Hot-rolled steel anti-dumping duties: rebate exclusions backdated to 19 March 2026
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SARS published a tariff amendment on 9 October 2026 that changes which rebate items are excluded from the anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled flat steel from China, Japan and Chinese Taipei. The amendment is Notice R.7991 in Government Gazette 55506 and applies retrospectively from 19 March 2026.
What changed
The notice amends Part 1 of Schedule No. 2 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, by substituting various items under item 215.02. It updates the list of rebate items excluded from the anti-dumping duties. The change follows ITAC Minute M02/2026.
Products covered
Flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel that are:
600 mm wide or more, in coils or not, including products cut to length
not further worked than hot-rolled, including pickled and oiled
not clad, plated or coated
classified under the listed Chapter 72 tariff subheadings
Stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel are excluded.
Key dates
8 October 2026: SARS announced the amendment.
9 October 2026: published in Government Gazette 55506 (Notice R.7991).
19 March 2026: effective date (retrospective).
Who it affects
Importers of the listed steel products from China, Japan and Chinese Taipei who use the affected rebate items, and their clearing agents.
What to do
Identify clients who import the listed products from these countries.
Check the rebate items used on entries since 19 March 2026 against the amended item 215.02.
Where the exclusions affect duty already paid, raise it with the client and the clearing agent.
This notice is separate from the anti-dumping duties on Chinese flat-rolled steel gazetted on 18 September 2026, covered on Accounting Weekly on 22 September 2026.
Sources: Notice R.7991, SARS news item, 8 October 2026, SARS tariff amendments 2026
