Smart Card Rebate – Comment due On 24 November the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) published for comment the creation of a rebate item on digital ‘smart cards’ (excluding proximity cards or tags), classifiable in tariff subheading 8523.52.10, in such quantities, at such times and subject to such conditions as Itac may allow by specific permit, provided the ‘smart cards’ are not available in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu). Comment is due by 08 December. Frozen Chicken Sunset Review Itac on 24 November announced the final determination of the sunset review of the anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in portions of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus (chicken) originating in or imported from the United States of America (USA). On 24 June Itac notified the Sacu industry that unless a substantiated request was made by the Sacu industry indicating that the expiry of the anti-dumping duties would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury, the anti-dumping duties would expire on 4 April. On 25 October 2016 Itac received a sunset review application lodged by the Southern African Poultry Association (Sapa), RCL Foods Pty Ltd and AFGRI Poultry (Pty) Ltd which constituted about 71.42% of Sacu industry production of frozen chicken from 01 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. On 24 March 2017 the investigation was initiated. A response to the importer’s questionnaire was received from Merlog Foods (Pty) Ltd and was found to be deficient. Comments were received from the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE). No exporter’s questionnaire responses were received from producers and exporters. On 16 August 2017, essential facts letters were sent to the interested parties to allow comments on Itac’s considerations prior to the final determination. On 30 August 2017, comments were received from Sapa, RCL Foods Ltd, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), AMIE and Merlog Foods (Pty) Ltd. After considering all interested parties’ comments, the dumping margin was determined based on facts available. After considering all interested parties’ comments, Itac made a final determination that the expiry of the anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in portions of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus originating in or imported from the USA would likely lead to the recurrence of dumping and continuation or recurrence of material injury to the Sacu industry. Itac therefore made a final determination to recommend that the anti-dumping duties on the frozen chicken be maintained at 940c/ kg for tariff subheadings 0207.14.91, 0207.14.93, 0207.14.95, 0207.14.96, 0207.14.97, 0207.14.98 and 0207.14.99. Polyethylene Tariff Subheadings On 20 November the South African Revenue Service (Sars) announced the substitution of tariff subheadings 3901.10 (Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94); 3901.20 (Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or more); 3903.19 (Other); 3903.30 (Acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene (ABS) copolymers); 3904.21 (Non-plasticised); and 3904.22 (Plasticised) which were omitted from the tariff amendments of 17 November.
