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. Amendments to the Customs and Excise Act - 7 September 2001 The following provisions for rebate of the duty have been withdrawn: l Rebate Item 313.01/ 39.21/01.00 certain vulcanised fibre for the manufacture of abrasive goods. l Rebate Item 313.02/68.12/01.00 woven fabrics of asbestos, for the manufacture of protective clothing. l Rebate Item 313.07/39.21/02.00 plastic in sheets or rolls, for the manufacture of laminated safety glass. l Rebate Item 313.07/40.16/01.00 stoppers of unhardened vulcanised rubber, for the manufacture of blood sample collection tubes. l Rebate Item 315.03/40.02/01.00 certain rubber sealing compounds for the manufacture of metal containers. lRebate Item 315.07/7616.90/01.06 certain articles of aluminium for the manufacture of honeycomb panels. Provision, 316.01/8415.90/02.06, is made for a rebate of the full duty on air conditioning machines, having a rated cooling capacity exceeding 3kW, incomplete or unassembled, for the manufacture of air conditioning machines identifiable for use in heavy vehicles as defined in Note 1 to Rebate Item 317.07. Provisional anti-dumping duty withdrawal - 7 September 2001 The provision for an anti-dumping duty on N-1,3-dimenthylbutyl-N-paraphenylenediamine (6PPD), 206.02/2921.51/ 01.06, originating in or imported from Belgium, is withdrawn with effect from 13 September 2001. The provisions for an anti-dumping duty on self-copy paper, in rolls of a width exceeding 36cm, 210.02/4809.20 and 210.02/4816.20, manufactured by August Koehler AG that are imported from or originate in Germany, are withdrawn. Compiled by Riaan de Lange of Deloitte & Touche Trade & Investment Solutions. E-mail: rdelange@deloitte.co.za
