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Legal Counsel – Secondary Legislation – Tariff Amendments 2026

Legal Counsel – Secondary Legislation – Tariff Amendments 2026

3 September 2026 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: The tariff amendments notices, scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette, relate to the following amendments:

Effective 4 September 2026

  • Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the insertion of various items under item 213.03 and 217.02, in order to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of windscreens for vehicles and front windscreens (windshields), classifiable under tariff subheadings 7007.21.20 and 8708.22.10 respectively, originating in or imported from Malaysia (ITAC Report 776)

Up to and including 1 May 2027

  • Part 3 of Schedule No. 2, by the substitution of various items under item 260.03, in order to include imports originating in or imported from South Korea to be subject to the payment of the safeguard duty of a rate of 11% on certain hot-rolled steel products, classifiable under Chapter 72 (ITAC Minute M04/2026)

With effect from 2 May 2027 up to and including 1 May 2028

  • Up to and including 27 February 2027 Imposition of provisional payments in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics, classifiable under tariff subheadings 7210.70.20, 7210.70.30, 7210.70.40 and 7210.70.90 originating in or imported from the Peoples Republic of China (ITAC Report 788) Effective 28 August 2026 Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of tariff subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 1701.91, and 1701.99, to increase the rate of customs duty on sugar from 483.72c/kg to 697.92c/kg as a consequence to the increase of the Dollar Based Reference Price from US$680/ton to US$785/ton (ITAC Report 781)Part 3 of Schedule No. 2, by the substitution of various items under item 260.03, in order to include imports originating in or imported from South Korea to be subject to the payment of the safeguard duty of a rate of 9% on certain hot-rolled steel products, classifiable under Chapter 72 (ITAC Minute M04/2026)

 

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