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 Ð 16 August 2002 There has been a change to rebate item 309.01/4811. 39/01.06. The tariff subheading 4811.39 in respect of paper and paperboard coated, impregnated or covered with melamine, in rolls or sheets, for the manufacture of particle board of tariff heading 44.10, has been substituted with tariff subheading 4811.59, with retrospective effect to 1 January 2002. The new rebate item is now 309.01/4811.59/01.06. The rate of customs duty (duty) on cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, classifiable under tariff heading 17.01 is increased from 78.4c/kg to 131.2ckg. The tariff subheadings affected are 1701.11, 1701.12, 1701.91 and 1701.99. Anti-dumping Amendments Ð 16 August 2002 The anti-dumping duties on woven indigo blue discharge fabric (indigo blue) originating in or imported from the People's Republic of China (PRD) and Hong Kong are withdrawn, with retrospective effect to 16 May 2002. The anti-dumping duties have been in effect since 3 February 1997 and affects the following items 211.03/5208.51/01.06, 211.03/5208.52/01.06, 211.03/5208.53/01.06, 211.03/5208.59/01.06, 211.03/5209.52/01.06, 211.03/5209.59/01.06, 211.03/5210.51/01.06, 211.03/5210.52/01.06, 211.03/5210.59/01.06, 211.03/5211.59/01.06, 211.03/5212.15/01.06, 211.03/5212.25/01.06 Response Due on Anti-dumping Notice Notice of the initiation of a sunset review of the anti-dumping duties on circuit breakers, classifiable under tariff subheading 8536.20, originating in or imported from Hager and Groupe Schneider of France and originating in or imported from Bticino of Italy of their Agent B Trading of Switzerland. Response due by 3 September 2002. Response Due on Tariff Applications The proposed reduction of the duty on chain-driven, six or eight-wheeled vehicles with skid steering systems operated through an integral gearbox and differential unit fitted with diesel engines of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1 000cc, classifiable under tariff subheading 8703.31.91, from 40% ad valorem to free of duty. The proposed reduction of the duty on telephone sets and parts thereof, classifiable under tariff subheading 8517.11, 8517.19.10 and 8517.90.10, from 10% ad valorem to free of duty. Responses due by 23 August 2002. Tariff Application The proposed rebate of the customs duty on palm stearin, classifiable under tariff subheading 1511.90, for dehydrating and blending with paraffin wax in the manufacture of paraffin wax, wherein the palm stearin content of the blend is 20% or more by mass. Response due by 19 September 2002. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The incorrect column was published in the August 9 issue of FTW. The column which should have appeared is published on page 13. FTW regrets any confusion caused by the error.
