Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)Notices2025 NoticesWine Industry: Amendment of Statutory Measures and Determination of Guideline Prices8. Export statutory levy |
| (1) | A wine export generic promotion levy is hereby continued to be imposed on export wine. |
| (2) | The amount of the wine export generic promotion levy shall— |
| (a) | in the case of certified bulk export wine, be— |
| (i) | 17.94 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026, of which 0.75 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (ii) | 19.28 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027, of which 0.79 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iii) | 20.71 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028, of which 0.83 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iv) | 22.25 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2029 to 31 December 2029, of which 0.87 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system. |
| (b) | in the case of certified packaged export wine, be— |
| (i) | 21.05 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026, of which 0.75 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (ii) | 22.11 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027, of which 0.79 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (iii) | 23.22 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028, of which 0.83 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iv) | 24.38 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2029 to 31 December 2029, of which 0.87 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system. |
| (c) | in the case of uncertified export wine, be— |
| (i) | 17.18 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026, of which 0.75 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (ii) | 18.57 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027, of which 0.79 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (iii) | 20.07 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2028, of which 0.83 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; and |
| (iv) | 21.69 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2029 to 31 December 2029, of which 0.87 cent per litre shall be used to fund, maintain and further develop the Wine-on-Line system; |
| (3) | The wine export generic promotion levy shall be paid by the exporter. |
| (4) | The wine export generic promotion levy shall be payable to SAWIS, acting on behalf of South Africa Wine NPC, in accordance with subclause (5). |
(5)
| (a) | Payment of the wine export generic promotion levy shall be made not later than 60 days following the month of export. |
| (b) | Payment shall be made by means of an electronic transfer to the bank account obtainable from SAWIS. |
| (6) | South Africa Wine NPC may, in accordance with criteria determined by it, grant exemption from the payment of the wine export generic promotion levy for a consignment of wine exported if satisfied that such exemption will not frustrate the purpose and aims of this statutory measure. |