DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION (DTIC)

The DTIC and its subsidiary agencies are involved in promoting economic development, Black Economic Empowerment, implementing commercial law, promoting and regulating international trade, and consumer protection.

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To increase industrial competitiveness and to broaden the participation of enterprises in the economy, the DTIC provides financial support to qualifying companies in various sectors of the economy. Financial support is offered for various economic activities, including manufacturing, business competitiveness, export development and market access.

Here’s a list of the Industrial Development Incentives:

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Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS):

The AIS is designed to grow and develop the automotive sector through investment in new and/or replacement models and components that will increase plant production volumes, sustain employment and/or strengthen the automotive value chain.

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Capital Projects Feasibility Programme (CPFP):

The CPFP is a cost-sharing programme that contributes to the cost of feasibility studies likely to lead to projects outside South Africa that will increase local exports and stimulate the market for South African capital goods and services.

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Clothing And Textile Competitiveness Improvement Programme (CTCIP):

The CTCIP aims to build capacity among clothing and textile manufacturers and in other areas of the apparel value chain in South Africa to enable them to effectively supply their customers and compete on a global scale. Such competitiveness encompasses issues of cost, quality, flexibility, reliability, adaptability and the capability to innovate.

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Production Incentive (PI):

Under the PI, applicants can use the full benefit as either an upgrade grant facility or an interest subsidy facility, or a combination of both.

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Critical Infrastructure Programme (CIP):

The CIP aims to enhance investment by supporting critical infrastructure, thus lowering the costs of investment. It is made available to approved eligible enterprises upon the completion of the infrastructure project concerned. Infrastructure for which funds are required is deemed to be ‘critical’ if the investment would not take place without the said infrastructure or the said investment would not operate optimally.

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People-Carrier Automotive Incentive Scheme (P-AIS):

This incentive is designed to stimulate a growth path for the people-carrier vehicles industry through investment in new and/or replacement models and components that will result in new employment, retention of current employment and/or strengthen the automotive vehicles value chain.

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Section 12I Tax Allowance Incentive (12I):

The 12I Tax Incentive is designed to support Green field investments (i.e. new industrial projects that utilise only new and unused manufacturing assets), as well as Brown field investments (i.e. expansions or upgrades of existing industrial projects). The new incentive offers support for both capital investment and training.

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Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII):

The SPII is a support programme of the DTI. This programme is designed to promote technology development in industry in South Africa through the provision of financial assistance for the development of innovative products and/or processes.

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The SPII specifically focuses on the development phase, which begins at the conclusion of basic research and ends when a pre-production prototype has been produced.

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Aquaculture Development Enhancement Programme (ADEP):

The ADEP is an incentive programme available to South African-registered entities engaged in primary, secondary and ancillary aquaculture activities in both marine and freshwater classified under SIC132 (fish hatcheries and fish farms) and SIC 301 and 3012 (production, processing and preserving of aquaculture fish). The grant is provided directly to approved applications for new projects or the upgrade or expansion of existing projects.