Anger after Department of Trade, Industry and Competition published massive tyre levy hike by Radio Islam International published on 2022-09-14T16:45:45Z The DTIC published anti-dumping protection levies on the importation of tyres into South Africa on Monday, regarding section 57A of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964. This provisional payment concerning anti-dumping duty is imposed up to and including 8 March 2023. A schedule was published with this announcement. The anti-dumping duty is levied at 38.8% on the imported price of the tyres. Together with other transport-related organisations and associations, the Road Freight Association (RFA) had earlier engaged with the DTIC – and bodies involved in the retail and wholesale tyre sectors – to gain clarity on why these anti-dumping duties would be implemented, given the inability of the local manufacturing industry to meet local consumption demands, as well as to ascertain how the local manufacturing industry would be adversely affected. Tyres are imported from various markets because South Africa cannot meet local consumption due to capacity Gavin Kelly, who spoke with Radio Islam International, said the anti-dumping protection levies were designed to protect the local businesses. It is implemented to prevent cheaper products from coming into the country, making local businesses no longer sustainable and forcing things to close down.