The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC), through its investigation under Report No. 748, has found sufficient evidence that country hopping occurred — where new pneumatic tyres originating from the People’s Republic of China were routed through Cambodia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam in an attempt to circumvent existing anti-dumping duties.
Following this investigation, SARS has implemented provisional anti-dumping duties on qualifying imports, effective from 30 May 2025 to 29 November 2025.
These duties apply to the following tyre types and tariff subheadings:
i) Passenger Motor Vehicle Tyres:
- 4011.10.01 (≤13”)
- 4011.10.03 (14”)
- 4011.10.05 (15”)
- 4011.10.07 (16”)
- 4011.10.09 (≥17”)
ii) Bus and Lorry Tyres:
- 4011.20.16 (≤14”)
- 4011.20.18 (≥15”)
- 4011.20.26 (>20”)
ITAC has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties per producer and country of origin,
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i) Provisional anti-dumping duty – Cambodia Thailand Vietnam
ii) Correction – Provisional anti-dumping duty – Cambodia Thailand Vietnam
SARS Customs is the mandated custodian responsible for the collection of duty, levies and taxes upon import which would include the provisional anti-dumping duty. In order to identify the producer, it is proposed that the invoice must indicate the producer’s detail, name and address. It is also recommended that a Certificate of Origin be obtained per shipment from the Chamber of Commerce, as well as a DA59, Declaration of Origin