On 31 March Sars announced a reduction in the rates of customs duty on wheat and wheaten flour, classifiable under tariff subheadings 1001.91 and 1001.99 to the Act, from 159.14c/kg to 119.02c/kg, and those of tariff subheadings 1101.00.10 and 1101.00.90 to the Act from 238.71c/kg to 178.53c/kg, in terms of the existing variable tariff formula. The reasoning for the reduction is contained in the Itac Minute M01/2017.
