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Structured register of government actions in the geoeconomic space — export controls, tariffs, sanctions, FDI screening, subsidies, industrial-policy laws — cross-referenced into the country, minerals, and ETF surface. Charter: docs/IPTM_CHARTER.md.
Severity 1-5 is the qualitative impact rating (1=minor, 5=structural). The bilateral-trade-grounded quant scorer is the next IPTM milestone. RBI (Register Breadth Index) is a complementary structural-breadth indicator from scripts/py/iptm/breadth.py; divergence between RBI and severity is itself informative (high-sev / low-RBI = strategic chokepoint; low-sev / high-RBI = broad but shallow). Every action has at least one primary source URL. Verify-or-don't-file. See also themes, timeline, graph, sankey, map, country exposure, sector exposure, material exposure (+ graph), weekly briefs, portfolio scan, escalation monitor, trans-shipment hubs. Internal triage tools (RSS-poller candidate feed, source-feed health) live under /admin/candidates + /admin/sources. Subscribe via Atom feed (accepts ?country=CN, ?material=lithium, ?issuer=BIS, ?type=export_control, ?etf=SOXX, ?company=NVDA, ?minSeverity=4, ?year=2026, ?q=…) or pull /api/iptm/actions.
In General Notice 4162 of 2026 (Government Gazette No. 55437, 22 September 2026) the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa announced the conclusion of its sunset review of the anti-dumping duties on ropes and cables of a diameter exceeding 32 mm (steel wire ropes) originating in or imported from Germany and the United Kingdom. The Commission made a final determination that expiry of the duties would likely lead to continuation of dumping and recurrence of material injury, and decided to recommend to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition that the current duties be maintained (Report No. 786).
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition requested ITAC, under section 16(1)(d)(i) of the International Trade Administration Act (Act No. 71 of 2002), to review the tariff structure — including relevant trade remedy measures — for the paper and paper products sector and to investigate introducing an import surveillance system covering goods classifiable under Customs and Excise Act Chapters 48.01, 48.02, 48.03, 48.04, 48.05, 48.11, 48.18 and 48.23. The review was prompted by industry concerns over rising import penetration, declining print-paper demand, and rising input costs (electricity, transport) squeezing local pulp and paper producers, who have invested over R33 billion in the sector over the past seven years. ITAC has invited stakeholder comment via a questionnaire, due within four weeks of the notice date; no tariff or surveillance measure has yet been adopted.
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC), acting on an application from Hall Longmore (the majority SACU producer of the product), issued a preliminary determination of dumping and recommended that SARS impose a provisional anti-dumping duty of 28.86% on large-diameter (external diameter >406.4mm) welded circular steel tubes and pipes of iron or steel (HS 7305.19, excluding longitudinally submerged arc-welded and longitudinally welded pipes) originating in or imported from Mozambique. SARS gave effect to the duty via Government Gazette 54854, Notice R.7606 (19 June 2026), amending Part 1 of Schedule No. 2 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, effective for six months up to and including 18 December 2026 while ITAC's investigation continues (ITAC Report No. 779).
Following a sunset-review application from Safripol, ITAC's Report No. 770 found that Chinese imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET, tariff subheading 3907.6, item 207.01/3907.6/03.05) surged 186.08% between 2022 and 2023 despite the existing anti-dumping order, and that continued material injury to the SACU industry was likely if the duty lapsed. SARS gave effect to ITAC's recommendation via a Customs and Excise Act tariff amendment published in the Government Gazette, raising the anti-dumping duty on PET from China from 28.89% to 43.77%, effective 12 June 2026.
ITAC's Amended Final Determination Report No. 772 found that fully automatic top-load washing machines (dry-linen capacity 10-17 kg, tariff subheading 8450.20.20) imported from China and Thailand were being dumped, causing material injury to the SACU industry on a complaint from Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd. The Commission recommended, and SARS implemented via Government Notice 3907 of 2026, definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 9.39% to 67.11% on the named origins, effective 23 April 2026, moving from a July 2025 provisional determination to a five-year definitive order.
South Africa's ITAC, acting on an application by ArcelorMittal South Africa and Columbus Stainless Steel, imposed definitive five-year anti-dumping duties on certain flat-rolled products of iron and steel (width ≥600 mm, HS 7208 and 7225 subheadings) from China (company-specific rates up to 47.92%), Japan (up to 57.23%) and Taiwan (24.20%), effective 19 March 2026 via SARS amendment to Schedule No. 2 of the Customs and Excise Act. The Commission found dumping from all three origins and material injury to the SACU regional industry (full findings in ITAC Report 767). Duties are layered on top of the existing 10% ordinary customs duty and 13% steel safeguard, substantially raising the landed cost of flat-rolled steel from Asia.
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) recommended, and SARS implemented on 19 March 2026, definitive five-year anti-dumping duties on U, I and H sections of iron or non-alloy steel (structural steel, HS 7216.31, 7216.32, 7216.33 and 7216.40) imported from China (74.98%) and Thailand (20.32%). The investigation, initiated on an application by ArcelorMittal Rails and Structures (AMRAS), found dumped imports — totalling 28,800 tonnes in 2023/24, with China supplying ~65% — were causing material injury to the SACU domestic industry (full findings in ITAC Report 759). The definitive duties layer on top of an existing 10% ordinary customs duty and a 13% SACU-wide steel safeguard duty, bringing the effective total import burden on Chinese structural steel to approximately 98% above the base tariff.
South Africa's ITAC, acting on an application from STI Electrical (Pty) Ltd, recommended increasing the general customs duty on transformer cores with a power handling capacity not exceeding 50,000 KVA (tariff subheading 8504.90, split into new lines 8504.90.10 and 8504.90.90) from 5% to 15% ad valorem — the WTO bound rate. SARS gave effect to the change via a Schedule No. 1 tariff amendment effective 27 June 2025. As a SACU common external tariff, the increase applies across South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia. ITAC found the domestic industry's production and sales volumes had declined over the investigation period and that it was price-uncompetitive against imports, and recommended a three-year review of industry performance post-implementation.
South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) made a preliminary finding that clear float glass imported from Tanzania was being dumped into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) market, causing material injury and threat of further injury to the domestic glass industry. Following the investigation (initiated 6 June 2025 and detailed in ITAC Report 762), ITAC requested the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports classifiable under tariff subheadings 7005.29.17, 7005.29.23, 7005.29.25 and 7005.29.35. SARS implemented the provisional payments on 23 January 2026, running through 22 July 2026 pending a definitive determination; the specific duty rate was not disclosed in ITAC's public release. The measure applies across the entire SACU customs territory (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho).