Tariff Amendments

Tariff Amendments are published by Notice in the Government Gazette in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, and are added on the web around 15:00 on the Thursday preceding its publication on a Friday in the Gazette.

Technical tariff amendments

Applications for technical tariff amendments must be submitted by no later than 31 March of each year for such application to be considered for inclusion in the year-end amendment that will come into effect on 1 January of the following year in each SACU Member State. The insertion of 8-digit tariff subheadings for statistical purposes is published only once yearly.

An example of the expansion of the tariff subheadings is added below:

Product Description
Provide the existing tariff structure	Example: 6212.10
Proposed tariff structure	Example: 6212.10.1 6212.10.11 6212.10.12 6212.10.19 6212.10.90
Provide the proposed tariff description for the proposed 8-digit tariff subheading	Example: 6212.10.1: Incorporating a closure using either a hook and eyelet or other fastening devices 6212.10.11: Incorporating padded cups and cup underwire 6212.10.12: Not incorporating padded cups but incorporating cup underwire 6212.10.19: Other 6212.10.90: Other

Submissions should be sent to [email protected].

The request should be accompanied by a motivational letter outlining the reasons for the application. Motivation for the application should include, but is not limited to the following:

• Financial impact of the applicant and/or industry in the SACU market.;
• Contribution to job creation by the applicant and/or industry in the SACU market.
• If it is a request for statistical purposes, elaboration on why statistical information of this nature cannot be obtained by any other means.
• Indication whether the proposed request has a consequential effect on the current Schedules of the Common External Tariff.
• Indication whether the request has an impact on trade remedies, rebates, refunds or drawbacks under investigation by the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of South Africa. If so, indication if ITAC was consulted and include their response (ITAC email correspondences) in the application.

The following disclaimer will apply to non-confidential requests:

Please note that the particulars given will form the basis of the application and could be made available to interested parties.