Readers will recall from an earlier column that on 27 April the World Trade Organisation (WTO) notified members of South Africa’s intention to impose safeguard duties on certain flat-rolled products of iron and alloy, classifiable under tariff subheadings 7208.10, 7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 7208.37, 7208.38, 7208.39, 7208.40, 7208.51, 7208.52, 7208.53, 7208.54, 7208.90, 7211.14, 7211.19, 7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.91 and 7226.99.
This follows South Africa’s earlier notification to the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards on 23 February 2016, and the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa’s preliminary determination of 22 July 2016.
ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) expects the imposition of safeguard duties to come into effect on 01 July.
