South Africa imposes provisional AD duties on Chinese and Malaysian fasteners

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced provisional anti-dumping (AD) duties on specified fully threaded hexagon head screws and hexagon head bolts from China and Malaysia, effective through April 29, 2027.

Applied across Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member countries, the measures impose provisional payment rates of 109.59% on Chinese screws and 172.08% on Malaysian screws under tariff subheading 7318.15.39. Hexagon head bolts under subheading 7318.15.43 face duties of 64.57% for China and 258.57% for Malaysia.

In addition, South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) initiated an AD investigation on October 9 into hexagon nuts under tariff subheading 7318.16, responding to a petition alleging a 125% dumping margin, with interested party comments open through November 16, 2026.