Provisional Duties
The International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) announced the imposition of a new 38.33% provisional duty on tires imported from China to South Africa, which has pushed the overall duties on these tires to the 70%.
Following a preliminary investigation, the ITAC decided to impose the duty for a period of 6 months starting 9th Sep. 2022 to 8th Mar. 2023.
Background
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference(SATMC) applied to the ITAC in January to investigate the practice of tires being imported from China at “unfairly low prices”, creating more unemployment, and damaging the local manufacturing industry.