XA Global Trade Advisors

04/09/2026

Good News for South African Exporters: VAT Rules Finally Catch Up With Reality
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04/09/2026

Will a child born in SA be better off in 30 years than their Argentinian twin?
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On 5 January 2025, I wrote “President Javier Milei is running the world’s largest experiment in anarcho-capitalism. He is cutting red tape, shrinking government and (for now) appears to be reducing inflation to manageable levels. If he turns Argentina around, it will […]

03/09/2026

Sugar import duty increased to 697.92c/Kg
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On 28 August 2026, the customs duty on imported sugar increased from 483.72c/kg to 697.92c/kg. The increase follows Itac’s decision to raise the Dollar-Based Reference Price (DBRP) for sugar from US$680/ton to US$785/ton. The new duty applies to sugar imported under tariff subheadings […]

02/09/2026

Sars implements provisional anti-dumping duties on colour-coated steel imported from China
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01/09/2026

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28/08/2026

ROB ROSE: Industry isn’t in the twilight because of magic, Mr President
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President Cyril Ramaphosa laments South Africa's industrial decline, yet his government's policies are causing it.

27/08/2026

No property rights, no growth: Why Pretoria must lose its expropriation case
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25/08/2026

ITAC reconsiders proposed 10% customs duty on Aluminium Chlorohydrate
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On 21 August 2026, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) published a Gazette concerning the proposed increase in the customs duty on aluminium chlorohydrate. Proposed duty increase on aluminium chlorohydrate ITAC is reconsidering an application to increase the cust...

20/08/2026

New sunset review on frozen bone-in chicken imported from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
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19/08/2026

New temporary rebate created for agricultural or forestry tyres
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On 14 August 2026, SARS amended Part 2 of Schedule No.4 by the insertion of a rebate provision for the importation of new pneumatic tyres of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines, having a rim size of less […]