Customs

Trade Agreements Amendments

On 06 January 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced an amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No.1 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Ordinary Customs Duty) by the insertion of new 8-digit tariff subheadings, deletions and substitutions under several Chapters.

The deletion of the following:

  • 3004.20.90 Other
  • 7413.00.30 Cables, cordage and rope; electric wire or cable
  • 8544.60.10 Paper insulated
  • 8544.60.20 Plastic insulated
  • 8544.60.30 Rubber insulated

By the insertion of the following:

  • 7413.00.3 Cables, cordage and rope; electric wire or cable:
  • 7413.00.31 Cables, with a tensile strength not exceeding 340 MPa
  • 7413.00.33 Cables, with a tensile strength of 340 MPa or more kg
  • 7413.00.39 Other
  • 7614.90.05 With an aluminium core
  • 7614.90.10 With a core of composite material
  • 7614.90.90 Other
  • 8544.49.2 Plastic insulated:
  • 8544.49.21 For a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 300 V
  • 8544.49.23 For a voltage exceeding 300 V but not exceeding 500 V
  • 8544.49.29 For a voltage exceeding 500 V kg
  • 8544.49.3 Rubber insulated:
  • 8544.49.31 For a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 750 V
  • 8544.49.39 For a voltage exceeding 750 V
  • 8544.60.1 Paper insulated:
  • 8544.60.11 For a voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 33 kV
  • 8544.60.13 For a voltage exceeding 33 kV but not exceeding 132 kV
  • 8544.60.19 For a voltage exceeding 132 kV
  • 8544.60.2 Plastic insulated:
  • 8544.60.21 For a voltage not exceeding 1.5 kV DC
  • 8544.60.22 Other, for a voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 3,3kV
  • 8544.60.23 For a voltage exceeding 3,3 kV but not exceeding 33 kV
  • 8544.60.24 For a voltage exceeding 33 kV but not exceeding 132 kV
  • 8544.60.25 For a voltage exceeding 132 kV but not exceeding 275 kV
  • 8544.60.29 For a voltage exceeding 275 kV kg
  • 8544.60.3 Rubber insulated:
  • 8544.60.31 For a voltage not exceeding 1.5 kV DC
  • 8544.60.32 For a voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 1,1 kV
  • 8544.60.33 Other, for a voltage exceeding 1,1 kV but not exceeding 3,3 kV
  • 8544.60.34 For a voltage exceeding 3,3 kV but not exceeding 33 kV
  • 8544.60.35 For a voltage exceeding 33 kV but not exceeding 132 kV
  • 8544.60.37 For a voltage exceeding 132 kV but not exceeding 275 kV
  • 8544.60.39 For a voltage exceeding 275 kV
  • 8716.90.30 Other, of wheelbarrows
  • 9001.10.1 Optical fibre:
  • 9001.10.11 Of glass
  • 9001.10.15 Of plastic
  • 9001.10.19 Other
  • 9001.10.2 Optical fibre bundles:
  • 9001.10.21 Of glass
  • 9001.10.25 Of plastic
  • 9001.10.29 Other
  • 9001.10.3 Optical fibre cables:
  • 9001.10.31 Not containing metal
  • 9001.10.35 Containing metal casing
  • 9001.10.39 Other
  • 7005.29.55 Of a thickness exceeding 8 mm but not exceeding 10 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)
  • 7005.29.65Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm but not exceeding 12 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)
  • 7005.29.85 Of a thickness exceeding 12 mm (excluding solar glass and optical glass)
  • 7614.90 Other:
  • 8512.20 Other lighting or visual signalling equipment:
  • 9001.10 Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables

The tariff amendments were effective on the day.

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