US Chicken Sunset
Review
The International Trade
Administration Commission
of South Africa (Itac) has
initiated a sunset review
of anti-dumping duties on
frozen bone-in portions of
chicken (fowls of species
gallus domesticus), classifiable
under tariff headings
0207.14.91, 0207.14.93,
0207.14.95, 0207.14.96,
0207.14.97, 0207.14.98 and
0207.14.99, imported from
or originating in the United
States of America, on which
comment is due by 24 April.
EPA replaces TDCA
On 31 March the South
African Revenue Service
(Sars) announced the
amendment of the general
notes to Schedule No 1 to
the Customs and Excise Act,
1964 (the Act) which revised
the tariff rate quotas through
the substitution of Table 1
in paragraph 3.1 to Note
IJ of the general notes for
the Economic Partnership
Agreement (EPA). EPA came
into effect on 10 October
2016.
Fuel levy and diesel
refund
On 31 March Sars announced
an increase of 30cents/
litre (c/l) in the rate of the
general fuel levy from 285c/l
to 315c/l and 270c/l to
300c/l on petrol and diesel
respectively to give effect to
the 2017 Budget proposals
announced by the finance
minister on 22 February. As a
consequence of the increase in
the fuel levy, the diesel refund
provisions have been adjusted
accordingly.
Wheat and wheaten
flour duty
On 31 March Sars announced
a reduction in the rates of
customs duty on wheat and
wheaten flour, classifiable
under tariff subheadings
1001.91 and 1001.99 to the
Act, from 159.14c/kg to
119.02c/kg, and those of tariff
subheadings 1101.00.10 and
1101.00.90 to the Act from
238.71c/kg to 178.53c/kg, in
terms of the existing variable
tariff formula. The reasoning
for the reduction is contained
in the Itac Minute M01/2017.
Atrazine duty
reduction
Sars on 31 March announced
a reduction in the “general”
rate of customs duty on
atrazine, classifiable under
tariff subheading 2933.69.30
to the Act, from 10% ad
valorem to free of duty. The
reasoning for the reduction
is contained in Itac Report
No.541.
Customs Conventions
On 29 March Sars announced
an update of the Multilateral
Mutual Administrative
Assistance Conventions/
Agreements on Customs.
Steel wire and
fasteners tariff
Sars on 31 March announced
the substitution of various
tariff subheadings under
tariff headings 72.17 and
73.18 to the Act amending
the rates of customs duty
on steel wire products and
steel fasteners through an
increase. The reasoning for
the increases is contained in
Itac Report No 545.
RAF Levy
Itac on 31 March announced
an increase of 9c/l in the Road
Accident Fund (RAF) levy
from 154c/l to 163c/l on both
petrol and diesel to give effect
to the 2017 Budget proposals
announced by the finance
minister on 22 February.
Duty Calls’ Watch List
Comment due by 14 April
on the adjustment of certain
dairy products to the World
Trade Organisation (WTO)
binding rates.
Duty Calls
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