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SACU: Increase in customs duty on transformer cores

Announcement

27 Jun 2025

In June 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) increased the general rate of customs duty on transformer cores from 5% to 15% and changed the duties on imports from MERCOSUR and AfCFTA. The change applies to transformer cores with a power handling capacity not exceeding 50'000 KVA.

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Number of interventions

3

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

27 Jun 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 30 Jun 2025
Import tariff In force

On 27 June 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) decreased the rate of customs duty on transformer cores having a power handling capacity not exceeding 50'000 KVA imported from AfCFTA* cou...

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Implementation date

27 Jun 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 30 Jun 2025
Import tariff In force

On 27 June 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) government increased the rate of customs duty on transformer cores having a power handling capacity not exceeding 50'000 KVA imported from ...

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Updated: 29 Jun 2025
Import tariff In force

On 27 June 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) increased the general rate of customs duty on transformer cores, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 50'000 KVA, from 5% to 15%....

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