Airconditioning Duty ReductionOn 28 February the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) announced the proposed reduction in the ‘general’ rate of customs duty on air conditioning machines comprising motor-driven fan and elements, including those machines on which humidity cannot be separately regulated, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window wall, ceiling or f loor, self-contained or a split system used for buildings, compressor operated, having a rated cooling capacity not exceeding 8.8 kilowatts, classifiable in tariff subheading 8415.10.10, to free of duty.Comment is due by 27 March.Grinding Media Balls Duty IncreaseItac on 28 February announced the proposed increase in the ‘general’ rate of customs duty on high chrome grinding media balls, classifiable in tariff subheading 7325.9, to 15% ad valorem.Comment is due by 27 March.Iron or Non-alloy Steel Duty ReductionOn 28 February Itac announced the proposed reduction in the ‘general’ rate of customs duty on f lat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, plated or coated with tin, classifiable under tariff subheadings 7210.11, 7210.12.10, 7210.12.90, and 7212.10, to free of duty.Comment is due by 13 March.Payment Procedures for EU-SADC EPA Import PermitsThe Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Daff ) on 21 February revealed the payment procedures for import and export permits under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Southern African Development Community and the World Trade Organization Agreement for the 2020 fees for the Daff quota allocation of import and export permits.R1,210 per permit will be payable for permit and replacement permits issuedfrom the 01 April.Frozen Chicken US Import Permits ApplicationsOn 21 February Daff called for applications for Quota Import Permits in terms of the rebate item 460.03/0207.14.9/01.07 for the rebate of the full anti-dumping duty on frozen bone-in-cuts of the species Gallus Domesticus, classifiable in tariff subheading 0207.14.9, imported from or originating in the United States of America.Applications for the period 01 April to 30 June are due by 06 March; for the period 01 July to 30 September from 01 to 15 May; for the period 01 October to 31 December from 01 to 15 August; and for the period 01 January to 31 March from 01 to 15 November.Clear Float Glass Dumping Duties – OmissionOn 18 February the South African Revenue Service announced the insertion of items 213.037005.29.1704.08, 213.037005.29.1705.08, and 213.037005.29.1706.08 to introduce anti-dumping duties on clear f loat glass, classifiable in tariff subheading 7005.29, originating in or imported from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which were omitted from its 07 Februar y Government Gazettenotice. The implementation date is 18 February.5th WCO Global AEO Conference PostponedOn 20 February the World Customs Organization announced the rescheduling of its 5th Global Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Conference from 10 to 12 March to 15 to 17 February 2021, in Dubai, UAE.Duty Calls’ WatchlistComment on the proposed Diesel Refund Scheme Rule Amendments is due by 16 March.