ACCORDING to a statement issued by The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) on 22 July, Defy Appliances applied for a remedial action against the alleged dumping of fully automatic top-load machines, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10 kg but less than 17 kg imported from China and Thailand.
ITAC said it made a preliminary decision to impose provisional measures on imports of fully automatic top-load machines. Provisional anti-dumping duties are short-term emergency measures imposed before a final determination is made, to prevent further injury to the applicant whilst the investigation continues.
The Commission made the following preliminary findings:
- The subject product originating in or imported from China and Thailand is being dumped onto the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) market. This includes member countries, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini.
- The SACU industry experienced material injury and a threat of material injury during the period of investigation.
- There is a causal link between the dumped imports of the subject product originating in or imported from China and Thailand, and the material injury and threat of material injury suffered by the SACU industry.
As a result, the Commission requested the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to impose provisional measures of 9.39%, 8%, 13.42% and 67.11% on imports of the subject product for a period of 6 months, effective from the date of publication in the Government Gazette on 18 July 2025.
