Tariff Amendments 2026

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

6 May 2026
New!

GG 54623
R.7435

Correction Notice – Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, to insert item 195.10.03/2710.12.02 to maintain the rate of the general fuel levy at 110c/li on petrol in order to give effect to the announcement by the Minister of Finance on 28 April 2026

With effect from 6 May 2026

5 May 2026
New!

GG 54608
R.7426

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, to adjust the general fuel levy on diesel by decreasing the general fuel levy on diesel from 93 cents per litre to nil cents per litre, in order to give effect to the announcement by the Minister of Finance on 28 April 2026

With effect from 6 May 2026

5 May 2026
New!

GG 54609
R.7427

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence of the reduction in the general fuel levy as announced by the Minister of Finance on 28 April 2026; the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 6 May 2026

30 April 2026

GG 54595
R.7418

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the deletion of tariff subheadings 3917.39.20 and 3917.39.90 and the insertion of tariff subheadings 3917.39.21, 3917.39.23, 3917.39.93 and 3917.39.99 in order to increase the rate of customs duty on tubes, pipes and hoses of polymers of ethylene, seamless, with fittings, multi-layered, having an intermediate layer of aluminium and with an outside diameter not exceeding 32 mm from 15% to 20% (ITAC Report 760)

30 April 2026

30 April 2026

GG 54595
R.7419

Amendment to Part 2A of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of item 116.10.10/8543.40.10, in order to increase the rate of excise duty from R3.18/ml to R3.29/ml

30 April 2026

30 April 2026

GG 54595
R.7417

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 71 963 tonnes to 73 881 tonnes (ITAC Minute M12/2025)

With retrospective effect from 1 April 2025

23 April 2026

GG 54572
R.7389

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the insertion of various items under item 216.01, in order to impose anti-dumping duties on fully automatic top load machines, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10 kg but less than 17 kg, classifiable under tariff subheading 8450.20.20 originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Thailand (ITAC Report 772)

23 April 2026

17 April 2026

GG 54519
R.7373

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the insertion of tariff subheading 7310.10.20, in order to increase the general rate of customs duty on conical steel drums, of steel, of a capacity of 210 li or more but not exceeding 234 li from free of duty to 15% (ITAC Report 735)

17 April 2026

1 April 2026

GG 54445
R.7340

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, to provide for a reduction of 300c/li in the rate of the general fuel levy from 410c/li to 110c/li on petrol and a reduction of 300c/li from 393c/li to 93c/li on diesel in order to give effect to the announcement by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2026

With effect from 1 April 2026 up to and including 5 May 2026

 

1 April 2026

GG 54445
R.7341

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence of the reduction in the general fuel levy as announced by the Minister of Finance on 31 March 2026; the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 1 April 2026 up to and including 5 May 2026

 

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7301

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 2025 up to and including 31 December 2025

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7303

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 2026

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7302

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 2025 up to and including 31 December 2025

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7304

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 2026

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7297

Amendment to Part 3F of Schedule No. 1, by an increase of R72 per tonne in the rate of environmental levy on carbon dioxide equivalent from R236 to R308 per tonne to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 25 February 2026

With retrospective effect from 1 January 2026

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7298

Amendment to Part 5A of Schedule No. 1, to provide for:

  • an increase of 9c/li in the rate of the general fuel levy from 401c/li to 410c/li on petrol and an increase of 8c/li from 385c/li to 393c/li on diesel;
  • the substitution to Note 8; and
  • an increase of 5c/li in the carbon fuel levy from 14c/li to 19c/li for petrol and an increase of 6c/li from 17c/li to 23c/li for diesel, respectively,

in order to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 25 February 2026

With effect from 1 April 2026

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7299

Amendment to Part 5B of Schedule No. 1, by an increase of 7c/li in the RAF levy from 218c/li to 225c/li on both petrol and diesel, to give effect to the Budget proposals announced by the Minister of Finance on 25 February 2026

With effect from 1 April 2026

27 March 2026

GG 54412
R.7300

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, as a consequence of the increase in the general fuel levy and RAF levy as announced by the Minister of Finance in his budget speech of 25 February 2026; the diesel refund provisions are adjusted accordingly

With effect from 1 April 2026

19 March 2026

GG 54351
R.7243

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the insertion of various items under item 215.02 in order to impose anti-dumping duties on certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more, whether or not in coils (including products cut to length), not further worked than hot-rolled, including pickled and oiled, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, (excluding stainless and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel, classifiable under various tariff subheadings under Chapter 72 originating in or imported from the Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Taiwan (ITAC Report No. 767)

19 March 2026

19 March 2026

GG 54351
R.7244

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 2, by the insertion of various items under item 215.02 in order to impose anti-dumping duties on U, I and H sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot rolled, hot drawn, or extruded (excluding H sections of a height greater than 200 mm) and other angles and shapes of iron or non-alloy steel, of a height of 80 mm or more not further worked than hot rolled, hot drawn, or extruded, classifiable in tariff subheadings 7216.31, 7216.32, 7216.33 and 7216.50 originating in or imported from the Peoples Republic of China and Thailand (ITAC Report No. 759)

19 March 2026

13 March 2026

GG 54318
R.7219

Amendment to Part 2 of Schedule No. 4, by the insertion of rebate item 460.16/8414.60.20/01.08 in order to provide for a temporary rebate facility for the importation of cooker hoods of a domestic type having a maximum horizontal side not exceeding 120 cm, classifiable under tariff subheading 8414.60.20 (ITAC Report No. 746)

13 March 2026

25 February 2026

 

Taxation Proposals as tabled by the Minister of Finance in his Budget Review 2026 at 14:20

25 February 2026

Note the time of tabling as 14:20

19 February 2026

GG 54173
R.7143

Amendment to Part 3 of Schedule No. 6, by the substitution of Note 6(b)(i) to remove the reference to the 80 per cent eligible purchases in order to give effect to a budget proposal announced by the Minister of Finance in his budget speech of 12 March 2025

With effect from 1 April 2026

13 February 2026

GG 54108
R.7115

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 436.38c/kg to 483.72c/kg in terms of the existing variable tariff formula (ITAC Minute 10/2025)

13 February 2026

13 February 2026

GG 54108
R.7114

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the substitution of tariff subheadings 1001.91 and 1001.99 as well as 1101.00.10, 1101.00.20, 1101.00.30 and 1101.00.90, to reduce the rate of customs duty on wheat and wheaten flour from 85.15c/kg and 127.72c/kg, respectively to 61.90c/kg and 92.85c/kg, in terms of the existing variable tariff formula (ITAC Minute M09/2025)

13 February 2026

23 January 2026

GG 53984
R.7018

Imposition of provisional payments in relation to anti-dumping duties against the alleged dumping of 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm and 6mm clear float glass classifiable under tariff subheadings 7005.29.17, 7005.29.23, 7005.29.25, and 7005.29.35, originating in or imported from Tanzania (ITAC Report No. 762)

23 January 2026 up to and including 22 July 2026
23 January 2026GG 53984
R.7019

Amendment to Part 1 of Schedule No. 1, by the deletion of tariff subheadings 0307.39.20, 0307.39.30, and 0307.39.40, and the insertion of tariff subheadings 0307.32.20, 0307.32.30, and 0307.32.40, in order to provide for frozen mussels

23 January 2026

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