Notices > Trade Policy Directive issued in terms of Section 5 and Notice in terms of Section 6 of the International Trade Administration Act, 71 of 2002, on the Exportation of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Waste and Scrap Metal

Notice No. R. 2802

30 November 2022

GG 47627

Department of Trade, Industry and Competition

International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa

Export Control

I, Ebrahim Patel, in my capacity as Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, (the "Minister") acting under the powers vested in me by section 5 and section 6 of the International Trade Administration Act, 71 of 2002 (the "Act"), hereby issue the following Trade Policy Directive in terms of section 5 and Notice in terms of section 6(1)(c) of the Act.

Notwithstanding Government Notice No. R.92 published in Government Gazette No. 35007, as amended from time to time, the Minister prescribes, in terms of section 6(1)(c) of the Act, that ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal of a kind listed in the schedule hereto may not be exported from the Republic of South Africa for a period of six months from the date of publication of this Trade Policy Directive and Notice, provided that—

1.1.	ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal for which export permits were issued by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa ("ITAC") prior to the publication of this Trade Policy Directive and Notice may be exported; and

1.2.	ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal for which export permits are issued by ITAC in respect of export applications lodged before the date of publication of this Trade Policy Directive and Notice may be exported.

2.	The Minister hereby issues a Trade Policy Directive in terms of section 5 of the Act that ITAC shall:

2.1.

suspend the operation of the Price Preference System for the exportation of ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal (the "PPS") which is set out in the Amended Export Control Guidelines on the Exportation of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Waste and Scrap as published in Government Notice No. 532, Government Gazette No. 43765 of 2 October 2020 as amended from time to time (the "PPS Guidelines") insofar as it relates to ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal of a kind listed in the schedule hereto for a period of six months from the date of publication of this Trade Policy Directive and Notice, subject to the proviso in paragraph 2.2; and

2.2.

not accept or process any applications for export permits for the exportation of ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal of a kind listed in the schedule hereto lodged after the date of publication of this Trade Policy Directive and Notice, provided that the PPS and PPS Guidelines shall continue to apply to those applications lodged before the date of publication of this Trade Policy Directive and Notice and export permits may be issued in respect of those applications.

SCHEDULE
Description of goods	Tariff heading
Ferrous waste and scrap, remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel except for (i) waste and scrap of stainless steel, and (ii) ferrous waste and scrap generated in the ordinary course of business as a by-product of a manufacturing process	72.04 (excluding 7204.21)
Copper waste and scrap	7404.00

Ebrahim Patel

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002)

Notices

Trade Policy Directive issued in terms of Section 5 and Notice in terms of Section 6 of the International Trade Administration Act, 71 of 2002, on the Exportation of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Waste and Scrap Metal

Notice No. R. 2802 of 2022