Possible antidumping terminations

3rd July 2015

By: Riaan de Lange

  

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The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) informed on June 19 that, in accordance with the provisions of its antidumping regulations (ADR), any definitive antidumping duty would be terminated on a date not later than five years from the date of imposition, unless it was anticipated that the expiry of the antidumping duty would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury.

Itac has accordingly notified interested parties that, unless a duly substantiated request is made by or on behalf of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) industry indicating that the expiry of the duty would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury, the antidumping duties on the following goods will expire during 2016 (the goods are listed first, followed by the country of origin or export and the rate of antidumping duty, with the date of imposition and the expiry date of the antidumping duties in brackets): blankets, People’s Republic of China, 2 834c/kg (February 4, 2011, February 3, 2016); blankets, Turkey, 691c/kg (February 4, 2011, February 3, 2016); bolts and nuts of iron or steel, People’s Republic of China, 55.4%, 122.7% (May 6, 2011, May 5, 2016); polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Chinese Taipei, 75% (March 4, 2011, March 3, 2016); PET, India, 54.1% (March 4, 2011, March 3, 2016); PET, Republic of Korea, 19.7% (March 4, 2011, March 3, 2016); and unframed glass mirrors, India, 68.74% (March 4, 2011, March 3, 2016).

Sacu-based manufacturers of these goods who wish to submit a request for the antidumping duties to be reviewed prior to the scheduled expiry are requested to do so before these dates: blankets, August 4; bolts and nuts of iron or steel, November 6; PET, September 4; and unframed glass mirrors, September 4.

Sacu manufacturers who submit a request within the time limit need to submit duly substantiated information indicating that the expiry of the antidumping duties would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury.

Sacu manufacturers who wish to submit a request for the antidumping duties to be reviewed prior to their expiry are requested to do so not later than close of business on July 27. The submission should be substantiated by information indicating that the expiry of the antidumping duty would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury.

Self-Adhesive Tape Application
On June 19, Itac published a tariff application for the proposed review of the rebate item for the rebate of the customs duty on plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of polymers of propylene, biaxially orientated, for the manufacture of self- adhesive tape.
Comment is due by July 31.

Furnishing Article Application
On June 19, Itac published a tariff application for the creation of a rebate item for knitted pile fabrics, other, of 100% polyester fibres for use in the manufacture of other furnishing articles for home textiles.
Comment is due by July 17.

Electric Vehicle Application
On June 19, Itac published a tariff application for a reduction in the ‘general’ rate of customs duty on diesel, petrol and electric passenger vehicles not exceeding 800 kg, diesel goods vehicles not exceeding 1 100 kg and petrol and electric goods vehicles exceeding 800 kg, from 25% ad valorem to free of duty.
Comment is due by July 17.

General Note to Schedule No 1
On June 15, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) published the proposed amended General Note B 4 (Duty Assessment) to Schedule No 1 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 – Customs, Excise and Sales Duties and Surcharge (1964 Act). Comment is due by June 30.

Rebate Item Guidelines
On June 19, Itac announced that applications submitted for permits in terms of the following rebate items will be dealt with according to the guidelines as described in the notice and must be submitted in the format set out in the application forms in the notice: the importation of mango juice concentrate; rebate of the duty on woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by the mass of cotton of a mass not exceeding 200 g/m2 for the manufacture of impregnated or coated textile fabrics; rebate of the duty on certain fabrics used in the manufacture of impregnated or coated textile fabrics; rebate of the duty on worn clothing and other worn articles of textile materials for the manufacture of wiping rags and cleaning cloths; yarns for the manufacture of textiles and textile articles; and rebate of the duty on fabrics used for the manufacture of household textiles.

Wheat and Wheaten Flour
On June 19, Sars announced an increase in the rates of customs duty (general or most favoured nation, European Union and European Free Trade Association), excluding the Southern African Development Community, for wheat and wheaten flour, classifiable in tariff chapters 10 (cereals) and 11 (products of the milling industry, malt, starches, insulin and wheat gluten).

Tariff subheadings 1001.91 (seed) and 1001.00 (other), as well as 1101.00.10 (brown wheaten meal produced by the milling of whole grains – the bran, germ and endosperm – excluding separated wheat bran, separated wheat germ or separated wheat semolina or endosperm) and 1101.00.90 (other), to increase the rate of customs duty on wheat and wheaten flour from 46.1c/kg to 80.01c/kg and from 69.2c/kg to 120.02c/kg respectively.

The tariff amendments are in terms of the existing variable formula tariff, the reasons for which are substantiated not in an Itac report, but an Itac Minute (M02/2015).

Fermented Beverages Rule
On June 19, Sars informed of the substitution of Excise Accounts DA260 for Other Fermented Beverages (OFBs) for SOS (Spesiale/Special Opslag/Storage), OS (Opslag/Storage) and SVM (Spesiale/Special Vervaardiging/Manufacturing) warehouses, effective from 14:59 on February 25, the date when the taxation proposals were tabled in Parliament (Budget Speech).

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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