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

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01 Aug 2025

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

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Aug 2025

Revocation date:

04 Dec 2025

Updated: 08 Dec 2025
Import tariff

Recent update from 04 Dec 2025:

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On 5 December 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) increased the rate of customs duty on sugar imports (HS 1701) from ZAR 3.65/kg (USD 0.22/kg) to ZAR 4.36/k...

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