Knitted Fabric Rebate
On 24 June, 2016, the
International Trade
Administration Commission
of South Africa (Itac)
published an application
for the proposed creation
of a Rebate Item for single
yarn (excluding sewing
thread) containing 85% or
more by mass of polyester
staple fibres, not up for retail
sale, measuring 160dtex
or more but not exceeding
330dtex, classifiable in tariff
subheading 5509.21, in such
quantities, at such times and
subject to such conditions
as Itac may allow by specific
permit for the manufacture
of knitted fabrics of a mass
exceeding 100/m2, classifiable
under tariff heading 60.06.
The application was lodged
by DesleeMattex (Pty) Ltd
who reasoned that they had
tried using local supply from
local yarn spinners, but ended
up with significant rejected
fabric due to barre lines and
holes due to yarn quality
inconsistency and, as such,
were forced, due to no other
alternatives, to import the
yarn from reputable suppliers
in the East. In addition, their
challenge is to be competitive
against imported fabrics
that are coming into South
Africa and, even if the local
yarn spinners could get the
quality consistently in line
with imports, it is currently
not competitively priced.
As part of DesleeClama, an
International group, it must
use standardised yarns from
the same supplier to gain
colour consistency if it is to
supply big branded mattress
brands from any of the plants
around the world.
Comment is due by 24 July
2016.
Sunset Review
Applications
On 24 June, 2016, Itac
notified all interested
parties that, unless duly
substantiated requests were
made by or on behalf of the
Southern African Customs
Union (SACU) regional
industry, indicating that the
expiry of the anti-dumping
duty would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
dumping and material injury,
the following anti-dumping
duties would expire during
2016.
The products in question
are (i) fully threaded
screws with hexagon heads,
imported from or originating
in the People’s Republic of
China; (ii) drawn, float and
solar glass, imported from
or originating in Indonesia;
(iii) unframed glass mirrors,
imported from or originating
in Indonesia; and (iv) chicken
meat portions, imported from
or originating in the United
States of America (USA).
The anti-dumping duties
for (i) fully threaded screws
with hexagon heads are due
to expire by 15 November,
2017; (ii) drawn, float
and solar glass are due to
expire by 26 July, 2017; (iii)
unframed glass mirrors are
due to expire by 19 April,
2017; and (iv) chicken meat
portions are due to expire by
04 April, 2017.
Manufacturers in the
Southern African Customs
Union of the relevant
products, who wish to
submit a request for the antidumping
duty to be reviewed
prior to the expiry thereof, are
requested to do so by 25 July,
2016. In the instances where
no responses are received
from SACU manufacturers
by the said deadline, Itac will
recommend the termination
of the anti-dumping duties on
the date of expiry.
Duty Calls’ Watch List
Comment is due by 29 July
2016 on the proposed changes
to the Harmonized System
(HS) Nomenclature 2017.
DUTY CALLS
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