# XA Global Trade Advisors’ latest report, The Tariff Zombies, indicates that import duty investigations in South Africa are taking an average of 27 months, four times the official target, while the oldest case has remained unresolved for 64 months. According to the report, 80-percent of open cases exceed six months. CEO Donald MacKay warns that delays at the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa are creating ‘zombie’ applications with outdated data, hurting businesses, jobs, and consumers, and calls for urgent reforms to clear the backlog.
Report warns import duty probes in SA dragging beyond five years