Importers fear job losses, but sugar producers laud duty
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.
If the price ain’t right, ITAC attacks
Now that there’s a new tariff in town, it’s worth checking in on those whose work is the line on duty.
Frozen potato chips heat up trade war between SA, European Union
SOUTH Africa and the European Union (EU) are headed for another bruising dispute over trade access, just weeks after EU and South African trade chiefs clashed over access to each other’s markets.
EU probed over chicken dumping allegations
Three EU countries could be the next to face higher poultry import tariffs if the International Trade Administration Commission of SA (Itac) finds evidence that they have been dumping their chicken products in the country.
Protectionism no use in long term
THE imposition of import duties is a contentious issue because there are always clear winners and losers.
Minister Almighty Patel’s unusual ITAC deployment
IT IS possible to make quite a good case for imposing curbs of some sort on the export of scrap metal. Scrap is a key input into certain steel-making processes, so it can affect the competitiveness of parts of the domestic steel industry and the downstream manufacturers which rely on it for their inputs.
Dutch importer fails in bid to prevent duty being imposed
AN ATTEMPT by the Dutch frozen potato chips importer Farm Frites International to prevent the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) from imposing a residual dumping margin on the firm failed on Tuesday, effectively removing it as a competitor from the South African market.
Dumping fees can sour EU relations
Economists said yesterday that if the country imposed anti-dumping duties on poultry from some of the EU member countries it was investigating.
Double setback for importers, producers of frozen potato chips
IMPORTERS of frozen potato chips in South Africa, as well as producers in Belgium and the Netherlands in particular, have suffered a double setback after the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) imposed a provisional safeguard duty of 61.42% on the product late last week.
COSATU backs the DTI tariff increase on imported chickens
he Congress of South African Trade Unions commends the DTI decision to increase tariffs on selected chicken imports.