PUBLISHER: Freight News (www.freightnews.co.za)
The International Trade Administration Commission of SA (Itac) has defended itself against research revealing that import duties paid from July 2023 to June 2024 were applied to tariff codes that have remained unchanged for more than 20 years.
According to a subsequent investigative report conducted by XA Global Trade Advisors (Xagta), 93% of import duties from this period were subjected to these outdated codes.