Suzuki cars back in South Africa
Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation is to resume selling its range of cars in South Africa after an absence of four years, and has established a subsidiary company to act as its importer and distributor.
Irish peat firm enters SA market
Cape Town-based Echo Horticulture has acquired sole rights to distribute Harte Peat mushroom casing soil from Ireland in the sub-Saharan African region, with the company also hoping to supply a third of South Africa's mushroom market.
SA scraps steel import tariffs
South Africa has scrapped import tariffs on carbon- and stainless-steel products in a bid to make them more affordable, enabling local steel users to reduce costs while promoting competition among upstream steel industries.
Low-cost phones to launch in SA
UK-based global cellular group Vodafone is to use South Africa as one of three countries to launch its own-name brand of low-cost mobile handsets, aimed at ensuring easier access to telephony for millions of people in developing countries.
Chinese clothing tariffs delayed
The Department of Trade and Industry has announced a delay in the implementation of new quotas on clothing and textile imports from China, with tarifs only coming into effect from January 2007.
Distribution & sales in South Africa
South Africa offers foreign suppliers a variety of methods to distribute and sell their products, including using an agent or distributor, selling through established wholesalers or dealers, selling directly to department stores or other retailers, or establishing a branch or subsidiary with its own sales force.
Regulations for importers
South Africa has a fully open market for importers and is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and follows the Harmonized System (HS) of import classification
