On 09 November 2022, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) called for comment on the initiation of its Sunset Review of anti-dumping duties on imports of frozen bone-in portions of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus, classifiable in tariff subheading 0207.14.9 originating in or imported from the United States of America (US) by 09 December 2022.
On 25 June 2021, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) notified interested parties through a notice in the Government Gazette, that unless a substantiated request is made indicating that the expiry of the anti-dumping duties against imports of frozen bone-in portions originating in or imported from the US would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury, the anti-dumping duties would expire on 23 November 2022.
A response to the sunset review questionnaire was received from the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) on behalf of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) industry on 04 July 2022.
The application was lodged by the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) on behalf of the SACU industry and the information was provided by the following producers: County Fair, a division of Astral Operations Limited (Astral County Fair), Festive, a division of Astral Operations Limited (Astral Festive), Goldi, a division of Astral Operations Limited (Astral Goldi), Afgri Poultry (Proprietary) Limited, t/a Daybreak Farms (Daybreak), Grain Field Chickens Proprietary Limited (Grain Field), RCL Foods Consumer Proprietary Limited (RCL Foods), Crown Chickens Proprietary Limited t/a Sovereign Foods, which is a subsidiary of Sovereign Food Investments Proprietary Limited (Sovereign), and Supreme Poultry Proprietary Limited (Supreme).
The Applicant alleges that the expiry of the duties would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to the SACU industry. The Applicant submitted sufficient evidence and established a prima facie case to enable ITAC to arrive at a reasonable conclusion that a sunset review investigation of the anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in portions originating in or imported from the US, should be initiated.
