relates to permits
for rebate of the full customs
duty on worn clothing
and other worn articles of
textile materials used in the
manufacture of wiping rags
and cleaning cloths.
According to the notice:
1. In addition to the
requirements as set out in the
guidelines, new importers
need to provide the following:
1.1 New applicant’s premises
will be visited by inspectors
of the Inspectorate: Import
and Export Control prior
to the consideration of
the application; 1.2 New
importers must provide
municipal proof of address
and legal trading licence; 1.3
New importers must provide
proof of bank account and
forex account; 1.4 New
importers must provide proof
of source of funds (FICA).
2. Applications submitted
by natural persons who
are non-citizens or nonresidents
of South Africa
or juristic persons not
located and incorporated
with South Africa should be
accompanied by certified
copies of documents:
which are detailed in the
application.
01 January 2013 Tariff
Amendments - Extension
Sars originally published
draft tariff amendments
proposing amendments
across the Schedules to the
Customs and Excise Act (the
Act), on which comment was
due by 15 November 2012.
The period for comment
has been extended to 22
November 2012.
DUTY CALLS
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