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Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)

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Continuation and Establishment of Statutory Measures and Determination of Guideline Prices: Wine Industry : Effective 1 January 2022

12. Transformation levy

 

(1) An empowerment and transformation levy is hereby continued to be imposed on all the products referred to in clause 3.

 

(2) The amount of the empowerment and transformation levy shall be 20 % (twenty per cent) of all the levies referred to in clauses 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

 

(3) The transformation levy shall—
(a) be payable by a wine producer in respect of—
(i) drinking wine packaged in containers of 5 litres or less;
(ii) wine spirit packaged in containers of 5 litres or less;
(iii) wine spirit sold to another wine producer;
(iv) wine spirit produced by a wine producer and used for fortification of that wine producer's own drinking wine; and
(b) be payable by a wine trader in respect of—
(i) grapes;
(ii) grape juice concentrate in containers of more than 5 litres, acquired from a wine producer;
(iii) drinking wine in containers of more than 5 litres, acquired from a wine producer; and
(iv) distilling wine and wine spirit, in containers of more than 5 litres, acquired from a wine producer.

 

(4) The transformation levy shall be payable to SAWIS, acting on behalf of the Transformation Unit, in accordance with subclause (5).

 

(5) Payment of the transformation levy shall be made not later than sixty days following the month of delivery of a quantity of grapes, grape juice concentrate, distilling wine or wine spirit or drinking wine sold, purchased or otherwise acquired.