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Government initiates control measures for chrome ore exports to revitalise local industry

07 October 2025
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has issued a public notice inviting comments on a significant Cabinet decision directed towards revitalising South Africa’s chrome industry.
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ITAC recommends temporary duty waiver for stainless steel tubing

17 September 2025
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended that a temporary rebate provision be created for the importation of stainless steel tubing used in the manufacture and maintenance of processing plants for the hygien
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Lifeline for Defy as tariffs hiked on dumped washing machines

22 July 2025
Hefty provisional levies imposed on imports of the appliances from China and Thailand.
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ITAC imposes 52.34% duty on corrosion-resistant steel coil, raises transformer core customs duty

02 July 2025
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) has requested the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to impose a provisional safeguard duty of 52.34% of the value of imports of thin-gauge corrosion-resistant steel coil for 200 d
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Scramble for rare earths heralds opportunities for SA and Africa

23 June 2025
As the global market for EVs has expanded so too have concerns over the security of supply of materials crucial to making them.
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ITAC maintains existing customs duties on aluminium rolled products at 15%

12 June 2025
ITAC has decided that the existing duties on aluminium rolled products serve to protect domestic manufacturing and employment opportunities and has recommended that the duties be maintained.
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Goodyear SA skids as trade wheel turns

09 June 2025
Goodyear SA MD Paul Gerrard was accompanied by bodyguards to a staff meeting in the Despatch town hall last week, as fury mounted in the Mandela Bay area over looming layoffs at the nearly 80-year-old Kariega plant.
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ITAC imposes provisional measures against tyre companies circumventing antidumping duties

03 June 2025
The International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) of South Africa has decided that provisional payments be imposed for six months on companies implicated in the circumvention of antidumping duties on new pneumatic tyres imported from China.
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SA transmission, tooling exporters most at risk as US tariffs hit

03 June 2025
On March 26, 2025, the United States imposed a 25% tariff on South African automotive components and fully built vehicles — an abrupt policy shift that sent ripples through our local automotive value chain.
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SA faces threat of trade dumping amid US-China clash

12 May 2025
With relatively low levels of protection for its domestic industries, South Africa remains particularly vulnerable to the potential spillover effects of trade conflicts, writes Zuko Ntsangani.
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