Tariff amendments - 16 November 2001 The general rate of duty on soya beans, whether or not broken, classifiable under tariff subheading 1201.00 has been reduced from 10% ad valorem to 8% ad valorem. The rate of duty on cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, classifiable under tariff heading 17.01 is increased from 66.6c/kg to 78.4c/kg. Tariff subheadings 6304. 91.10 and 6304.91.90 have been inserted for conical bed nets, solely of polyester multi-filament fibres. The rates of duty for both tariff subheadings are, 34% with a maximum of 3 000c/kg (General Rate), 34% (EU Rate) and 22% (SADC Rate). The only difference is that 'SADC Rate' for tariff subheading 6304.91.10 is free. Provision is made under rebate items 316.01/73. 04/01.04. 316.01/73.18/01.04, 316.01/8301.40/01.06 and 316. 01/8418.69/01.06, for a rebate of the full duty on tubes, pipes, and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron or non-alloy steel; and on screws, bolts, nuts and washers of iron or steel; and locks of base metal, for the manufacture of refrigerators, freezers, automatic tumble drying machines, automatic washing machines and air conditioners; and on heat pumps of tariff heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50 and 84.51. Rebate item 316.01/8418. 99 for a rebate of the full duty on evaporators condensers and thermocouples for the manufacture of refrigerators and freezers is withdrawn. Rebate item 316.09/70. 06/02.04 for a rebate of full duty on borosilicate glass, for the manufacture of electrical cooking surface hobs, is created. Rebate item 316.09/85. 44/01.04 for a rebate of the full duty on insulated electric conductors, for manufacture of electric smoothing irons, electric frying pans, grillers, hotplates and sandwich makers is withdrawn Rebate item 316.09/8302. 10 for a rebate of the duty on hinges of base metal, for the manufacture of electric ovens is withdrawn. Amendment to the Customs and Excise Act - 15 November 2001 Under section 48(1A)(b) of the Customs and Excise Act, the substitution of paragraph (b) the following: 'By the substitution of the expression 'No rule' where it appears against heading 'ex 0901' in Column 3 of Appendix I to Annex I contained in Part B of the Schedule to the General Notes to Schedule No.1, with effect from 19 March 2001, of the expression 'Manufacture in which the mass of the materials used not exceed 30 per cent of the mass of the product'. SARS notifications - 15 November 2001 SARS' Customs Policy and Process Department has released two notifications on the 'acceptance of Bills of Entry for goods cleared into Customs Bonded Warehouses'. Applications for market access-, imports- and export permits - 1 November 2001 The following notice appeared inviting importers and exporters to apply the for the following permits. Application for the allocation of export permits under the Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement between the EU and the South Africa. Application for the allocation of import permits under the Bilateral Trade Agreement between Zimbabwe and South Africa. Application for market access permits for agricultural products under the World Trade Organisation: Marrakesh Agreement. More details are available on request. Anti-dumping duty review - 9 November 2001 A notice has been published in respect of the initiation of a review of the anti-dumping duties on picks, classifiable under tariff subheading 8201.30. 03, originating in or imported from India. The petition was lodged by Lasher Tools (Pty) Ltd, the sole manufacturer of the product in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Response due by 10 December 2001. No tariff applications require public comment. Compiled by Riaan de Lange of Deloitte & Touche Trade & Investment Solutions. E-mail: rdelange@deloitte.co.za
