ANNEX VII
REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 8
CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS INTO SACU
ANNEX VII
REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 8
CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS INTO SACU
1.
Customs duties on imports into SACU on products originating in an EFTA
State listed in Tables 1 and 2 categorized as List 0 and List 1 are eliminated upon the
entry into force of this Agreement.
2.
Customs duties on imports into SACU on products originating in an EFTA
State listed in Tables 1 and 2 categorized as List 2 shall be gradually eliminated in
accordance with the following schedule:
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on the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each duty shall be
reduced to 67 per cent of the basic duty;
one year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each duty
shall be reduced to 33 per cent of the basic duty;
two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the
remaining duties shall be abolished.
3.
Customs duties on imports into SACU on products originating in an EFTA
State listed in Table 1 categorized as List 3 shall be gradually eliminated in accordance
with the following schedule:
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•
•
•
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•
•
•
•
•
on the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty shall be
reduced to 90 per cent of the basic duty;
one year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 80 per cent of the basic duty;
two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 70 per cent of the basic duty;
three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 60 per cent of the basic duty;
four years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 50 per cent of the basic duty;
five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 40 per cent of the basic duty;
six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 30 per cent of the basic duty;
seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each
duty shall be reduced to 20 per cent of the basic duty;
eight years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty
shall be reduced to 10 per cent of the basic duty;
nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement the
remaining duties shall be abolished.
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Customs duties on imports into SACU on products originating in an EFTA
State listed in Tables 1 and 2 categorized as List 4 shall be gradually eliminated in
accordance with the following schedule:
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•
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two years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each duty
shall be reduced to 88 per cent of the basic duty;
three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each
duty shall be reduced to 75 per cent of the basic duty;
four years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each duty
shall be reduced to 63 per cent of the basic duty;
five years after the entry into force of this Agreement, each duty shall be
reduced to 50 per cent of the basic duty;
six years after the entry into force of this Agreement, each duty shall be
reduced to 38 per cent of the basic duty;
seven years after the entry into force of this Agreement, each duty shall
be reduced to 25 per cent of the basic duty;
eight years after the entry into force of this Agreement, each duty shall
be reduced to 13 per cent of the basic duty; and
nine years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the
remaining duties shall be completely eliminated.
5.
Customs duties on imports into SACU on products originating in an EFTA
State listed in Tables 1 and 2 categorized as List 5 shall be applied according to the
following schedule:
Tariff schedule with regard to products categorized as List 5
Explanatory
Notes
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
PAP 1
PAP 2
PAP 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg 5c/kg
17.5
15
12.5
10
7.5
5
5
5
5
PAP 4
PAP 5
Footwear and
Leather 1
Footwear and
Leather 2
Motor 1
Motor 2
Motor 3
Motor 4
18.33 16.66 14.99 13.32 11.65 10
22.92 20.84 18.76 16.68 14.6 12.5
14
27
12
23
7
17
Minus
Motors partial 1 5pp
Minus
Motors partial 2 5pp
12
11
10
26
11
20
6
16
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
25
24
22
20
19
18
16
15
16
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
15
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
14
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
13
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
10
12.5
10
12.5
10
12.5
13
12
10
11
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
10
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
12
Minus
5pp
Minus
5pp
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Tariff schedule with regard to products categorized as List 5
Explanatory
Notes
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
(1)
29
26
23
20
Textiles - clothing 31
(1)
17
15
13
12
10
Textiles - fabrics
Textiles (1)
26
24
21
18
15
household
(1)
12
10
8
7
5
Textiles - yarns
19
17
15
Tyres 1
12
11
10
Tyres 2
14
12
10
Tyres 3
21
18
15
Tyres 4
(1)
In the period from year 6 to year 9 SACU would provide imports from EFTA with a
preference margin of around 40 per cent compared to MFN applied rates.
6.
The tariff staging modalities in paragraphs 2 to 5 are set out under the
assumption that the reference date for tariff reduction is 1 January 2006. This reference
date shall not be affected by any delay in the actual entry into force of this Agreement1.
7.
Customs duties on imports into SACU on products originating in an EFTA
State listed in Tables 1 and 2 categorized as Lists 5 and 6 shall be reviewed no later
than five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement. While the overall
objective of the review would be to further improve the access conditions of products
originating in EFTA States, individual products where the liberalization schedule is not
sustainable would, as the case may be, also be addressed by the review.
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1
Relating to the tariff reduction under paragraph 2, for example, if the Agreement were to enter
into force during the course of 2006, the first step of tariff reduction would be made on the
actual date of entry into force of the Agreement, the second would be made on 1 January 2007,
i.e. as if the agreement had actually entered into force on 1 January 2006. As another example,
if the agreement were to enter into force in the course of 2007, at the entry into force each duty
shall be reduced to 33 per cent of the basic duty etc.