Industrial Procurement
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) designated industries, sectors and sub-sectors for local production at a specified level of local content since 2011.
The following industries, sectors and sub-sectors have so far been designated for local production with minimum local content thresholds.
| Industry/sector/sub-sector | Minimum threshold for local content |
| Buses (Bus Body) | 80% |
| Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear | 100% |
| Steel Power Pylons, Monopole Pylons, Steel Substation Structures, Powerline Hardware, Street Light Steel Poles, Steel Lattice Towers |
100% |
| Canned / Processed Vegetables | 80% |
| Pharmaceutical Products: | |
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| Rail Rolling Stock | 65% |
| Set Top Boxes (STB) | 30% |
| Furniture Products: | |
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| Solar Water Heater Components | 70% |
| Electrical and telecom cables | 90% |
| Valves products and actuators | 70% |
| Residential Electricity Meter : | |
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| Working Vessels/Boats (All types): | 60% |
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| Conveyance Pipes | 80% – 100% |
| Transformers and Shunt Reactors: | |
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| Solar PV Components: | |
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| Two Way Radio Terminals and Associated Equipment: | |
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| Rail Signaling: |
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| Wheely Bins: | 100% |
| Fire Fighting Vehicle | 30% |
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| Steel Products and Component for Construction | |
Steel Value-added Products
Steel Value-added Products
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| Pumps, Medium Voltage (MV) Motor and Associated Accessories | 70% |
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| Rail Permanent Way | 90% |
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| Plastic Pipes | 100% |
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| Air insulated MV Switchgear | 50% |
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| Bulk Material Handling | 85% |
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| Industrial lead Acid Batteries | 50% |
| Cement | 100% |
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The local content bidding document can be completed in line with the requirements of the SABS approved technical specification number SABS approved standard SANS 1286:2017 and the Guidance Document for the Calculation of Local Content together with the associated Annexures:
- Annexure C: Local Content Declaration – Summary Schedule,
- Annexure D: Imported Content Declaration – Supporting Schedule to Annexure C and
- Annexure E: Local Content Declaration – Supporting Schedule to Annexure C.
All these documents are important for the calculation, measurement and verification of local content.
- SABS approved standard SANS 1286:2017
- Guidance Document for the Calculation of Local Content
- Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022
- Process when requesting exemption letters
Details of designated products and local content thresholds: All the circulars for each of the designated sectors are found under this folder.
- Bus Sector
- Textile Clothing Leather and Footwear sector
- Line Hardware
- Canned and Processed Vegetables
- Rail Rolling stock
- Set Top Boxes Sector
- Furniture Products
- Solar Water Heater Components
- Electrical Cable Products
- Valve products and actuators
- Residential Electricity Meters and Water Meters
- Working Vessels
- Steel Conveyance Pipes
- Transformers
- Solar Photovoltaic System and Components
- Two-Way Radio Terminals
- Rail Signalling System And Associated Components
- Wheelie Bins
- Fire Fighting Vehicles
- Steel products and components for construction
- Pumps MV Motors and Associated Accessories
- Rail Perway
- Plastic Pipes
- Air Insulated MV Switchgear
- Bulk Material Handling
- Industrial Lead Acid Batteries
- Cement
For local content related enquiries, please call the helpline on +27 (12) 394 1435.
For technical enquiries please contact Ms Cathrine Matidza:
Director: Fleet Procurement
Tel: +27 (12) 394 5598
E-mail: cmatidza@thedtic.gov.za
For local content enquiries or complaints, please send an e-mail to localcontent@thedtic.gov.za
