Electricity Levy – Comment Due On 10 October 2011 the South African Revenue Service (Sars) published the following draft amendments to the Rules (which include forms) of the Customs and Excise Act, which relate to the Electricity Levy: (i) Draft Part 3B of Schedule No. 1; (ii) Draft Rules; (iii) Draft Form DA 185; (iv) Draft Form DA 185.4A12 (Electricity Producer); and (v) Draft Form DA 185.4B2 (Manufacturing Warehouse). Comment is due by 31 October 2011. Tariff Amendments On 14 October 2011 Sars published the following tariff amendments, (i) the insertion of a tariff subheading for artificial grass (tariff subheading 9506.99.20); (ii) the reduction in the general rates of customs duty on lysine and its esters; and feed supplements, containing by mass 40% or more lysine, whether or not containing added antibiotics or added melengestrol acetate (tariff subheadings 2309.90.65, and 2922.41); and (iii) the insertion of the following Rebate Items for various types of yarns used for the manufacture of textile and textile articles (311.41/54.03/01.04, 311.41/5509.1/01.05, 311.41/5509.4/01.05, 311.41/5509.51/01.06, and 311.41/55.10/01.04). 72 Days to HS2012 HS2012 Vehicles, Aircraft, and Vessels Tariff Amendments Section XVII of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Harmonised System 2012 tariff amendments that will be introduced on 01 January 2012 covers “Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment”. Section XVII consists of four tariff chapters, namely Tariff Chapter 86 – Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds; Tariff Chapter 87 – Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof; Tariff Chapter 88 – Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof; and Tariff Chapter 89 – Ships, boats and floating structures. The first section deals with tariff subheadings to be deleted. Tariff subheadings 8714.11, and 8714.19 are affected. The second section deals with tariff subheadings to be created (new). Tariff subheading 8714.10 is affected. The third section deals with tariff subheadings whose scope will be modified. No tariff subheadings are affected. HS2012 Optical, and Photographic Tariff Amendments Section XVIII covers “Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories thereof”. Section XVIII consists of three tariff chapters, namely Tariff Chapter 90 – Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof; Tariff Chapter 91 – Clocks and watches and parts thereof; and Tariff Chapter 92 – Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles. The first section deals with tariff subheadings to be deleted. Tariff subheadings 9007.11, 9007.19, 9008.10, 9008.20, 9008.30, 9008.40, 9109.11, 9109.19 and 9114.20 are affected. The second section deals with tariff subheadings to be created (new). Tariff subheadings 9007.10, 9008.50, and 9109.10 are affected. The third section deals with tariff subheadings whose scope will be modified. Tariff subheading 9114.90 is affected.
