This is our first column of 2009.
I trust that you have had a restful
and peaceful festive season
and that you are prepared for a
challenging year. Any comments
and suggestions that you may
have are always welcome.
Tariff Amendments –
01 January 2009
The South African Revenue
Service (Sars) published a
substantial list of rates of customs
duties (duties) that were phased
down with effect from
01 January 2009.
The proposed tariff
amendments that were published
in a number of parts include (i)
Phase-down of the duty (Part
1) in Schedule No. 1 in respect
of Tariff Chapters 02 to 39; (ii)
Phase-down of the duty (Part
2) in Schedule No. 1 in respect
of Tariff Chapter 40 to Tariff
Heading 59.10; (iii) Phasedown
of the duty (Part 3) in
Schedule No.1 in respect of Tariff
Headings 59.11 to 84.15; and (iv)
Phase-down of the duty (Part 4)
in Schedule No. 1 in respect of
Tariff Heading to 84.18 to Tariff
Chapter 98.
Tariff Amendments –
19 December 2008
The General, European Union
(EU), European Free Trade Area
(EFTA) and the Southern African
Development Community
(SADC) rates of customs duty
(duty) on sugar were decreased
from 1.3c/kg to free of duty (0%).
The General, EU and EFTA
rates of duty on wheat and
meslin flour were decreased from
2% ad valorem to free of duty.
The description of Rebate Item
311.02/63.09/01.04 has been
amended to include “(excluding
those containing cotton)”.
The description of Rebate Item
311.18/63.09/01.04 has been
amended to include “(excluding
brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces,
suspenders, garters, jackets,
blazers, jerseys, pullovers,
cardigans, overcoats, car-coats,
raincoats, anoraks, ski-jackets,
duffle-coats, mantles, parkas,
swimwear, socks and similar
clothing articles)”.
Rebate Items 460.17;
460.17/00.00/02.00;
460.17/87.00/ 03.02;
460.17/87.00/04.02;
460.17/87.02/01.04; 460.17/
87.03/01.04; 460.17/87.03/02.04;
460.17/87.04/01.04; 460
.17/87.06/01.04; and
460.17/8701.20/01.06 have been
substituted in their entirety and
Note 1 to the Productive Asset
Allowance (PAA) provisions has
been amended to exclude rented
or leased buildings to qualify as
productive assets.
Drawback Items 537.00;
537.01/87.02/01.04; 537.01/
87.03/01.04; 537.01/87.04/01.04;
537.01/87.06/01.04; 537
.01/8701.20/01.06; and
537.02/87.00/01.04 have been
substituted in their entirety and
Note 1 to the PAA has been
amended to exclude rented or
leased buildings to qualify as
productive assets.
Extension for Comments –
Indian Exports
In a notice in mid December
2008, the Department of Trade
and Industry (the dti) once again
invited interested parties in the
agricultural, agro-processing,
chemicals, metals, engineering,
textiles and clothing, automotive
and other economic sectors, to
make submissions on their areas
of interest regarding ongoing
trade negotiations between the
Southern African Customs Union
(SACU) and India. The initial
notice was published in the
Government Gazette of
19 September 2008.
The notice extends the
deadline of 10 October 2008 to
27 January 2009.
Levies on Fish & Fish
Products - Comment Due
The Department of
Environmental Affairs and
Tourism in the Government
Gazette dated 19 December 2008
published the proposed increases
and amendments in levies
on fish and fish products for
public comment. All interested
parties are invited to submit
presentations or comments by no
later than 02 February 2009.
DUTY CALLS
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