On 09 May 2014 the South African Revenue Service (Sars) announced the deletion, effective on the day, of the anti-dumping duties on welded link chain ranging in size from 4mm to 10mm, classifiable under tariff subheading 7315.82.03, originating in or imported from the People's Republic of China. The dumping items in question were 215.02/7315.82.03/01.08 and 215.02/7315.82.03/02.08 and the anti-dumping duties were 2.4% and 52.9%.
Anti-dumping item 215.02/7315.82.03/01.08 Non-articulated welded link chain, the links of which are manufactured from round section iron or steel wire, bars or rods of a diameter of 4 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm, manufactured by Rudong Chain Works. Note: The retrospective effect of the substitution in this item for "imported from" with "manufactured by" as published in Notice R.862 of Government Gazette No. 37015 dated 15 November 2013 - (a) only applies to exports of chain, manufactured by the manufacturers specified in the items, by suppliers other than those manufacturers; (b) does not affect exports of chain directly imported from the manufacturers prior to the substitution. The anti-dumping duty was 2.4%.
Anti-dumping item 215.02 7315.82.03 02.08 88 Non-articulated welded link chain, the links of which are manufactured from round section iron or steel wire, bars or rods of a diameter of 4 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm, (excluding those manufactured by Rudong Chain Works and Sichuan Longchan Hongfa Chain Produce Co. Ltd.). Note: The retrospective effect of the substitution in this item for "imported from" with "manufactured by" as published in Notice R.862 of Government Gazette No. 37015 dated 15 November 2013 - (a) only applies to exports of chain manufactured by the manufacturers specified in the items, by suppliers other than those manufacturers; (b) does not affect exports of chain directly imported from the manufacturers prior to the substitution. The anti-dumping duty was 52.9%.