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Cape Town - The increase in import duties on some clothing products will
help slow imports and ensure the long-term viability of the
industry, the SA Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) said
on Friday.
"Sactwu welcomes the additional protection afforded to local
jobs and industrial capacity, especially while the industry is in
the midst of an extensive restructuring exercise," the union said
in a statement.
This follows an increase in import duties from 40% to 45%
in almost all cases which was published in the government gazette
and took effect on Friday.
Sactwu submitted an application to the International Trade
Administration Commission for the increase in May this year.
"While a wholesale increase of all clothing tariffs would have
provided the widest assistance to the industry, avoided
substitution of products by importers and made the tasks of customs
control easier, Sactwu only applied for an increase in the duties
of 35% products in an effort to limit the use of trade
measures to the absolute minimum," the union said.
The hike was part of the country's attempt to deal with the
global financial downturn.
- Sapa