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
of South African Tariff & Trade Solutions. E-mail: riaan@importsolutions.co.za
At the end of another eventful and challenging year, I would like to thank all readers for their input during the course of the year. I also wish you all a restful and peaceful festive season, and a prosperous 2007. VAT Interpretation Note - Documentary Proof: Export The South African Revenue Service has reviewed the Value Added-tax Interpretation Note No.31 of 31 March 2005 and proposed changes which are now contained in the VAT Draft Interpretation Note No.31. Comment due by 31 January 2007. Anti-dumping Regulations – Comment Due The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa has published its draft amended anti-dumping regulations for public comment. Comment due by 04 December 2006. Tariff Amendments
– 08 December 2006 The general rate of customs duty (duty) on maize imported from the European Union (EU) is reduced from 2.29c/kg and maize flour from 3,437c/kg respectively to free. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) rates of duty on maize and maize flour remain unchanged at free of duty. The insertion of a tariff subheading for drinking straws, containing flavouring preparations. The insertion of a tariff subheading for Tenoforvir Disproxil. The amendment of the description of the tariff subheading for “track link assemblies, with or without shoes and parts thereof; track pins and bushes”. The name of the exporter has been changed in respect of the anti-dumping duty for polymers of vinyl chloride, from Solvay Draka B V to Renolit Netherlands BV.
Tariff Applications – Response Due Rebate of the duty on hollow profiles of aluminium for the manufacture of condensers and evaporators for motor vehicle air conditioning equipment. Creation of a temporary rebate for disposable hypodermic syringes of plastics fitted with needles. Response due
22 December 2006. Reduction in the rate of duty on spark plugs with a thread diameter of 18mm or more combined with a thread reach of 19mm or more from 7.5% ad valorem to free of customs duty. Rebate of the duty on soya cake derived from the extraction of soya bean oil. Rebate of the full duty less 0.091/l on fully refined preparations (commonly known as reformate) produced by a catalytic reforming process for the manufacture of petrol. The proposed reduction in the rate of duty on babies’ booties from 30% ad valorem or 500c/2u to free of duty. Response due
15 December 2006. No Trade Remedy Amendments –
08 December 2006 Trade Remedy Applications – No Response Due No Rule Amendments – 08 December 2006
