Decision on Customs Tariff Review for Oil Cakes On 12 April the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) published its “Review of the Customs Tariff Dispensation for Oil-Cakes of Tariff Headings 23.04; 23.05 and 23.06”. The review of the existing tariff dispensation for oilcakes of tariff heading 23.04; 23.05 and 23.06 was a proactive initiative by Itac in response to requests from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to review customs duties on all oil-cakes, and from the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA) to reduce the rate of customs duty or to create a rebate facility for soya bean oil-cake of tariff heading 23.04 to be used in the manufacture of animal feed. Itac recommended that the current levels of customs duties on oil-cakes be retained as these products were manufactured in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu). Itac further recommended that the tariff dispensation for oil-cakes be reviewed after a period of three years allowing for a thorough assessment of the financial and economic feasibility of upgrading or expanding the current, below optimum, soya bean crushing capacity in South Africa and to offer the industry a window of opportunity for making the necessary investments to increase oilseed crushing capacity. Import Control – Itac 2010 World Cup Soccer Itac has published a 5-page notice in respect of the insertion of Schedule 5 to Import Control. Schedule 5: “Imported Goods Admitted under Rebate of Duty for Sale, Consumption or use in the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa, Imported and Entered by Qualifying Persons and Employees of Qualifying Persons in terms of Rebate Item 413.00, Schedule 4 to the Customs and Excise Act. The notice states the following: (1) Goods of any description cleared for home consumption under Rebate Item 413.00 or deemed to have been cleared for home consumption under Rebate Item 413.00, controlled in terms of Section 6 of the International Trade Administration Act, 2002, shall be subject to the issuing of an import permit. (2) An import permit shall only be issued for goods dealt with in terms of Rebate Item 413.06, if the following conditions are met: (2.1) An application for the issuing of an import permit must be submitted on a duly completed prescribed form. (2.2) The following documents must accompany the application form: (2.2.1) Proof that the application is a person or public benefit organisation defined in terms of Rebate Item 413.06. (2.2.2) Proof that the goods for which an import permit is applied for were imported in terms of Rebate Item 413.00. (2.3) A disposal restriction of five years will apply to all donated goods for which an import permit has been issued”. Air Traffic Service Charges effective 02 July 2010 In a Government Gazette dated 01 April 2010 the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited (ATNS) published a 15-page notice on the Publication of Air Traffic Service Charges. According to the notice, from 02 July 2010 the ATNS will levy the air traffic service charges according to the rules set out in the notice.
