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Annexure A
ANNEXURES
ANNEXURE A The wire industry Value added exports of wire products peaked in 2003 at 294 000 tons. Wire exports are still the highest value added range of steel exports at an average of R28 450/ton The wire industry comprises 26% of the SA steel industry on a volume basis. SA wire rod capacity is in excess of 1 million tons p.a.; current utilisation < 80% Current wire production utilisation <60% of capacity. Wire & Wire Products comprise approximately 40 % of all value-added steel exports
from SA, resulting in export revenue of R 7.44bn in 2018. The SA wire industry employs an estimated 6000 people. Import Duty Applications: Wire nails – approved Fencing products – approved Galvanised & Hard Drawn Wire – approved Gabions- approved.
Welded link chain – approved. Welding Electrodes – in progress Co -operating with SARS, DTIC and other downstream associations to curb import duty circumventions. Wire and Wire Products Exports: Imports: 2013 238 944 tons 236 484 tons 2014 255 988 tons 218 180 tons 2015 257 970 tons 256 343 tons 2016 267 133 tons 240 012 tons 2017 275 423 tons 240 122 tons 2018 288 115 tons 233 900 tons 2019 (to July) 181 703 tons (R5.17bn) 127 942 tons
EXPORTS BY PRODUCT SECTOR
Tariff No
Product Group
Tons
%
7217
Drawn Wire
70261
24.4
7312
Wire Rope / Cables
26023
9.0
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The South African Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan 1.0
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