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SACU: Increase in the customs duty on sugar (1 August 2025)

Announcement

01 Aug 2025

In August 2025, the South African Revenue Services increased customs duty on sugar imports.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Aug 2025

Revocation date:

04 Dec 2025

To be terminated: 05 Dec 2025
Import tariff
On 1 August 2025, the South African Revenue Service increased the rate of customs duty on sugar (HS 1701) from ZAR 2.82/kg (USD 0.16/kg) to ZAR 3.65/kg (USD 0.20/kg).The tariff applies to tariff subhe...
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