Force Fund for gratis screening for members of the Defence Force are withdrawn. Tariff amendments - 20 December The European Union (EU) rate of duty on safety or relief valves - gate valves (tariff subheading 8481.80.41), which was incorrectly published as 15% ad valorem in Government Gazette Notice No.R.1494, is being corrected to 5% ad valorem. The EU and Southern African Development Community (SADC) rates of duty on certain products in Chapter 28 i.e. ‘inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes’, are amended with retrospective effect to 1 January 2002. Tariff applications Rebate of the duty in Schedule 4 i.e. ‘general rebates of customs duties and fuel levies’ on tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of steel (tariff subheading 7306.03) in such quantities, at such times and subject to such conditions as the Director-General: Trade and Industry may allow by specific permit, after he has been satisfied that the tubes, pipes and hollow profiles will be used in the manufacture of brake line and fuel line assemblies and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has certified that such tubes, pipes and hollow profiles comply with the specifications for brake and fuel lines used in motor vehicles. The creation of a new tariff subheading for acrylic acids and its salts and esters of acrylic acid, of tariff subheadings 2916.11 and 2916.12 respectively. Response on the applications due by 7 February. Tariff application - response due Rebate of the duty on drop forged steel blanks (tariff heading 82.03), for the manufacture of pliers with serrated jaws (with or without pipe grips), snipe nose pliers with side cutters and serrated jaws, fencing pliers, circlip pliers, diagonal-cutting and end cutting pliers (not lever assisted) and pincers (excluding carpenter’s pincers). Response on application due by 24 January. Compiled by Riaan de Lange of Deloitte & Touche Trade & Investment Solutions. E-mail: rdelange@deloitte.co.za
