Itac Roadshow In an earlier column we mentioned an invitation extended by Itac to attend its roadshow on 30 September. The event dealt with its three core functions namely:(i) Tariff Investigations; (ii) Trade Remedy Investigations; and (iii) Import and Export Control. If you are interested in obtaining copies of the roadshow presentations, just send us an email. Customs Valuation – Amended Legislation In an earlier column we advised of the promulgation of two Acts dated 08 January 2009. However, the sections in respect of Value pertaining to Chapter IX of the Customs and Excise Act (Act) contained in one of the Acts, the Revenue Laws Amendment Act 2008, were not promulgated. At the time it was stated that these sections would be promulgated at a later stage. It was later understood to be 01 October 2009. On 30 September 2009 amendments to the Act were published in respect of Section 65 – “Value for Customs Duty Purposes”, Section 66 – “Transaction Value”, and Section 67 – “Adjustments to Price Actually Paid or Payable”. Have you taken into account these amendments? Due to their importance we will provide an explanation in future columns. Request For Quotations – Itac Training The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has published a “Request for Quotations Customised Training Programme for Import and Export Control”, for which the closing date for proposals is 10 October 2009 at 11:00. According to Itac, out of a total of 6618 product tariff lines there are only 276 subject to import control and 177 under export control. 2nd Correction Notice Trade Remedy – Glass Following the publication of the first correction notice on 04 September 2009 titled “Correction Notice of the Initiation of a Sunset Review of the anti-dumping duties on clear drawn and float glass originating in or imported from the People's Republic of China and India” to replace an earlier notice published on 21 August 2009, a second correction notice in respect of this investigation was published on 25 September 2009. It is simply titled “Correction Notice of the Initiation of a Sunset Review of the anti-dumping duties on clear drawn and float glass originating in or imported from the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India”. It is interesting to note that the latest correction notice does not affect the comment date, which according to the notice remains 11 October 2009. Applications – Comment Due Our weekly reminder of the applications on which responses are still due. • Plugs and sockets for the manufacture of insulated electric cables fitted with connectors. Response due by 16 October 2009. • Clear drawn and float glass originating in or imported from the People's Republic of China (China) and India – a correction notice was published. Response due by 11 October 2009.
