On 31 August Sars announced an amendment in Part 3 of Schedule No.2 to the Act by the substitution of Safeguard Items 260.03/72.08/01.04 and 260.03/7225.40/01.06 to exclude Rebate Items 460.15/7208.51/01.06 and 460.15/7225.40/19.06 in order to exclude certain hot-rolled carbon steel plates from safeguard duty. There are two amendments, the first from 31 August 2018 up to and including 10 August 2019, and the second from 11 August 2019 up to and including 10 August 2020
The reasoning for the safeguard is contained in the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) Report No.585.
