South Africa ITAC concludes sunset review of anti-dumping duties on steel ropes and cables >32 mm from Germany and the UK (Report No. 786) — recommends maintaining duties

Mechanism

The review was opened on a likelihood-of-continuation finding (initiation Notice No. 3695 of 2025, Government Gazette No. 53872). After comments on the essential-facts letters, ITAC's final determination is that the existing duties on steel ropes and cables above 32 mm diameter from Germany and the UK should be kept. The published notice is the Commission's conclusion and recommendation; the duty continuation itself takes effect through the Minister's decision and the SARS tariff amendment, which this notice does not contain.

Scope and gaps

The notice does not state duty rates, tariff subheadings, the continuation period or the original imposition date, so no magnitude: block is filed. Severity is qualitative: a continuation of an existing measure on a narrow steel-products line, not a new restriction.

Downstream implications

• South African users of large-diameter steel wire rope (mining, port and

lifting equipment) keep paying the existing anti-dumping duty on German and UK supply if the Minister adopts the recommendation.

• Watch for the SARS tariff-amendment notice that fixes the extension period

and rates.

Open questions

• Duty rates by exporter and the continuation period (not in the notice).