Western Cape Regional Office PRESENTATION

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Western Cape Regional Office
PRESENTATION

• THE ENTERPRISE ORGANISATION

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MISSION

• EXPORT PROMOTION.
• DTI (TEO) INCENTIVE SCHEMES.
• DTI CALL CENTER

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Regional Collaboration

• Joint roadshows/workshops
• Joint forward planning excercises
• Trade Point concept
• Citys program to fund worthy export promotion
  initiatives.
• Export Councils

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Regional Collaboration cont.

• Physically moving 3 together. (TPO)
• Joint database.
• South Cape Business Center
• Role model or benchmark

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OBJECTIVES (Exports)

• Preferential access to the EU market (GSP
  scheme.)
• Assistance with Export Incentive scheme. (EMIA).
• Advice to new exporters

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OBJECTIVES (Industrial)

• Raise fixed investment in Western Cape industry.
• Restructure domestic industry towards
  international competitiveness
• A higher degree of labour absorption
• Promote empowerment
• Reduce investment costs

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Exports Key Sectors

• Eight priority economic sectors
• Chemicals and bio-technology sector
• Agro-processing sector
• Furniture and jewellery
• ICT and electronics sector
• Mining and metals beneficiation sector
• Transport sector including automotive, vehicle
  and components sector
• The tourism sector
• The cultural industries sector (craft, film)
• The textiles, clothing and footwear sector

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EXPORTSWhat is the EMIA scheme?

• to partially compensate exporters for certain
  export marketing costs incurred.
• to recruit new foreign direct investment into
  South Africa

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EXPORTSType of assistance Granted

• Assistance is granted on the following basis
• Travel - economy class airfares
• Daily subsistence allowance
• Transport of samples for specific events
• Development of marketing materials for specific
  events
• Product registration. eg. Patent registration,
  quality marks
• Cost of setting up and running an exhibition
• Cost of brochures

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EXPORTSExhibitions (National Pavilions)

• This scheme applies to exhibitions in which South
  Africa participates officially by means of a
  national pavilion.
• Individual Exhibitions
• Assistance is granted to individual exporters to
  exhibit products at exhibitions abroad where TISA
  does not provide for a National Pavilion
• Primary Export Market Research (PMR)
• Assistance is provided with certain cost related
  to market research.

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SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
(SMEDP)

• Tax free grant based on assets
• New ventures and expansions
• Maximum qualifying level R100 million

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• SMEDP - SECTORS
• All manufacturing and also
• - Tourism
• - Aqua Culture
• - High-value agriculture
• - Bio-technology
• - Information and Communication Technology
• - Cultural industries
• - Agro-processing

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SMEDP-TOURISM QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES

• Short term accommodation. (hotels, BBs, Game
  lodges etc)
• Tour operators, buses, vans.
• Funicular railways, private railways, aerial
  cable ways
• Boats for tourists

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SKILLS SUPPORT PROGRAMME (SSP)

• A cash grant for cost of training new skills
  required for a new or expansion project
• WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE SSP?
• Investment projects that qualify for the SMEDP
  and SIP may qualify

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CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME (CIP)

• Grant (10 TO 30)
• Local authorities
• support certain selected strategic projects to
  promote economic growth

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QUALIFYING ENTITIES

• Any private sector enterprise
• Any Local Government
• Any Public Enterprise
• Partnerships of the above

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STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL PROJECT (SIP)

• A tax incentive to encourage investment in large
  strategic projects
• Increase production without causing substantial
  displacement of existing enterprises market
  share and jobs
• Long-term commercial viable

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COMPETITIVENESS FUND (CF)

• Cost sharing grant scheme
• Improving competitiveness
• Manufacturing and service industries
• Reimburse up to 50 of eligible costs (max of R
  600 000)

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SECTOR PARTNERSHIP FUND (SPF)

• Same as the CF except
• Manufacturing, Agro-processing and Information
  Technology sectors
• Available to any partnership of 5 or more
  companies
• SPF will fund 65 of costs (max R 1m)

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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONES (IDZS)

• Industrial park -mainly for exports.
• No duties to be paid
• Near International port or airport
• Normal incentives/grants applicable

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DTI - Western Cape Regional OfficeContact
Details

• Stefan Pretorius, Regional Manager, Western Cape.
• Vuyo Zitha.
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail wcape_at_dti.pwv.gov.za
• Tel [phone]