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. Anti-dumping Notice Ð 19 July 2002 Anti-dumping duties are imposed on self-copy paper in reels and sheets, coated on one side only with chemical reactive substances (excluding those coated on the same side with capsules containing colouring matter of other colour forming materials) imported from or originating in Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany, with retrospective effect to 18 January 2002. An anti-dumping duty is imposed on tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, with an internal circular cross-sectional dimension of 15mm or more but not exceeding 150mm, of galvanised iron or non-alloy steel, commonly known as welded galvanised steel pipe, imported from or originating in India including Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd. A countervailing duty is imposed on tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, with an internal circular cross-sectional dimension of 15mm or more but not exceeding 150mm, of galvanised iron or non-alloy steel, commonly known as welded galvanised steel pipe, imported from or originating in India including Technocraft Industries (India) Ltd. Tariff Amendments Ð 26 July 2002 The European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages and on beer made from malt, are reduced in terms of the agreement between the Republic and the EU and SADC with retrospective effect to 1 January 2002. The SADC rates of duty on certain products classifiable under Chapter 72 i.e. iron and steel, and Chapter 73 i.e. articles of iron or steel, are amended with retrospective effect to 1 January 2002. Rebate item 310.07/4810.11/01.06 and 02.06 in respect of paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (china clay) or other inorganic substances, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than 10 per cent by a mass of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, of a mass exceeding 40g/m2 but not exceeding 70/75 g/m2, for the manufacture of wet strength ink retentive metallised labels or printed labels, has been substituted as described in the notice with effect from 1 January 2002. The tariff headings 41.04 and 4104.21 in respect of bovine leather, vegetable pre-tanned, for use as linings, as upper material for the covering of heels and for the manufacture of inner or outer soles of subheading 6406.99 is deleted and inserted under tariff subheading 4104.4 at a full rebate of the duty, with effect from 1 January 2002. Response Due The proposed rebate of the duty on waxes of polyethylene glycol, for the manufacture of products and preparations of a kind used in the paper industry. Response due by July, 26. Compiled by Riaan de Lange of Deloitte & Touche Trade & Investment Solutions. E-mail: rdelange@deloitte.co.za
