Following the notification of the SADC EPA, the question arises whether the rates of customs duty preferences under the SADC EPA are in all instances preferential to those under the TDCA that it replaced. If you are aware of any instances where it is not so, please let us know by email. We will treat the information in confidence as we are only interested in the tariff subheading affected.
Reminder: The column of 26 October 2016 titled “EU/SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)”, provides the background.
“On 21 October 2016 Sars announced the publication of (i) the General Notes to Schedule 1 to Act, 1964; (ii) Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 – fish products; (iii) Part 1 of Schedule No. 1 – Industrial products; Amendment of Schedule No. 10 by the renumbering of Part 1 as Part 1A and the insertion of Part 1B (through Annex I, Annex I cntd from Ch 20 to 39, Annex I cntd from Ch 39 to 64, Annex I cntd from Ch 64 to 84, Annex I cntd from Ch 84 to 97, Annex II to Ch 37, Annex II cntd from Ch 37 to 72, Annex II cntd from Ch 72 to 99, and Annex IV) to give effect to the implementation of the EPA between the European Union (EU) and the SADC EPA States, with retrospective effect to 10 October 2016.”