Washington's 12.5% Forced-Labour Tariff Puts SA Exporters on the Clock
The US has proposed an extra 12.5% tariff on all South African goods over a forced-labour finding, with hearings on 7 July.…
Read more →SA Aims Anti-Dumping at a Neighbour: Mozambican Steel Pipe in the Net
SARS gazetted a provisional anti-dumping duty on large-diameter steel pipe from Mozambique on 18 June — the first in this steel cycle…
Read more →Steel Safeguard Stacks: 52% Duty Lands on Flat-Rolled Coil Imports
A definitive 52.34% WTO safeguard duty on flat-rolled steel took effect on 12 June 2026 and stacks on Report 764, pushing headline…
Read more →Washington Stacks a 12.5% Tariff on South Africa's Exporters
USTR has proposed an extra 12.5% duty on South African goods under a Section 301 forced-labour action, stacking on the existing 10%.…
Read more →Retaliate or Reset: SA Weighs Its Move as US Tariff Clock Ticks
Washington's proposed 12.5% forced-labour tariff is in its comment window and the call has shifted to Pretoria: retaliate or hold for a…
Read more →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 cut on 3 June masks a tax shift — the general fuel levy is back from nil to 197c,…
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 the border — a new…
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 leaves its steel and aluminium…
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 stacking on existing…
Read more →South Africa's Largest Steel Tariff Overhaul Catches Importers Cold
ITAC's Report 764 has rewritten South Africa's steel import duties across Chapters 72-83 — but the duties are live while the promised…
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 up to 30% on citrus, wine and processed exports — but a…
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