DUTY CALLS is your weekly look at changes in the South African tariff dispensation and amendments to Customs and Excise legislation. This column aims to provide the reader with a summary of the main changes and is not intended to be a comprehensive statement of the law. No liability is accepted for errors or omissions. Tariff amendments - 21 February No tariff amendments were published. Tariff amendments - 17 February An anti-dumping duty (215.01/72.09/01.04) of 27.4% is imposed on flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm or more, cold rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, imported from JSC Severstal, originating in or imported from the Russian Federation. An anti-dumping duty (215.01/72.09/02.04) of 76.1% is imposed on flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm or more, cold rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, excluding those imported from JSC Severstal, originating in or imported from the Russian Federation. Tariff amendments - 14 February The amending of SADC rates of duty in respect of Chapter 85 ‘Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles’, with retrospective effect to 1 January 2002. The tariff headings in question are 8501, 8502, 8506, 8509, 8516, 8527, 8528, 8529, 8539, and 8540. Tariff applications - response due Rebate of the customs duty (“duty”) on aluminium foil laminated to polyethylene, classifiable under tariff subheading 7607.19.90/1, for the manufacture of bottle capsules for wine and spirits. Response on the applications due by 28 March Valves of aluminium of a mass of 150g or more but not exceeding 200g, and of a capacity of 5.3kW or more but not exceeding 8.4kW, commonly known as thermostatic expansion valves and identifiable for use in automotive air-conditioning units, classifiable under tariff subheading 8481.80.90, from 15% ad valorem to free of duty. Rebate of the duty on cork insoles, classifiable under tariff subheading 6406.99.90, for the manufacture of footwear. Reinstatement of a rebate provision on other evaporators and condensers, classifiable under tariff subheading 8418.99.40, for the manufacture of refrigerators. Response on the applications due by 21 March. Revision of the customs tariff dispensation, including rebate facility 460.01/04.00 with respect to dairy products, classifiable under tariff headings 04.01 to 04.06. Reduction of the customs duty (“duty”) on folding knives incorporating five or more auxiliary tools, classifiable under tariff subheading 8211.93.30, from 20 per cent ad valorem to free of duty. Response on the applications due by 14 March. Anti-dumping notices Notice of the final determination of a review into the anti-dumping duties on picks originating in or imported from India. The Minister of Trade and Industry (“Minister”) accepted the Board on Tariffs and Trade (“Board”) recommendation that the anti-dumping duties be maintained. Compiled by Riaan de Lange of Deloitte & Touche Trade & Investment Solutions. E-mail: rdelange@deloitte.co.za
