On 27 March 2026, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) announced the termination of an investigation into the alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping duties on new pneumatic tyres of rubber of a kind used on motor cars, classifiable in tariff subheadings 4011.10.01, 4011.10.03, 4011.10.05, 4011.10.07, and 4011.10.09, and on buses or lorries, classifiable under tariff subheadings 4011.20.16, 4011.20.18 and 4011.20.26, through country hopping from the People’s Republic of China (China) via the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on which comment is due by 06 April 2026.
The Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister did not approve ITAC’s recommendation and instead directed that the matter be referred back. Given that the 18-month period prescribed for completing an anti-circumvention review under South Africa’s Anti-Dumping Regulations (ADR) has since lapsed, the minister further directed that the process be initiated afresh. The detailed reasons for the minister’s considered decision will be published together with ITAC’s Final Determination.
ITAC is therefore precluded, under the ADR, from continuing the investigation or imposing anti-dumping duties on the subject product.
This termination takes effect immediately from the date of publication of this notice, and the investigation is hereby terminated.
As a result of the termination of this investigation, no anti-circumvention duties will be imposed on imports of new pneumatic tyres of rubber of a kind used on motor cars, buses or lorries that are imported through country-hopping from China via Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.