. Who does ITAC serve: According to the Chief Commissioner of ITAC, trade policy and implementation implies hard policy choices, there are costs and benefits. Interests have to be balanced in the value chain. National interest is being served. . Second hand goods: There are restrictions on scrap metal, but they are not prohibitive - it is related to issues of safety and the environment. Quantifying jobs retained and created by ITAC: The Chief Commissioner of ITAC indicated that instruments that are utilized by ITAC are unable to measure the number of jobs created or retained by the interventions of ITAC. However, tariffs do complement other government policy tools to create and retain jobs. . Re-active approach by ITAC: There is a procedure that needs to be adhered to and the outcome of this procedure is that there will always be "winners and losers" If the procedures are not fair, all interests will not be represented. Therefore, accurate and verified information is needed. ITAC can initiate anti-dumping actions but the major challenge is that financial information is needed and this information is often withheld by the relevant industry. Therefore only industries that feel that they have been "injured" will take the initiative to approach ITAC to investigate. . Using anti-dumping to curb cheap imports: The Chief Commissioner of ITAC indicated that these measures are not easy to use, as there are requirements of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that needs to be met. If the requirements are not met, a recommendation to the relevant Minister to increase the duty cannot be made. There were however instances where the requirement were met and the measures were successful. . Illegal imports vis a viz ITAC: SARS' customs is responsible for illegal imports