DUTY CALLS is your weekly look at changes in the South African tariff dispensation and amendments to Customs & 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.
Breaking news on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - 7 March 2001
It has been announced that Mr Robert Zoellick, the United States of America (US) trade representative, signed an order on 7 March 2001 which makes South African apparel made from fabrics of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries and the US eligible for customs duty free entry into the US. A US Federal Register that will formalise this order will be published in the next few days. However, the preferences apply from 7 March 2001.
South Africa now joins Kenya, Madagascar and Mauritius as the only other eligible countries for apparel and textile preferences.
Amendments to the Customs and Excise Act - 9 March 2001
lProvision 302.01/0902.40/01.06 for a rebate of the duty on black tea, in immediate packings of a content of 4kg or more, for repacking in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 1kg, is withdrawn.
lProvision 304.06/3923.90/01.06 for a rebate of the duty on containers of ethylene vinyl alcohol laminated with polypropylene, for packaging of preserved fruit in airtight plastic containers, is withdrawn.
lProvisions 460.17/8703.2/01.05 and 616.01/126.03/01.05 for a rebate of the duty on motor cars with spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engines, used for transport of delegates to the Non-aligned Movement Summit, are withdrawn.
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