Macsteel Service Centres (Pty) Ltd (“Macsteel or “the applicant”) applied for the creation of a temporary rebate facility for the importation of sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements excluding those that are cold-rolled (cold-reduced), classifiable under tariff subheading 7301.10.
The International Trade Administration Commission (“ITAC” or the “Commission”) considered all the relevant information available at its disposal. In particular, the Commission considered the following factors:
• The Commission found that there is currently no manufacturer of the subject products in the Southern Africa Customs Union (“SACU”) region; and
• The applicable customs duty has an unnecessary cost raising effect on the final users of the subject products; and
In light of the foregoing, the Commission recommended that a temporary rebate provision be created for the importation of sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements excluding those that are cold-rolled (cold-reduced), classifiable under tariff subheading 7301.10, as follows:
• “Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements, classifiable in tariff subheading 7301.10, in such quantities, at such times and subject to such conditions as the International Trade Administration Commission may allow by specific permit, provided the goods are not available in the SACU market”.
The temporary rebate provision will be made available subject to a rebate permit issued at such times, in such quantities, and subject to such conditions as the International Trade Administration Commission may allow by specific permit.
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