AGOA in Name Only: SA's Export Pivot From Washington to Beijing
South Africa keeps its AGOA seat but a 30% US tariff has gutted its value, just as China's zero-tariff door opens. The…
Read more →SA's Fuel Levy Returns: June's Diesel Relief Is a Mirage
A R3.25/litre diesel pump cut on 3 June masks a structural tax shift — the general fuel levy is back from nil…
Read more →SA's Trade Surplus Doubled to R89bn — On Gold, Not Industry
South Africa's year-to-date trade surplus has more than doubled to R89.3 billion, but the gains rest on high gold and PGM prices…
Read more →The Hormuz Squeeze: Rand, Oil and Freight Hit SA Importers at Once
The Strait of Hormuz crisis pushed the rand to a three-week low near R16.60 and revived Cape diversions. South African importers now…
Read more →SARS Forces Foreign Trucks to Pre-Declare Online Before the Border
From 1 June SARS requires every foreign-registered vehicle to be declared on its Traveller Management System before reaching the border — a…
Read more →CBAM Goes Live: Eskom's Coal Is Now a Tax on SA Steel Exports to Europe
The EU's carbon border tax entered its paying phase on 1 January, and South Africa's coal-heavy grid makes its steel and aluminium…
Read more →South Africa's Cape Shipping Windfall Is Sailing Past — Now Suez Reopens
Diversions around the Cape jumped 112% during the Red Sea crisis, yet South Africa's bunker volumes fell. With carriers now returning to…
Read more →US Proposes Fresh 12.5% Tariff on SA Exports Over Forced Labour
Washington has proposed a 12.5% Section 301 tariff on South African goods over forced-labour gaps — a fourth front that stacks on…
Read more →SA Citrus Is Now World Number One — and the 30% US Tariff Bites
South Africa has overtaken Spain as the world's largest citrus exporter just as the 2026 season opens — but the 30% US…
Read more →South Africa's Largest Steel Tariff Overhaul Catches Importers Cold
ITAC's flagship Report 764 has rewritten South Africa's steel import duties across Chapters 72–83 — but the duties are live while the…
Read more →Transnet's R78 Container Charge Lands Just as Diesel Prices Fall
Transnet Port Terminals lifted its "fuel neutrality" container charge to a record R78 from 1 June — in the same week SA's…
Read more →China's Zero-Tariff Window Opens for SA Exporters — Mind the Fine Print
China's zero-tariff scheme now covers South African goods, scrapping duties of up to 30% on citrus, wine and processed exports — but…
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