Tariff Amendments 2022

The Tariff Amendments are made in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 by Notice in the Gazette. The Notices are arranged according to the publication date and grouped in the different years of issue, which can be accessed on the black navigation pane above.
 
The implementation date has been indicated in bold where it differs from the publication date of a particular Notice for ease of reference.
 
Publication Details
DateGG and Notice NumbersDescriptionImplementation Date

23 December 2022 

GG 47765
R.2884

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of tariff subheading 8418.10.90 in order to increase the rate of customs duty on combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors from 25% to 30% and the insertion of tariff subheading 8418.10.20 to exclude those with a total capacity not exceeding 400li – ITAC Report 618

23 December 2022

18 November 2022

GG 47519
R.2742

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 3, by the deletion of rebate item 304.07/0404.10.01.06, which provides for a rebate of full customs duty on demineralised whey powder used in the manufacture of prepared infants food – ITAC Report 650

18 November 2022

4 November 2022

GG 47443
R.2709

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the phase down of the rates of duty for 2023, in terms of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) between the European Union and the Southern African Development Community EPA States and the European Union as well as the EPA between the Southern African Customs Union Member States and Mozambique and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

With effect from 1 January 2023

4 November 2022

GG 47443
R.2708

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 3, by the substitution of the definition of “value for VAA purposes”, where it appears under “Definitions” in Note 1.2 to rebate item 317.03 – ITAC Minute 11/2021

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2013

4 November 2022

GG 47443
R.2707

Amendment to Part 1C of Schedule No. 6, by the substitution of the descriptions of rebate items 620.13/104.15.25/01.02 and 620.13/104.15.27/02.02, for fortified wine entered for use in topping of sweetening of unfortified wines

4 November 2022

7 October 2022

GG 47262
R.2605

Amendment to the General Notes in Schedule No. 1, by the deletion of the references in Note O.1 pertaining to “Arab Republic of Egypt” and “Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe”, the date of implementation and phasedown period applicable to these two countries

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2021

7 October 2022

GG 47254
R.2575

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the substitution of anti-dumping item 215.02/7324.10/03.06, in order to give effect to the name-change of the manufacturer/exporter excluded from the payment of anti-dumping duties on stainless steel sinks originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China – ITAC Minute 06/2022

With retrospective effect from 3 December 2021

16 September 2022

GG 46193
R.2486

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 4, by the insertion of rebate item 412.01/00.00/02.00, in order to provide a rebate provision for the importation of weapons, weaponry systems, ammunition and related items used for testing purposes – ITAC Report 646

16 September 2022

16 September 2022

GG 46193
R.2485

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on clear float glass classifiable in tariff subheading 7005.29 originating in or imported from Malaysia – ITAC Report 683

16 September 2022

9 September 2022

GG 46874
R.2467

Imposition of provisional payments in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of new pneumatic tyres of rubber, classifiable in tariff heading 40.11, originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China – ITAC Report No. 700

Up to and including 8 March 2023

2 September 2022

GG 46839
R.2435

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the insertion of Additional Notes 5 and 6 to Chapter 87 in order to provide for an incomplete bicycle having the essential character of a complete bicycle of heading 87

2 September 2022

19 August 2022

GG 46736
R.2384

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 reduce the rate of customs duty on sugar from 299,46c/kg to 195,28c/kg in terms of the existing variable tariff formula – ITAC Minute 02/2022

19 August 2022

5 August 2022GG 47199
R.2354

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the insertion of Additional Notes in Chapters 19 and 21 as well as new subheadings to provide for preparations for making alcoholic beverages, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

1 October 2022

5 August 2022GG 47199
R.2355

Amendment to Part 2A of Schedule No. 1, as a consequence to the amendment in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

1 October 2022

5 August 2022GG 47199
R.2356

Amendment to Part 7A of Schedule No. 1, as a consequence to the insertion of the new tariff subheading in Chapter 19 in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

1 October 2022

5 August 2022GG 47199
R.2357

Amendment to Part 1A of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the amendment in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

1 October 2022

15 July 2022GG 47015
R.2285

Imposition of provisional payment in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of frozen potato chips originating in or imported from Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands – ITAC Report 696

Up to and including
14 January 2023

15 July 2022GG 47015
R.2284

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 2 by the substitution of items 260.03/7318.15.41/01.08; 260.03/7318.15.42/01.08 and 260.03/7318.16.30/01.08 in order to include imports originating in or imported from Belarus, Indonesia and Turkey – ITAC Minute M09/2021

Up to and including
23 July 2022

15 July 2022GG 47015
R.2282

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 2 by the substitution of items 260.03/7318.15.41/01.08; 260.03/7318.15.42/01.08 and 260.03/7318.16.30/01.08 in order to include imports originating in or imported from Belarus, Indonesia and Turkey – ITAC Minute M09/2021

With effect from 24 July 2022 up to and including 23 July 2023

15 July 2022GG 47015
R.2283

Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule No. 4 by the insertion of various items under rebate item 460.15 in order to provide for a temporary rebate provisions for the importation of primary flat steel products classifiable in tariff headings 72.08, 72.09, 72.10, 72.11, 72.12, 7225.1, 7225.99 and 7226.9.  – ITAC Report No. 667

15 July 2022

24 June 2022GG 46589
R.2187

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 4, by the substitution of rebate items 406.02, 406.02/00.00/01.00, 406.03, 406.03/00.00/01.00, 406.04, 406.04/00.00/01.00, 406.05, 406.05/00.00/01.00, 406.07 and 406.07/00.00/01.00, to allow diplomats and other foreign representatives to purchase imported new motor vehicles from a customs and excise storage warehouse

24 June 2022

24 June 2022GG 46589
R.2186

Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule No. 6, by the substitution of rebate item 631.00 000.00.00 01.00 to allow diplomats and other foreign representatives to purchase new motor vehicles from a customs and excise manufacturing warehouse

24 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2163

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to correct some minor errors that occurred during HS 2022 implementation

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2164

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of certain Notes and insertions of new 8-digit tariff subheadings under several Chapters in Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, to implement technical and other miscellaneous amendments

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2165

Amendment to Part 2B of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of the descriptions of item number 124.05/8415.10, to align the header description with the header description of subheading 8415.10 as it appears in Schedule No. 1 Part 1

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2166

Amendment to Part 3E of Schedule No. 1, by the deletion of environmental levy item 153.01.09/8701.30 and substitution of several items

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2167

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 3, by the insertion and deletion of rebate item 320.04/5512.19.90/01.08 and 320.04/5512.19/01.06, respectively

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2171

Amendment to Schedule No. 5 by the substitution of Note 13, in order to delete the reference to “refund of the customs duty specified in refund item 533.00”, as refund item 533.00 has been deleted and the reference to this item has become redundant

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2169

Amendment to Part 1B of Schedule No. 6, by the substitution of the wording “under customs supervision” wherever it appears with “under the supervision of an officer”

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2168

Amendment to Part 1C of Schedule No. 6, by the substitution of the wording “under customs supervision” wherever it appears with “under the supervision of an officer”

17 June 2022

17 June 2022GG 46553
R.2170

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, in order to correct typographical errors to the Diesel Refund Notes published in the Government Gazette on 18 March 2022

17 June 2022

10 June 2022GG 46520
R.2147

Amendment t0 Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, by the increase of 75 cents per litre in the rate of the general fuel from R2.35/l to R3.10/l levy for petrol and from R2.20/l to R2.95/l for diesel, respectively

With effect from 6 July 2022 up to and including 2 August 2022

10 June 2022GG 46520
R.2145

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the increase in the rate of the general fuel levy; the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 6 July 2022 up to and including 2 August 2022

10 June 2022GG 46520
R.2146

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, by the increase in the rate of the general fuel levy from R3.10/l to R3.85/l for petrol and for diesel from R2.95/l to R3.70/l, respectively

With effect from 3 August 2022

10 June 2022GG 46520
R.2144

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the increase in the rate of the general fuel levy; the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 3 August 2022

10 June 2022GG 46520
R.2143

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the deletion of item 205.01/2523.29/02.06 and substitution of items 205.01/2523.29/01.06 and 205.01/2523.29/05.06, in order to impose anti-dumping duty on Portland cement originating in or imported from Pakistan – ITAC Report 673

10 June 2022

6 June 2022GG 46507
R.2137

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 reduce the rate of customs duty on sugar from 414,85c/kg to 299.46c/kg in terms of the existing variable tariff formula – ITAC Minute 07/2021

6 June 2022

1 June 2022GG 46465
R.2124

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, to extend the date of the reduction of R1.50 per litre of the general fuel levy for petrol from R3.85/l to R2.35/l and for diesel from R3.70/l to R2.20/l, as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2022

With effect from 6 April 2022 up to and including 5 July 2022

1 June 2022GG 46465
R.2125

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the extension of the date of the reduction of the general fuel levy, as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2022; the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 6 April 2022 up to and including 5 July 2022

20 May 2022GG 46380
R.2093

Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule No. 5, by the insertion of refund item 522.02/22.00/01.04 and Note 7, to provide for a refund item for certain alcoholic beverages that have undergone post-manufacturing deterioration (Expired Stock)

With retrospective effect from 15 March 2019 

13 May 2022GG 46358
R.2081

Impositioning of provisional payment in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 150mm but not exceeding 200mm originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China and the alleged dumping of spades and shovels of a maximum blade width of more than 200mm but not exceeding 320mm, picks, other rates (excluding those with not more than 8 prongs) and other forks, with a prong length exceeding 150mm originating in or imported from the Republic of India – ITAC Report 691

Up to and including 12 November 2022

29 April 2022GG 46293
R.2053

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the creation of separate 8-digit tariff subheadings under tariff heading 1102.20 for super fine maize meal

With retrospective effect from 1 April 2022

29 April 2022GG 46293
R.2052

Amendment to Part 1D of Schedule No. 6, by the insertion of Note 10 in order to align with refund provisions for malt beer and other fermented beverages

29 April 2022

19 April 2022GG 46248
R.2030

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, in order to amend the anti-dumping duties imposed on the species, Gallus Domesticus, originating in or imported from the Netherlands, in order to include Pluimveeslachterij C van Miert BV, Pluimveeslachterij Mieki Hunsel BV and Frisia Foods BV on the list of companies exempted from paying the duties  – Minute 13/2022 addendum to ITAC Report 666

With retrospective effect from 23 August 2021

14 April 2022GG 46224
R.2010

Amendment to Part 3F of Schedule No. 1, by an increase of 7.5 per cent in the rate of environmental levy on carbon dioxide equivalent from R134 to R144 per tonne, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2022 

14 April 2022GG 46224
R.2011

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, by the increase of R1.50 per litre of the general fuel levy for petrol from R2.35/l to R3.85/l and for diesel from R2.20/l to R3.70/l, as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2022

With effect from 1 June  2022 

14 April 2022GG 46224
R.2012

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the increase in the general fuel levy, as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2022, the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 1 June 2022 

6 April 2022GG 46230
R.1995

Amendment to Part 3A of Schedule No. 1, by an increase of 3c/bag in the rate of environmental levy on plastic bags from 25c/bag to 28c/bag, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

With effect from 6 April 2022

6 April 2022GG 46230
R.1996

Amendment to Part 3C of Schedule No. 1, by an increase of R5/lamp in the rate of environmental levy on light bulbs from R10/lamp to R15/lamp, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

With effect from 6 April 2022

6 April 2022GG 46230
R.1997

Amendment to Part 3D of Schedule No. 1, by an increase of R12 per g//km CO2 on carbon dioxide emissions tax from R120 to R132, on new passenger vehicles with emissions exceeding 95g/km and by R16g/km CO2 from R160 to R176, on new double cab vehicles with emissions exceeding 175g/km, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022

With effect from 6 April 2022

6 April 2022GG 46230
R.1993

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of Note 8 by the increase of 1c in the carbon fuel levy from 8c/li to 9c/li for petrol and from 9c/li to 10c/li for diesel, respectively, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2022. Additionally, Part 5A in Schedule No. 1 is amended through the reduction of R1.50 per litre of the general fuel levy for petrol from R3.85/l to R2.35/l and for diesel from R3.70/l to R2.20/l as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2022

With effect from 6 April 2022 up to and including 31 May 2022

6 April 2022GG 46230
R.1994

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence to the reduction in the general fuel levy, as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2022. The diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 6 April 2022 up to and including 31 May 2022

1 April 2022GG 46165 
R.1980

Impositioning of provisional payments in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of non-articulated welded link chains, which are manufactured from round section of iron or steel wire, bars or rods of a diameter of 4 mm or more, but not exceeding 20 mm, originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China – ITAC Report 686

With effect from 1 April 2022 up to and including 16 September 2022

18 March 2022GG 45056
R.1894

Impositioning of provisional payment in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of laminated safety glass, classifiable under tariff subheading 7007.29, originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China – ITAC Report 687

Up to and including 17 September 2022

18 March 2022GG 45056
R.1893

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, by the substitution of Note 6, to give effect to the review of the diesel refund system

With effect from a date to be determined by notice in the Gazette

17 March 2022GG 46054
R.1888

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the insertion of various anti-dumping items under item 204.04, in order to impose anti-dumping duties on pasta originating in or imported from Egypt, Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey classifiable under tariff heading 1902.11 1902.19 – ITAC Report 669

17 March 2022

4 March 2022 GG 46001
R.1846

Amendment of provisional payment in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of frozen bone-in portions of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus, classifiable under tariff subheading 0207.14.9, originating in or imported from Brazil, Denmark, Poland and Spain, to amend the references made in the preceding Notices from “exported by” to read “produced by” – ITAC Report 678

With retrospective effect from 17 December 2021 up to and including 14 June 2022

23 February 2022

 

Taxation Proposals as tabled by the Minister of Finance in his Budget Review 2022 at 14:42

23 February 2022

Note the time of tabling as 14:42

11 February 2022GG 45900
R.1748

Insertion of provisional payment of Brazilian exporters – Agroaraçá Indústria De Alimentos LTDA, Agrosul Agroavicola Industrial S.A., Aurora Cooperativa Central Aurora Alimentos, COPACOL – Cooperativa Agroindustrial Consolata and Zanchetta Alimentos LTDA at a rate of 30.5% and substitution of provisional duties, exported by HK Scan Denmark A/S, Drobimex Sp. Z.O.O, UVE SA, Avicola Sanchez SL, Avicola De Lleida SAU, Avicola De Galicia, S.A.U., Dolz España, S.L. and Escorxador D’Aus Torrent I Fills S.L in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of frozen bone-in portions of fowls of the species Gallus Domesticus, classifiable under tariff subheading 0207.14.9, originating in or imported from Brazil, Denmark, Poland and Spain – ITAC Report 678

With retrospective effect from 17 December 2021 up to and including 14 June 2022

28 January 2022GG 45817
R.1707

Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule No. 4, by the substitution of rebate item 460.03/0207.14.9/01.07, in order to increase the annual quota for frozen bone-in cuts of the species Gallus Domesticus originating in or imported from the United States of America from 69 972 tonnes to 71 290 tonnes – ITAC Minute M04/2021

With retrospective effect from 1 April 2021

28 January 2022GG 45817
R.1706

Amendment to Schedule No. 1, to implement the revised Tariff Rate Quota in terms of the Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC-EU EPA)

With retrospective effect from 1 September 2021 up to and including 31 December 2021

28 January 2022GG 45817
R.1705

Amendment to Schedule No. 1, to implement the revised Tariff Rate Quota in terms of the Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC-EU EPA)

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2022

28 January 2022GG 45817
R.1704

Amendment to Schedule No. 1, to implement the revised Tariff Rate Quota in terms of the Economic Partnership Agreement (SACUM-UK EPA)

With retrospective effect from 1 September 2021 up to and including 31 December 2021

28 January 2022GG 45817
R.1703

Amendment to Schedule No. 1, to implement the revised Tariff Rate Quota in terms of the Economic Partnership Agreement (SACUM-UK EPA)

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2022

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