New Rates for Import Permits effect form 1st of April 2025
28 March 2025, DALRRD The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development announced new tariffs on the import of animals, animal products and related materials into South Africa. The new tariffs will be in effect from 01 April 2025. Click below to view the new prices. Read more here.
SARS NOTICE – Invoice details on Customs Declarations
20 March 2025, South African Revenue Service Following a period of engagement, development, and testing with industry and technical service providers, SARS requests that trade now include invoice data in all electronic customs declarations submitted to SARS. As of 1 April 2025, customs declarations not containing invoice data will have an increased probability of being […]
Budget Speech and Zero VAT Items
13 March 2025, AMIE Dear AMIE member, As you are aware, the Budget Speech was delivered by Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana yesterday. To give context at a high level, the following process is followed for a budget to be approved and therefore implemented by the government : The Minister presents to the Parliament, joint […]
Household Affordability Index
26 February 2025, PMBEJD The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD) released its latest Household Affordability Index at the end of February. The Household Food Basket has been designed together with women living on low incomes in Johannesburg (Soweto, Alexandra, Tembisa and Hillbrow), Cape Town (Gugulethu, Philippi, Khayelitsha, Langa, Delft, Dunoon), Durban (KwaMashu, Umlazi, […]
Investigating Poultry: Analysis of South Africa’s Trade
30 January 2025, ChickenFacts In a media statement released on 20 January 2025, The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) alleged that Argentina is “flooding” the South African market with cheap poultry imports, specifically MDM (mechanically deboned meat) and offals, which, according to SAPA, face no tariffs. ChickenFacts did an in-depth investigation into the allegations and the […]
Zimbabwe lifts ban on cloven-hoofed animal imports from Select South African provinces
9 January 2025, Sunday Mail Zimbabwe On January 7, 2025, the Veterinary Services Directorate of Zimbabwe lifted the ban on the importation of cloven-hoofed animals and their products from South Africa. It is important to that this lifting applies exclusively to the provinces of Gauteng, North West, Northern Cape, and Western Cape. Exports from other […]
Importation Restriction Notice Germany: Cloven-hooved Animals and their Products
16 January 2025, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Please note that DALLRRD has published a notice regarding the importation restriction of cloven-hooved animals and their products from Germany due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Germany. The following cut-off date will be applied: Consignments containing products packed for departure on or after […]
China launches a safeguard investigation into fresh and frozen beef
6 January 2025, XA Global Trade Advisors 25% of South African beef exports went to China in the last year (R290 million), making China our largest export destination for beef. All of this is at risk if safeguard duties are imposed. Follow the link below for more information. Read more here.
HPAI outbreak in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Mississippi states in the U.S.A
7 January 2025, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) DALRRD has published a notice on the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the USA states of Oklahoma, Tennessee and Mississippi. Please read the notice for more details regarding cut-off dates. Read more here.
Closure of the Veterinary Import Permit Office
20 December 2024, DALRRD ATTENTION ALL IMPORTERS The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) will close at 10.00 am on Tuesday, 24 December 2024. The Veterinary Import Permit office will reopen on Monday, 06 January 2025. CLIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COLLECT THEIR IMPORT PERMITS BEFORE CLOSURE. Read more here.
