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South Africa: Government eliminates VAT on import duties in certain products in response to the Coronavirus outbreak

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27 Mar 2020

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) approved the elimination of VAT on imports of goods considered essential to confront the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1

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0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

27 Mar 2020

Revocation date:

05 Jun 2020

Updated: 27 Mar 2020
Internal taxation of imports

On 27 March 2020, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced the elimination of VAT from imports of goods considered essential to confront the COVID-19 outbreak. Concretely, the SARS refers...

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