DUTY CALLS is your
weekly look at changes in the South African tariff
dispensation and
amendments to Customs and Excise legislation.
No liability is accepted
for errors or omissions.
Tariff amendments -
1 March 2002
The rate of duty on black tea (tariff subheading 0902.30) and other black tea (tariff subheading 0902.40) imported from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been increased from free of duty to 160c/kg.
Note 11 of provision 317.04 i.e. Industry: Specified Motor Vehicles is amended. The effect of the amendment is that the additional duty free allowance has been adjusted to now read Ôduty free allowanceÕ means 27 per cent of the value for duty free allowance as defined in Note 12 plus in respect of each motor vehicle of a value for duty free allowance purposes of less than R52 084, 0.001 per cent per R1 value in respect of each R1 value less than R52 084.
Note 16(iv) of provision 317.04 i.e. Industry: Specified Motor Vehicles, is amended. The effect of this amendment is that the value of precious metals in respect of catalytic converters whether or not incorporated in exhaust systems shall be restricted to 50 per cent of the value of South African precious metals incorporated therein.
Note 1(ii) of provision 460.17, applicable to motor vehicles, is amended. The effect of the amendment is that the value of the excess duty free allowance and the value of the import rebate credit certificate are reduced to 35 per cent if the rebate is used to import specified motor vehicles.
Provision 537.00 i.e. Motor Vehicles, is amended. The value of import rebate credit certificates in respect of eligible automotive components, automotive tooling and motor vehicles manufactured under rebate item 317.07 and exported has been reduced to thirty five per cent.
Final determinations of anti-dumping duties -
22 February 2002
Notice of the final determination of the review of the anti-dumping duties on woven fabrics of polyester fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, originating in and/or exported from the PeopleÕs Republic of China (China).
Notice of the final determination of the anti-dumping duties on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tape originating in or imported from China.
Review of the anti-dumping duty - Response due
The initiation of a review of the anti-dumping duties on aluminium hollowware, classifiable under tariff subheading 7615.19.20, originating in or imported from Hong Kong, Egypt and China.
Response due by 11 March 2002.
Tariff applications - Response due
Rebate of the duty on refined castor oil, in
immediate packaging of a
content of 200kg or more, classifiable under tariff subheading 1515.30, for packing in containers holding not more than 100ml, put up as a laxative.
Rebate of the duty on castor oil, classifiable under tariff subheading 1515.30, for the manufacture of chloroxylenol.
Response due by 15 March 2002.
