Umbiko we-ITAC oshicilelwe ngonombolo 491, i-International Trade Administration Commission yaseNingizimu Afrika (“ITAC” noma “iKhomishana”) iphakamise ukwenyuswa kwentela kumabhethri e-lead asidi yohlobo olusetshenziswa ukuqalisa izinjini zepiston, kusukela ku 5% kuya ku-15%. Ikhomishana income nokuthi lesisinqumo sibuyakezwe emuva kweminyaka emithathu sithathiwe. Imikhiqizo yaloluhlobo lama battery ihlukaniswa ngaphansi kwezihlokwana ze-tariff 8507.10.91 kanye no-8507.10.99.
IKhomishana yaqala ukubuyekezwa kwentela yempahla ephumayo esebenza emikhiqizweni yezihloko kusukela mhla zingu-18 kuNdasa ka-2022, yashicilela kuGazethi Kahulumeni ka 46059 (Notice - No. 894 of 2022).
Ngesikhathi sezingxoxo zayo, iKhomishana yacubungula yonke imininingwane efanele engase iluthole. Ikakhulukazi, iKhomishana yacabangela lezi zinto ezilandelayo:
(i) Ukuthi njengamanje kunabakhiqizi abane abaziwayo bomkhiqizo oyisihloko esifundeni se-Southern African Customs Union (“SACU”).
(ii) Kulandela ukuqaliswa kokusetshenziswa kwezindleko zokwesekwa kowezi-2015 (okungukuthi ngowezi-2015 kuya kowezi-2017), kube nokwehla kwenani lentengo ephansi yempahla ethengwayo evela kwamanye amazwe futhi ngalesi sikhathi, ukwesekwa kwentela kusize imboni ye-SACU ukuthi inyuse isabelo sayo semakethe ye-SACU kanye nokukhuphukayo. ukutshalwa kwezimali emishinini emikhulu kanye nokukhula kwemisebenzi.
(iii) Kodwa-ke, phakathi nesikhathi sika-2019 kuya ku-2021 lapho iKhomishana yenza ukubuyekezwa kwayo, iKhomishana yathola ukuthi sekuphinde kwaba nokuvela kabusha kwentengo ephansi yokuthengwa kwempahla evela kwamanye amazwe kanye nenani elikhulu lempahla ethengwayo eholele ekugudluzweni kwamasheya ezimakethe, umthamo wokukhiqiza, ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kanye namathuba omsebenzi. abakhiqizi bomkhiqizo wesihloko ku-SACU.
IKhomishana iphethe ngokuthi ukwenyuka kwezindleko zokwesekwa kuzokwenza ukuthi imboni ye-SACU ikhulise isabelo sayo semakethe futhi ikhulise umnotho. Lokhu kufanele kukhuphule izinga lokuncintisana lemboni ngokumelene nokungeniswa kwamanye amazwe komkhiqizo ofanayo emakethe ye-SACU. Ukwengeza, ukwesekwa kwentela kuzoholela ekugcinweni kwemisebenzi ekhona kanye nokwakhiwa kwemisebenzi eyengeziwe ngaphakathi komkhakha wezimoto.
Ikhomishana iphakamise ukuthi izinga lentela yentela elisebenza kumabhethri e-asidi e-lead ohlobo olusetshenziswa ukuqalisa izinjini ze-piston ezihlukaniseka ngaphansi kwesihloko sentela esithi 8507.10.91 kanye no-8507.10.99 linyuswe lisuka ku-15% i-ad valorem liye kwi-World Trade Organisation engu-30%. i-ad valorem.
Sicela uchofoze isixhumanisi esingezansi ukuze ufinyelele umbiko ogcwele:
IKHISHWE YI-INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA