Trade body imposes provisional import tariff on frozen chips
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) on Friday introduced a provisional safeguard duty of 61.42% on imported frozen potato chips.
Patel hails court dismissal of application by metal recyclers
ECONOMIC Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed the judgment of the North Gauteng High Court dismissing an application to interdict the implementation of the government’s new scrap-metal export regulations.
The Sasa Tariff Application to ITAC
The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), representing about 3 000 of the 5 800 sugar milling and refining workers and few thousands of estimated 64 000 sugar cane planting and cane cutting (harvesting) workers, will be making submission to ITAC on why the tariff hike on sugar and related products is necessary to protect our sugar industry.
Cement-makers may end coal import from South Africa
Local cement exporters are considering ending procurement of coal from South Africa and exploring options to import it from a Muslim country.
The politics of the potato chip
The South African frozen chip industry is waging an import tariff war against European markets, accusing them of snatching away new baskets of opportunity created by a growing fast-food sector in the country.
Sugar producers seek import protection
The sugar industry’s application for protection from cheap imports is unlikely to hurt consumers and will safeguard an important and empowered industry, an analyst says.
Sugar import tariff changes in pipeline
A CHANGE to the import tariff on sugar is imminent. A new regime has been processed and passed on to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for implementation, Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said on Tuesday.
Storm brews over sugar tariffs
Food producers Tiger Brands and Premier Foods have warned that the imposition of an import tariff on sugar would lead to price increases on a range of foods, including bread, maize meal and snacks.
South Africa Sugar-Fee Raise Means First Import Duty in 4 Years
South Africa’s decision to raise the dollar-based reference price of sugar by 58 percent means importers will have to pay tariffs on shipments of the sweetener for the first time in four years, an industry association said.
Soaring sugar imports put jobs in danger
The local sugar industry’s slow action to stem imports of cheap sugar may result in sugar mills closing down and 40 000 jobs being lost.