Clear float glass – dumping duty
On 20 March 2019, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) informed of the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty ( provisional payment ) on clear float glass, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7005.29.17, 7005.29.23, 7005.29.25 and 7005.29.35, originating in or imported from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The provisional payment would be imposed from 22 March 2019 up to and including 22 September 2019. The six-month imposition is in accordance with the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) Antidumping Regulations. On or before 22 September 2019, definitive antidumping duties need to be imposed or the investigation needs to be terminated.
When reviewing the provisional anti-dumping duties, it is evident that to date, the anti-dumping investigation has progressed unopposed as no company name appears and differential anti-dumping duties have been imposed. The provisional antidumping duties are only country specific.
The provisional antidumping duties are 23.9% for Saudi Arabia and 38.1% for the UAE for tariff subheading 7005.29.17: “ Of a thickness exceeding 2.5mm but not exceeding 3mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)”; tariff subheading 7005.29.23: “Of a thickness exceeding 3mm but not exceeding 4mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass ”; tariff subheading 7005.29.25: “Of a thickness exceeding 4mm but not exceeding 5mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)”; and tariff subheading 7005.29.35: “Of a thickness exceeding 5mm
but not exceeding 6mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)”.
The reasoning for the provisional payment is contained in ITAC Report No. 599.
EAC’s third trade policy review
The WTO informed that the third review of the trade policies and practices of the East African Community (EAC) – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda – takes place on 20 and 22 March 2019.
Russian safeguards on microwave ovens and stainless-steel tubes
On 19 March 2019, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Committee on Safeguards informed that on 01 and 04 March 2019, the Russian Federation initiated two safeguard investigations on imports into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic
Union: one on microwave ovens, classifiable in tariff subheadings 8516.50, and another on imports of welded tubes of stainless steel, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7306.40.20, 7306.40.80, 7306.40.80, 7306.61.10 and 7306.69.10.
Philippines safeguard on clear and tinted float glass
On 13 March 2019, the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards informed that on 19 February 2019 the Philippines initiated a safeguard investigation on clear and tinted float glass, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7005.29.90 ( clear float glass ), 7005.21.90 ( tinted float glass ) and 7005.10.90 ( reflective glass ).
