Customs Control Act
Workshop
In last week’s issue we alerted
you to the time conflict of the
FTW/JCCI business breakfast
with the chief officer Customs
and Excise scheduled for
August 30 in Johannesburg
and the second draft rules
to the Customs Control Act,
2014 workshop in Pretoria.
The South African Revenue
Service (Sars) has now
scheduled its workshop for
13:00 to 16:00. Sars advised:
“Due to various requests from
stakeholders to postpone
the scheduled workshop
because of another significant
event for stakeholders being
held during the same time
slot as the workshop, it has
been decided to change the
time to accommodate those
requests. We apologise for any
inconvenience caused.”
Mercosur Comments
On 15 August Sars published
for comment its draft rule to
the Customs and Excise Act,
1964 – proposing the insertion
of Rule 49E – relating to the
preferential trade agreement
between the Common Market
of the South (Mercosur) and
the South African Customs
Union (Sacu). In conjunction
with this rule, forms DA 185,
DA 185.4A2, DA 185.4A7,
DA 185.4A11, DA 185.4AB9,
and DA 185.4B10 are to be
inserted.
The draft rules intend
to give effect to Annex III
of the preferential trade
agreement (PTA).
Comment is due by 29
August.
In December 2004
Mercosur – comprising
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
and Uruguay – and Sacu
signed a PTA aimed at
promoting trade between the
trade blocs on a select number
of products.
Wheat Variable
Formula Tariff
Sars on 22 August
implemented an increase
in all rates of customs duty
on wheat and wheaten
f lour, classifiable in tariff
subheadings 1001.91 and
1001.99, from 122.43c/
kg to 159.14c/kg and tariff
subheadings 1101.00.10
and 1101.00.90 from
183.65c/kg to 238.71c/kg.
The tariff amendments
are implemented in terms
of the International Trade
Administration Commission
of South Africa (Itac) minute
02/2016.
This is the second variable
formula tariff amendment
for the month of April;
the previous one was for
sugars, classifiable in tariff
subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13,
1701.14, 1701.91 and 1701.99,
which reduced from 239.5c/kg
to 144.33c/kg, in accordance
with Itac minute 03/2016.
Electronic Declarations
On 17 August Sars published
its proposed draft rule to
the Customs and Excise Act,
1964 – the amendment of
rule 101A.12 – regarding
the electronic submission
of clearance declarations
when any tariff heading
or item of any schedule
has been amended. It is
proposed to read: “For the
purposes of paragraph 15
of the agreement, where the
Commissioner, either by
paper document or electronic
communication on the
date preceding the date of
publication in the Gazette,
gives notice of an amendment
to any tariff heading or item of
any schedule, a registered user
may not submit a clearance
declaration giving effect to
that amendment before 00.00
on the date of publication.”
Comment is due by 30
August.
Duty Calls’ Watch List
A public interest hearing on
the safeguard investigation of
certain flat-rolled products
of iron and non-alloy steel is
scheduled for 30 August.
DUTY CALLS
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