South Africa amends Part 3 of Schedule No. 6 to align diesel refund registration provisions with sections 75 and 120 rules, effective 18 September 2026.<\/p>\n
South Africa has imposed staged anti-dumping duties of between 5.5% and 57.84% on Chinese flat-rolled iron and steel products, with the new measures taking effect on Sept. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n
The duties cover steel used in construction, manufacturing and fabricated goods, including wide sheets and coils, hot-rolled products, and certain plated or coated material. The highest rate applies to covered imports from China, while a lower rate applies to products made by a named Chinese producer. The duties take effect on 18 September 2026<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The measure is intended to raise the cost of steel entering South Africa at dumped prices and address injury to the regional steel industry. The importer pays the duty at the border, making the charge part of the delivered cost of each affected shipment.<\/p>\n The change is made through Part 1 of Schedule No. 2 to South Africa\u2019s Customs and Excise Act. It replaces existing entries under item 215.02 and applies to flat-rolled iron, non-alloy steel and other alloy steel in Chapter 72, when originating in or imported from China. The legal counsel summary describes the measure as an increase in anti-dumping protection under International Trade Administration Commission Report No. 778.1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The staged structure begins at 5.5% for the covered product range. It then rises to 20.5%, before increasing to 35.5% and ultimately 57.84% under the successive tariff amendments. The progression means the headline rate is not the charge on every product or every exporter. Classification, origin and the producer or exporter named in the tariff line determine the amount payable.<\/p>\n The sequence matters for customs declarations because a shipment cannot be assessed by the broad description \u201csteel\u201d alone. The relevant goods are flat-rolled products, generally 600mm or wider, and the schedule separates products by tariff line, coating, thickness and supplier. The first amendment imposed the 5.5% rate on the defined Chapter 72 products from China, according to the tariff counsel document.1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The highest step moves the charge from 35.5% to 57.84% for the covered Chinese imports. That increase is recorded as a substitution of tariff items under 215.02, rather than as a new general customs duty. The top rate is 57.84%<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n For importers, the distinction is important because an anti-dumping duty is additional to the ordinary customs treatment of the goods. A shipment that remains within the product description can therefore face a substantially higher border bill without any change to its basic tariff classification. The financial effect will be greatest for steel bought on narrow margins or shipped under contracts that fix prices before arrival.<\/p>\n The product description reaches flat-rolled steel of 600mm or more in width, whether supplied in coils or cut to length. It includes hot-rolled material, including steel that has been pickled and oiled, but excludes stainless steel and grain-oriented electrical steel. The listed product family includes tariff subheadings such as 7208.10, 7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 7208.37, 7208.38, 7208.39, 7208.51, 7208.52, 7225.30 and 7225.40.2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n That wording reaches more than a single finished article. It covers basic sheet and coil used in downstream production, as well as other alloy steel products meeting the specified technical description. The exclusions are commercially significant because stainless steel and grain-oriented electrical steel sit outside this particular investigation and duty measure.<\/p>\n Separate tariff entries deal with plated or coated products. One listed line covers steel plated or coated with zinc, with a thickness not exceeding 0.20mm, and assigns a 5.5% rate to products made by other producers or exported by other exporters, subject to the exclusion of the named company.3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The tariff schedule therefore places a premium on accurate product descriptions at entry. Width, thickness, coating, processing and the precise tariff subheading can change the applicable line. A generic commercial invoice description may not capture the details that distinguish one steel entry from another.<\/p>\n The rules also distinguish between a named producer and the residual category for all other producers or exporters. That approach can produce different duty outcomes for goods with similar physical characteristics. The 5.5% duty applies to the residual category<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The tariff amendments set a separate 8.21% duty for flat-rolled products manufactured by Shandong Guanxian Foryune Composite Materials Co. Ltd. The rate applies to goods originating in or imported from China and covered by the Chapter 72 product description. It is higher than the general 5.5% line but far below the 57.84% rate applied at the top of the revised schedule.1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\nChinese steel rates climb<\/h2>\n
Staged anti-dumping duty on Chinese flat-rolled steel<\/h4>\n
Sheets, coils and coatings<\/h2>\n
What the measure does not cover<\/h4>\n
The Foryune exception<\/h2>\n
The rate depends on who made and shipped the steel<\/h4>\n