You are hereby invited to provide a quotation for the two 2023 Trade Data projects.
The Automotive Export Manual – South Africa is an annual publication produced and compiled by the Automotive Industry Export Council (AIEC) – the acknowledged source of South African automotive trade data. The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the export and import performance of the South African automotive industry under the Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) and APDP Phase 2 (APDP2). Among the topics covered in the Manual are the top automotive export destinations, the major countries of origin, the main export trade blocks, the top automotive products being exported and imported, as well as the top growth markets and products. The Manual further explores the impact of the trade arrangements enjoyed by South Africa in the trade of vehicles and related automotive components.
The eligible automotive products identifiable under the APDP and APDP2, based on very specific Customs and Excise tariff codes, comprise approximate 600 tariff lines, prioritises the 150+ export destinations and 70+ countries of origin, identifies growth products and growth markets, analysis the impact of the trade arrangements on the industry’s export performance, and track the progress of the APDP and APDP2 for government and industry purposes. The annual publication is widely distributed nationally and international and in addition to hard copies and website access, in the order of 500 000+ electronic copies are distributed annually to an international clientele base via various avenues. The AIEC Export Manual is regarded as the ultimate publication to promote the South African automotive industry’s world class capabilities as well as the specific company offerings to a national and international audience. Accuracy relating to the processing of the relevant trade data and research requirements are therefore imperative. The publication has a life span of at least one year and is extensively used as a reference document by decision-makers and analysts.
The focus of the 2023 projects will be to capture the detailed, updated monthly Customs statistical data and information for the automotive products eligible in terms of the APDP. The 2022 trade data projects need to cover the following:
1. Trade data project for purposes of the 2023 Export Manual publication:
obtaining, processing and analysis of detailed updated monthly Customs and Excise trade statistics of products eligible under the Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) and APDP2 (guidelines would be provided) for the full year 2022 in Excel spread sheets to be converted into user friendly tables and graphs which would include the following;
- Purchasing and obtaining the monthly 2022 Customs and Excise trade data from SARS for the approximate 600 eligible APDP eight-digit tariff subheadings ranging from Chapters 39 to 98;
- Processing of the monthly Customs and Excise trade data for the approximate 600 eight-digit tariff subheadings ranging from Chapters 39 to 98 into annual figures;
- Identifying and processing annual detailed exports values to the relevant 263 export country destinations listed by SARS for eligible APDPAPDP2 vehicles and the 33 eligible APDP/APDP2 component categories;
- Identifying and processing of the top 10 eligible APDP/APDP2 component categories by country for those countries with an export value above R100 million;
- Identifying and processing of the top five destinations for each of the eligible APDP/APDP2 automotive component categories;
- Identifying and processing annual detailed import values from the relevant 263 countries of origin for eligible APDP/apdp2 vehicles and the 33 eligible APDP/APDP2 component categories;
- Identifying and processing annual detailed export values for the following regions – European Union, Africa, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Unites States-Mexico-Canada Agreement region (USMCA) and the Common Market of South America (Mercosur);
- Identifying and processing annual detailed import values for the following regions – European Union, Africa, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Unites States-Mexico-Canada Agreement region (USMCA) and the Common Market of South America (Mercosur);
- Processing of Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN) export values for eligible APDP vehicles and the eligible 33 eligible component categories separately in order to provide export values to Africa and SADC with and without BELN country data;
- Processing of the import to export ration for South Africa and the other BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries for the eligible APDP vehicles and components data for 2022;
- Processing of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) eligible APDP vehicles and component export data;
- Identifying and processing annual detailed import values for the original equipment component imports under Chapter 98 by country of origin;
- Processing of a detailed breakdown and analysis of the South African automotive industry’s trade balance for 2022 based on an APDP/APDP2 calculation as well as a broader calculation, including aftermarket component imports (guidelines will be provided);
- Identifying and processing of the South African automotive industry’s top 10 trading partners;
- Analysis of the import and export trends and the impact of South Africa’s various trade arrangements on the domestic automotive industry;
- Contribute with desk top research on current developments in the South African automotive industry;
- Contribute with desk top research of current developments in the global automotive industry;
- Graphic design, formatting and outlay of the publication in print ready format;
- Providing of high-resolution images, photographs and graphs;
- Professional language editing;
- Proof reading of final document;
- The appointed service provider will be responsible to obtain an ISBN registration number for the 2023 Export Manual publication;
- The appointed service provider will be responsible to facilitate with the advertisers in the publication with regards to the payment of the adverts and any specific design requirements for printing purposes;
- The appointed service provider will be responsible to ensure delivery and distribution of the hard copies and flash disks to public libraries in the country as well as the deliveries to the advertisers, the AIEC, Embassies and other relevant stakeholders in Gauteng;
- Time frame for project – commencing 1 December 2022 for completion by 15 April 2023.
2. Trade data project for purposes of the Product Market Matrix 2018 to 2022 as an extension of the first project.
The aim of the Product/ Market Matrix 2018-2022 as an extension of the Automotive Export Manual publication is to identify further export opportunities for the South African automotive industry based on a detailed analysis of growth products and growth markets over a five-year period. The detailed product/market matrix will cover the export ranking value by product category for the 31 identified component categories in order to identify growth markets and for 2018 – 2022 for the automotive component export value an detailed ranking by country for all vehicles and component categories for the approximately 80 countries (about 30 in addition to the Automotive Export Manual) for the threshold above R10 million in order to identify growth products as well as for each component category product for the top 10 export destinations. Vehicle export details from South Africa to all the countries as well as details for export destinations such as left- or hand-hand drive, new vehicle sales, vehicle parc and vehicle motorisation rate would be included.
Obtaining, processing and analysis of detailed updated monthly Customs and Excise trade statistics of products eligible under the Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) and APDP2 (guidelines would be provided) for the five years from 2018 to 2022 in Excel spread sheets to be converted into user friendly tables and graphs which would include the following;
- Purchasing and obtaining the monthly 2018 to 2022 Customs and Excise trade data from SARS for the approximate 600 eligible APDP eight-digit tariff subheadings ranging from Chapters 39 to 98;
- Processing of the monthly 2018 to 2022 Customs and Excise trade data for the approximate 600 eight-digit tariff subheadings ranging from Chapters 39 to 98 into annual figures;
- Identifying and processing the eligible APDP/APDP2 vehicle and component categories by country for those countries with an export value above R10 million;
- Identifying and processing of the top 10 destinations for each of the eligible APDP/APDP2 automotive component categories;
- Identifying growth markets for the eligible APDP/apdp2 component categories in those instances for which there was an increase of 5 percentage points or more between 2018 and 2022;
- Identifying growth in eligible APDP/APDP2 vehicles and component categories to countries in those instances for which the export values have doubled between 2018 and 2022;
- Contributing with desk top research on automotive country features such as right-or left-hand drive country, 2022 global vehicle production and vehicle sales, amongst others;
- Graphic design, formatting and outlay of the publication in print ready format;
- Providing of high-resolution images and graphs;
- Proof reading of final document
- Time frame for project – commencing 15 April 2023 for completion by 30 June 2023
The payment for both projects would be based on a 50% upfront payment once the NDA and the SLA have been signed and a 50% payment at completion of the project. The AIEC will coordinate both projects and provide support where applicable. The essence of the projects is to accurately produce updated APDP/APDP2 eligible detailed trade data to explore and diversify further export opportunities for the export-oriented South African automotive industry as well as to promote its world class capabilities to an international audience.
Please provide the AIEC with quotations for both projects by Tuesday, 30 November 2022, which should include a detailed cost breakdown as well as a confirmation of the timeframe of the delivery stages of the 2023 trade data projects as per the requirements set out above.
For any further information please contact Dr Norman Lamprecht:
Tel: 082 829 1692
E-mail: norman@naamsa.co.za