Anti-dumping duties against U.S. chicken remain in place

Under the Itac anti-dumping regulations, duties must be terminated after five years unless Itac initiates a review or the domestic industry requests one. The duties against chicken imports from the US were set to expire in November 2022. The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) brought a review application on behalf of 68% of the Southern African Customs Union producers. Itac received the review application in July 2022, and after all deficiencies were identified and corrected, an updated final application was received in September 2022. The local industry submitted sufficient evidence, and a prima facie case was made to allow the commission grounds for initiating a sunset review investigation. Itac received responses from Merlog Foods, an importer of the chicken products under investigation. Other interested parties that responded included the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council and the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters. Final determination The Itac investigation was ...