On 4 September 2015 the South African Revenue Service (Sars) announced the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on wheelbarrows originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China. [The notice states that the imposition of the anti-dumping duties is with retrospective effect from 6 March 2015. This means that the provisional anti-dumping duties were imposed on that date.]
The notice announced the insertion of anti-dumping items 215.02/8716.80.10/01.08, 215.02/8716.80.10/02.08 and 215.02/8716.80.10/03.08. Item 215.02/8716.80.10/01.08 ‘Wheelbarrows manufactured by Qingdao Youhe Handtruck Co. Ltd China’, at a rate of anti-dumping duty is 32.32%; Item 215.02/8716.80.10/02.08 ‘Wheelbarrows manufactured by Qingdao Wantai Special Handtruck Co. Ltd China” at a rate of anti-dumping duty is 39.92%; and Item 215.02/8716.80.10/03.08 “Wheelbarrows (excluding that manufactured by Qingdao Yongyi Metal Products Co. Ltd; Qingdao Youhe Handtruck Co. Ltd and Qingdao Wantai Special Handtruck Co. Ltd, China” at a rate of anti-dumping duty 29.82%.
The application was lodged by Lasher Tools which already has definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 200 mm but not exceeding 320 mm (tariff subheading 8201.10.10); picks (tariff subheading 8201.30.03); rakes with more than 8 prongs (tariff subheading 8201.90.20); and forks with a prong length exceeding 150 mm (excluding forks with 8 or more prongs) (tariff subheading 8201.90.20).
Lasher Tools arguably benefits from the most anti-dumping duties being imposed on its products, and also has the oldest (longest running anti-dumping duties) imposed on its products.