On 12 September 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced the insertion of General Notes O.8 and O.9 in Schedule No.1 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Ordinary Customs Duty), in order to suspend the preferential treatment on products classifiable under tariff subheading 0902.40 imported from Kenya under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The tariff amendment reads:
8. The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition will request the Minister of Finance in writing to suspend benefits of a State Party in circumstances set out in Note 7(i) and (ii) by applying the rate of duty specified in the General column to imported goods originating in an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) State Party.
9. For the purposes of General Note O.8, the listed heading or subheadings below will be subject to the rate of duty specified in the General column from the specified African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) State Party.
AfCFTA State Party: Republic of Kenya
Heading/subheading: 0902.40