On 11 May, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced the imposition of provisional anti-dumping duties on spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 150mm but not exceeding 200mm originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China (China) and the alleged dumping of spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 200mm but not exceeding 320mm, picks, other rates (excluding those with not more than 8 prongs) and other forks, with a prong length exceeding 150mm originating in or imported from the Republic of India up to and including 12 November 2022. The reasoning is contained in the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) Report No.691.
The provisional anti-dumping duties are:
8201.10.05 Spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 150mm but not exceeding 200mm. 58.56% [China]
8201.10.10 Spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 200 mm but not exceeding 320 mm. 155.09% [India]
8201.30.03 Picks 152.91% [India]
8201.30.90 Other 67.23% [India]
8201.90.20 Other forks, with a prong length exceeding 150 mm. 127.93% [India]