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South Africa: Increase of import excise duties on certain goods

Announcement

23 Mar 2018

The government of South Africa increased the import excise duties on certain perfumes and toilet waters; beauty or make-up preparations; motorcycles; on machines for the reception, conversion and transmission of voice, image or other data; fireworks; certain fur skin articles; machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical machinery and equipment; water scooters; arms, toys and games; and motor vehicles.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Apr 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 23 Mar 2018
Internal taxation of imports In force
On 23 March 2018, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) adopted Notice 347 modifying the import excise duties on 60 eight-digits tariffs lines. According to the WTO, the new values have increased ...
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