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Legal Counsel – Secondary Legislation – Tariffs Amendments 2025

Legal Counsel – Secondary Legislation – Tariffs Amendments 2025

2 October 2025 – Customs and Excise Act, 1964: The tariffs amendments notices, scheduled for publication in the Government Gazette, relate to the following amendments, with effect from 1 January 2026:

  • Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of various tariff subheadings, to implement the phase down rates of customs duties in terms of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement
  • Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to provide for technical amendments, by the insertion of new 8-digit tariff subheadings under Chapters 29, 38, 68, 70, 74 and 83
  • Schedule No. 2, by the substitution of the heading to include the reference to “Safeguard”

Publication details will be made available later