No new duty on Chinese greens as Patel juggles trade and Brics ties
Nature’s Garden applied for a nearly threefold increase on produce sourced mainly from China
Trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel has rejected an application by local frozen foods producer Nature’s Garden for a near threefold increase in customs duties on frozen mixed vegetables imported mainly from China.
The Johannesburg-based company approached the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac), an independent body that investigates customs duties, in 2019. It asked that customs duties on imports be increased from 10% to the World Trade Organisation-bound rate of 37%, arguing local producers were struggling to compete against the low-quality, but competitively priced, mixed vegetables coming into SA...
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