IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL

Supranational

AFFECTED FLOW

Inflow

ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY

No

NON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE

No

ELIGIBLE FIRMS

all

JUMBO

No

TARIFF PEAK

No
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Inception date: 22 Aug 2014 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Import tariff

On 22 August 2014, upon the advice of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC), the South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued Notice R. 632, splitting tariff heading 3207.20 into two eight-digit level tariff lines - HS 3207.20.10 for vitrifiable enamels and similar preparations and 3207.20.20 for vitrifiable glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations - and introducing a new 5% duty on the former. Imports from EU, EFTA and SADC member states remain exempt from the duty.
 
The ITAC decided to introduce the tariff on the basis that the duty will eliminate price disadvantages experienced by the domestic industry manufacturing vitrifiable enamels. The ITAC will review the duty after a period of three years, to determine its impact of the duty on the full industry value chain. 
 
The measure took effect on 22 August 2014 and applies to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).

AFFECTED COUNTRIES

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AFFECTED SECTORS AND PRODUCTS

351 Paints & varnishes & related products; artists' colours; ink
3207 Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of
320720 Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations

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