Sugar industry's tariff ask sits $120/ton above ITAC's August 2026 gazette
Domestic base reference price (DBRP) benchmarks, USD per ton; SA sugar import tariff trigger levels
+$120
per ton: SASA ask above ITAC gazette
+$225
per ton: total rise from historical DBRP to SASA target
ITAC raised the sugar import reference price by $105 to $785/ton when it gazetted the new tariff in August 2026, but SASA argues that below $905/ton local producers remain exposed to underpriced imports — particularly from Eswatini and oversupplied spot markets. The $120 shortfall leaves the revised tariff insufficient to shield mills like Tongaat Hullett from below-cost competition.
Daily Maverick · Source: ITAC Gazette, Aug 2026; SASA tariff application; supplied data
