Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)NoticesContinuation and Establishment of Statutory Measures and Determination of Guideline Prices: Wine Industry : Effective 1 January 20228. Export levy |
| (1) | A wine export generic promotion levy is hereby continued to be imposed on export wine. |
| (2) | The amount of the wine export generic promotion levy shall— |
| (a) | in the case of certified bulk export wine, be— |
| (i) | 14.62 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, of which 0.62 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (ii) | 15.28 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, of which 0.65 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (iii) | 15.97 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, of which 0.68 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iv) | 16.69 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, of which 0.71 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (b) | in the case of certified packaged export wine, be— |
| (i) | 17.56 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, of which 0.62 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (ii) | 18.35 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, of which 0.65 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (iii) | 19.18 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, of which 0.68 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iv) | 20.04 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, of which 0.71 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (c) | in the case of uncertified export wine, be— |
| (i) | 13.92 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, of which 0.62 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (ii) | 14.55 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, of which 0.65 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (iii) | 15.21 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, of which 0.68 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iv) | 15.89 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, of which 0.71 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system. |
| (3) | The wine export generic promotion levy shall be paid by the exporter. |
| (4) | The wine export generic promotion levy shall be payable to SAWIS, acting on behalf of WOSA, in accordance with subclause (5). |
| (5) |
| (a) | Payment of the wine export generic promotion levy shall be made not later than 60 days following the month of export. |
| (b) | Payment shall be made by means of an electronic transfer to the bank account obtainable from SAWIS. |
| (6) | WOSA may, in accordance with criteria determined by it, grant exemption from the payment of the wine export generic promotion levy for a consignment of wine exported if satisfied that such exemption will not frustrate the purpose and aims of this statutory measure. |