DUTY CALLS

Fruit Tariff
Amendment
On 08 July the South
African Revenue Service
(Sars) announced the
deletion of tariff subheading
0811.90.15 (Granadilla
pulp; litchi pulp) and
the insertion of tariff
subheadings 0811.10.10
(Not containing added
sugar or other sweetening
matter), 0811.10.90
(Other), 0811.20.10 (Not
containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter),
0811.20.90 (Other),
0811.90.05 (Granadilla
pulp and litchi pulp, not
containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter),
0811.90.10 (Other granadilla
pulp and litchi pulp),
0811.90.85 (Other fruit, not
containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter),
0811.10 (Strawberries:),
and 0811.20 (Raspberries,
blackberries, mulberries,
loganberries, black,
white or red currants and
gooseberries:), which provide
for fruit not containing any
added sugar or sweetening
matter on a statistical level.
Other Fermented
Beverages Rules
Sars on 08 July published an
amendment to the rules to
Customs and Excise Act, 1964
for DA 260 excise accounts
relating to “other fermented
beverages” with retrospective
effect to this date.
The rule amendments
relate to the excise accounts
of DA 260 of other
fermented beverages (SVM),
other fermented beverages
(SOS), other fermented
beverages (OS), spirits
products (VMS) (110-day
cycle), spirits products
(VMS) (130-day cycle), and
spirits products (SOS).
PET Anti-Dumping
Determination
On 08 July the International
Trade Administration
Commission of South Africa
(Itac) published its final
determination in respect
of the sunset review of
anti-dumping duties on
polyethylene terephthalate
(PET) originating in or
imported from Chinese
Taipei (Taiwan), South
Korea and India.
After consideration of all
the comments received from
interested parties, Itac made
a final determination that the
expiry of the anti-dumping
duties would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the recurrence
of material injury.
Itac therefore
recommended to the trade
and industry minister that
the anti-dumping duties be
maintained. Itac’s detailed
reasoning for its decision is set
out in its report number 529.
School Shirt Rebate
Guideline
Itac on 08 July published
its “Guidelines Pertaining
to Rebate of the Duty on
Rebate Provisions in terms of
Schedule 4 of the Customs and
Excise Act”, which relates to
rebate 311.40/5513.21/01.06,
which reads “Woven fabrics
of polyester staple fibres,
containing 60% or more
by mass of such fibres but
not exceeding 70%, mixed
mainly or solely with cotton,
containing yarns with a dtex
of 115 but not exceeding 145,
of a mass exceeding 100 g/m2
but not exceeding 119 g/m2,
dyed, plain weave, classifiable
in tariff subheading 5513.21,
in such quantities, at such
times and subject to such
conditions as Itac may allow
by specific permit for the
manufacture of school shirts
classifiable in tariff headings
62.05 and 62.06.”
Duty Calls’ Watch List
Comment is due by 29 July on
the Harmonised System (HS)
Nomenclature 2017.
Comment is due by 24 July
for a rebate of single yarn for the
manufacture of knitted fabrics.
The request for the review
of anti-dumping duties
prior to its expiry for (i)
fully threaded screws with
hexagon heads; (ii) drawn,
float and solar glass; (iii)
unframed glass mirrors; and
(iv) chicken meat portions, is
due by 25 July.