2 MORE developments in the chicken industry last week…
Read to the end, as there are 2 important chicken sector developments this week Number 1: Update to the update on the anti-dumping duties on chicken The decisions taken in this strange anti-dumping investigation are getting…
New draft policy proposal to restrict and regulate trade in scrap metal
Metal theft presents a serious challenge to South Africa, as it does to many other countries. The problem of metal theft applies to a wide range of metals, including both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. We see…
Chicken anti-dumping duties approved, but imposition suspended
This is a very strange decision about a very strange investigation. On 5 February 2021, the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC), initiated an anti-dumping investigation into chicken from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, and Spain. In order…
Initiation of an investigation into alleged dumping of windscreens from China
On 22 July 2022, ITAC initiated an anti-dumping investigation into windscreens from China, classified under tariff subheading 7007.21.20. The anti-dumping application was lodged by Shatterprufe a division of PG Group . Shatterprufe allege a margin of…
The Competition Commission’s ‘Guidelines on collaboration between competitors on localisation initiatives’ have entered into operation
You might have missed this because of load-shedding and the latest round of petrol price increases, but the Competition Commission quietly published the ‘Guidelines on collaboration between competitors on localisation initiatives’ (Guidelines) on 18 March 2022,…
Belarus, Indonesia, and Turkey added to the countries attracting the safeguard duties on bolt ends and screw nuts
On 15 July 2022, ITAC published amendments for “bolt ends and screw nuts” tariff headings, 7318.15.41, 7318.15.42, and 7318.16.30, to include imports originating in or imported from Belarus, Indonesia, and Turkey. “Bolt ends and screw studs…
Provisional anti-dumping duties imposed on frozen potato chips from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands
On 14 July 2022, ITAC imposed provisional anti-dumping duties for frozen potato chips, under tariff codes 2004.10.21 and 2004.10.29, imported or originating from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The table illustrated below highlights how the provisional…
Temporary Arrangements for SADC Certificates of Origin for Cargo Exported from South Africa
On 15 July 2022, The South African Revenue Service (SARS) notified the public that the ongoing Industrial action would impede its operations. As a result, temporary contingency measures relating to the authentication and authorisation of SADC…
Yet Another Temporary Full Duty Rebate on Flat-Rolled Steel or Iron Products
On 15 July 2022, ITAC initiated a temporary rebate on the importation of flat-rolled steel or iron products under tariff headings 72.08, 72.09, 72.10, 72.11, 72.12, 7225.1, 7225.99 and 7226.9. The identified tariff headings listed above…
Anti-dumping duties imposed on cement from Pakistan
On Friday 10 June 2022, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (“ITAC”) imposed anti-dumping duties on Portland Cement, cleared under tariff code 2523.29, imported from or originating in Pakistan. The duties implemented are as…
Investigation initiated into a rebate of duty on stranded wire, ropes and cables
On 20 May 2022, ITAC initiated a duty rebate investigation for the importation of stranded wire, ropes, and cables classifiable under tariff subheading 7312.10.40. The applicant, Dunlop Belting Products (Pty) Ltd, applied for the creation of…
Provisional anti-dumping duty on spades and shovels originating from China and India in addition to picks, rakes and forks from India.
Provisional anti-dumping duties have been implemented on spades and shovels originating from China and India as well as picks, rakes and forks from India. The table below illustrates the duties imposed: Interested in knowing more? Contact…
Request to create a temporary rebate for the importation of onion powder
On 29 April 2022, ITAC initiated an investigation into the creation of a temporary rebate, for the importation of onion powder classifiable under tariff subheading 0712.20: “Onions, in powder, classifiable in tariff subheading 0712.20, in such…
The Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill is now law
On 29 April 2022, Premier David Makhura signed the Township Economic Development Bill into an Act now named (TIDA). The Act has been billed as a form of redress of the apartheid regime. This process began…
ITAC proposed sampling in the anti-dumping investigation on tyres from China
On 22 April 2022, the International Trade Administration Commission (“ITAC”) published a gazette providing notice on limiting the investigation into the alleged dumping of tyres from China to a reasonable numbers of exporters and importers, or…
Application for a rebate of duty on LED light fittings
The Lamphouse (Pty) Ltd applied for the creation of a temporary rebate facility on LED light fittings classifiable under tariff subheading 9405.40.21 for industrial use. Temporary rebates allow goods to imported without paying duty at times…
C Van Miert Pluimveeslachterij BV exempted from chicken anti-dumping duties
The incorrectly imposed anti-dumping duties on bone-in chicken from C van Miert Pluimveeslachterij BV (van Miert), have been removed. Finally. Van Miert is a Dutch producer of chicken, who were found not to be dumping in…
Review of the customs duties on lead acid batteries
ITAC has self-initiated a review of the general customs duties for lead-acid batteries, the kind used to start piston engines classifiable under tariff subheading 8507.10.9 The motivation provided for the review, are as follows: An increase…
Yet another error corrected in the anti-dumping duties imposed on frozen bone-in chicken
ITAC just corrected their provisional anti-dumping duties on bone-in chicken. Again. In February 2021, ITAC initiated an anti-dumping investigation into bone-in chicken from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain. You read about the details here. On…
Anti-dumping investigation initiated into tyres from china
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) applied for anti-dumping duties on car passenger, truck and bus tyres from China. ITAC initiated the investigation on 31 January 2022 and interested parties have until between 9 and…
The SADC protocol on trade in services has finally been implemented
The liberalisation of trade in services took a significant amount of time to be concluded but the SADC protocol in services entered into force on the 27 January 2022. The rapid growth of trade in services…
Waste Pickers Integration guidelines contradicts Government actions
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, along with the Department of Science and Innovation, published “The Waste Pickers Integration Guideline for South Africa”. This guideline serves as a model to integrate the informal waste pickers…
Provisional anti-dumping duties imposed on frozen bone-in chicken
ITAC just imposed anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in chicken. Sigh. We will present a more comprehensive review of the provisional anti-dumping duties imposed on frozen chicken from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain once we review…
Creation of temporary rebate Tall Oil Fatty Acids classifiable under tariff subheading 3823.13
Ferro Coating Resins (Pty) Ltd applied for the creation of a temporary rebate on Tall Oil Fatty Acids, citing a lack of local supply. Oleo Chemicals was the sole manufacturer in South Africa but closed its…
Arbitration Panel Established for Dispute Concerning Safeguards Imposed by SACU on Frozen Chicken from the EU
As if things couldn’t get any more complicated for the chicken sector, on 08 December 2021, an arbitration panel was established according to Article 80 of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement. The dispute between the European…
Safeguard Duties Imposed on Hexagon Iron or Stainless-Steel Bolt Heads
On 10 December 2021, safeguard duties were imposed on bolts with hexagon heads of iron or stainless, tariff heading 7318.15.43, originating in or imported from all countries excluding developing and least developing countries. The safeguard duty…
Anti-dumping investigation on frozen potato chips originating or imported from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands
Shit just got weird when ITAC self-initiated an anti-dumping investigation into frozen potato chips from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, requesting the following duties: Some history is relevant here. Grab the popcorn. In 2013 McCain, Lambert’s…
Duty increase application for shower doors and shower panels
on 19 November 2021, Finestra Shower Doors, a division of Casso Cabinets, applied for an increase in the general duties of shower enclosures. This includes shower doors and shower panels as provided for in Additional Note…