A weekly summary of the main changes to the South African tariff dispensation and amendments to customs and excise legislation. Compiled by Riaan de Lange. E-mail: riaan.de.lange@za.pwc.com PricewaterhouseCoopers Customs & International Trade (CIT) consultancy No Rule Amendment - 23 July Rule Amendment (DAR/98)- 19 July The addition of paragraph (a)(iv) to the rules for Section 69 of the Customs and Excise Act i.e. “Invoice Price” - 50% in respect of cellular telephones, other than those designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person, which were dutiable in terms of item 124.66 and which were removed from a customs and excise warehouse during the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2004. No Tariff Amendments - 23 July Tariff Amendments - 19 July The amendment of the description of item 124.66 to “Cellular phones designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person”. This amendment is effective from 1 July 2004. No Tariff Amendments - 16 July Tariff Application - Response due Reduction of the customs duty (duty) on used pneumatic tyres from 25% ad valorem to free of duty. In support of the application the applicant, Retail Motor Industry, submitted the following reasons: The volumes of used pneumatic tyres from the SACU industry are not sufficient to meet the demand of the retread tyre market; There is no need for 25% ad valorem duty on this tariff subheading, given that there is an import control measure in place, which allows for the importation of used tyres by bona fide retreaders only. Response due by 27 August 2004. Anti-dumping Amendments - 23 July Anti-dumping Amendments - 16 July The provision for an anti-dumping duty on tubes and pipes, welded, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel, with an outside diameter of 21.34mm or more but not exceeding 114.3mm and a wall thickness of 2mm or more but not exceeding 6mm (aforementioned product) imported from or originating in Malaysia, remains for another five (5) years or until further notice. The provision for an anti-dumping duty on the aforementioned product manufactured in the People’s Republic of China (China) remains for another five (5) years or until further notice. The provision for an anti-dumping duty on the aforementioned product manufactured by Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Ltd, China, is withdrawn with retrospective effect to 18 June 2004. The provision for anti-dumping duty on the aforementioned product is amended to withdraw the present exemption in respect of LG Industrial Systems Co Ltd, Republic of Korea. Anti-dumping Investigation - Response Due Notice of the initiation of an investigation into the alleged dumping of cheddar cheese, classifiable under tariff subheading 0406.90, originating in or imported from Ireland. Response due by 26 July 2004.
