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South Africa Import & Export Toolkit
Southern Africa's largest economy at the head of SACU. Price shipments correctly using our LC, duty + 15% VAT (on the SA-specific 10% uplifted base), HS and Incoterms tools.
Currency
ZAR (South African Rand)
VAT
15%
Base = (CIF + 10% uplift) + customs duty. The 10% uplift is a legacy statutory add-on used only for VAT-on-imports calculation.
Duty regime
SACU Common External Tariff shared with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia. Preferential rates under SADC, AfCFTA, SACU-EFTA, SACU-Mercosur, SADC-EU EPA and SACU+M-UK.
Regulatory deep-dive
South Africa import & export regulations →
South Africa import/export rules: SARS customs, ITAC permits, NRCS conformity, exchange-control, AfCFTA & SACU.
Free calculators for South Africa trade
LC Cost Calculator →
All-in bank charges on a Letter of Credit.
Usance LC Interest →
Deferred payment cost with correct ACT/360 or ACT/365 basis.
Import Duty & Tax →
Duty, VAT/GST and landed cost per HS code.
Landed Cost by HS & Country →
Interactive duty + VAT/GST + Incoterm split for this destination.
CIF ↔ FOB Converter →
Convert between CIF, FOB and landed cost.
HS Code Lookup →
Search harmonised classification codes.
CBM & Container →
Volume, weight and container utilisation.
Incoterms 2020 Visualiser →
Cost, risk and document split across all 11 rules.
Multi-Currency Invoice →
FX spread and cross-currency invoice value.
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Major ports & gateways
- · Durban
- · Cape Town
- · Port Elizabeth
- · Ngqura (Coega)
- · Richards Bay
- · Saldanha Bay
Top exports
- · Platinum group metals
- · Gold
- · Iron ore & manganese
- · Coal
- · Cars & auto parts
- · Diamonds
- · Citrus & wine
Top imports
- · Refined petroleum
- · Machinery
- · Vehicles & parts
- · Crude petroleum
- · Electronics
- · Pharmaceuticals
- · Plastics
Trade finance in South Africa
- · ZAR is a freely convertible G20 currency; ZAR LCs use ACT/365 and are commercially viable.
- · South African banks (Standard Bank, FirstRand/RMB, Absa, Nedbank, Investec) quote 0.15-0.30% per quarter plus 15% VAT on fees. G7 confirmation on SA paper typically 0.20-0.60% per quarter.
- · ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation) provides political and commercial risk cover.
- · SARB exchange control rules apply for non-resident payments - an authorised dealer (bank) endorses the transaction.
Customs & duty in South Africa
- · 8-digit HS code (WCO 6 + 2 SACU national digits) administered by SARS Customs.
- · SARS EDI Customs Interface is the electronic clearance system; SAD 500 declaration format.
- · AGOA (US preferential access) eligibility is reviewed annually and select goods have been suspended - verify current status per HS line.
Incoterms 2020 practice in South Africa
- · FOB and CIF Durban / Cape Town / Ngqura dominate seaborne cargo.
- · FCA at origin CY for containers.
- · DDP into SA requires a locally registered VAT vendor as importer of record - practical for large multinationals only. Use DAP otherwise.
HS commodity guides for South Africa
Classification, duty and worked landed-cost examples for the commodity families most active on South Africa's trade lanes.
HS 85Electronics
HS Code for Electronics (Chapter 85) into South Africa →
HS 84Industrial
HS Code for Industrial Machinery (Chapter 84) into South Africa →
HS 30Regulated
HS Code for Pharmaceuticals (Chapter 30) into South Africa →
HS 72Metals
HS Code for Iron & Steel (Chapter 72) into South Africa →
HS 39Chemicals
HS Code for Plastics & Polymers (Chapter 39) into South Africa →
HS 1006Agricultural
HS Code for Rice (HS 1006) into South Africa →
HS 2709Energy
HS Code for Crude Oil (HS 2709) into South Africa →
HS 2710Energy
HS Code for Petroleum Products (HS 2710) into South Africa →
Every HS commodity landed-cost page for South Africa
Direct link to the South Africa import guide for each HS commodity we publish.
- HS 61 & 62Consumer goods
- HS 85Electronics
- HS 84Industrial
- HS 30Regulated
- HS 72Metals
- HS 39Chemicals
- HS 0901Agricultural
- HS 1006Agricultural
- HS 2709Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 29 & 39Chemicals
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2601Metals
- HS 74Metals
- HS 76Metals
- HS 71Metals
- HS 31Agricultural
- HS 15Agricultural
- HS 17Agricultural commodities
- HS 10Agricultural commodities
- HS 12Agricultural commodities
- HS 52Agricultural commodities
- HS 40Industrial raw materials
- HS 44Industrial raw materials
- HS 25Building materials
- HS 03Food & beverages
- HS 2523.10Building materials
- HS 7208Metals
- HS 7214Metals
- HS 7601Metals
- HS 3102.10Fertilizers
- HS 2814Chemicals
- HS 2804.10Chemicals
- HS 2716Energy
- HS 1801Agricultural commodities
- HS 1511.10Edible oils
- HS 4001Agricultural commodities
- HS 0201Meat & seafood
- HS 2836.91Critical minerals
- HS 2825.20Critical minerals
- HS 8507.60Batteries
- HS 8105Critical minerals
- HS 7502Metals
- HS 2504Critical minerals
- HS 2846Critical minerals
- HS 8541.43Renewable energy
- HS 3818Electronics
- HS 0901.11Agricultural commodities
- HS 1006.30Agricultural commodities
- HS 7403.11Metals
- HS 7404Metals
- HS 2701.12Energy
- HS 2701.12Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 1701.14Agricultural commodities
- HS 1701.99Agricultural commodities
- HS 2601.11Metals
- HS 1005.90Agricultural commodities
- HS 1804Agricultural commodities
- HS 0306.17Meat & seafood
- HS 0902Agricultural commodities
- HS 7108Precious metals
- HS 7901Metals
- HS 7209Metals
- HS 7213Metals
- HS 7208.51Metals
- HS 2601.12Metals
- HS 7202Metals
- HS 7602Metals
- HS 7604Metals
- HS 7607Metals
- HS 3102.80Fertilizers
- HS 2523.29Building materials
- HS 1201Agriculture
- HS 1507Edible oils
- HS 2304Agriculture
- HS 0901.11Agriculture
- HS 1805Agriculture
- HS 1806Food & confectionery
- HS 4401.31Wood & forestry
- HS 4412Wood & forestry
- HS 4104Leather & hides
- HS 4703Wood & forestry
- HS 2602Metals
- HS 2610Metals
- HS 2611Critical minerals
- HS 8001Metals
- HS 2613Metals
- HS 2804.69Metals
- HS 2804.61Solar & electronics
- HS 8505.11Critical minerals
- HS 8507.60Batteries & EV
- HS 3801.10Batteries & EV
- HS 8503.00Renewable energy
- HS 2841.90Batteries & EV
- HS 8543.30Renewable energy
- HS 2825.30Metals
- HS 2709.00Energy
- HS 2709.00Energy
- HS 2711.11Energy
- HS 2711.12Energy
- HS 2710.12Energy
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2710.12Energy
- HS 3102.10Fertilizers
- HS 3105.30Fertilizers
- HS 3104.20Fertilizers
- HS 1001.99Grains
- HS 1001.19Grains
- HS 1005.90Grains
- HS 2304.00Feed
- HS 1513.29Edible oils
- HS 7210.49Metals
- HS 7210.12Metals
- HS 7304Metals
- HS 7305Metals
- HS 7219Metals
- HS 7601.20Metals
- HS 7605Metals
- HS 2814.10Renewable energy
- HS 2523.21Building materials
- HS 2523.90Building materials
- HS 1511.90Edible oils
- HS 3823.19Edible oils
- HS 1803Agriculture
- HS 0901.12Agriculture
- HS 4001.22Agriculture
- HS 4001.10Agriculture
- HS 0202Meat
- HS 4802Wood & forestry
- HS 4805Wood & forestry
- HS 8103Critical minerals
- HS 8112.92Critical minerals
- HS 8112.92Critical minerals
- HS 8112.92Critical minerals
- HS 7106Precious metals
- HS 7110Precious metals
- HS 2804.29Industrial gases
- HS 2612.10Critical minerals
- HS 8109Critical minerals
- HS 8112.12Critical minerals
- HS 8104Metals
- HS 3102.10Fertilizers
- HS 2503Fertilizers
- HS 3102.21Fertilizers
- HS 2701.11Energy
- HS 2704.00Energy
- HS 2713.11Energy
- HS 4401.22Wood & forestry
- HS 4412.31Wood & forestry
- HS 2710.20Energy
- HS 3826.00Renewable energy
- HS 2710.20Renewable energy
- HS 2710.19Renewable energy
- HS 2601.11Metals
- HS 8111.00Metals
- HS 7207.11Metals
- HS 7207.12Metals
- HS 7216.33Metals
- HS 7302.10Metals
- HS 7214.99Metals
- HS 7604.29Metals
- HS 7606.12Metals
- HS 7606.11Metals
- HS 7601.20Metals
- HS 2523.29Metals
- HS 2522.10Metals
- HS 4001.21Agriculture
- HS 4004.00Agriculture
- HS 1801.00Agriculture
- HS 2101.11Agriculture
- HS 2306.60Agriculture
- HS 0201Agriculture
- HS 4104.11Agriculture
- HS 4407.29Agriculture
- HS 4411.13Agriculture
- HS 4408Agriculture
- HS 8110.10Metals
- HS 8106.10Metals
- HS 8112.92Metals
- HS 2804.90Metals
- HS 2804.50Metals
- HS 8112.41Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2846.90Metals
- HS 2530.90Metals
- HS 1001.99Agriculture
- HS 1003.90Agriculture
- HS 1205.10Agriculture
- HS 1514Agriculture
- HS 1206.00Agriculture
- HS 1512.11Agriculture
- HS 5201Agriculture
- HS 1006.30Agriculture
- HS 1007.90Agriculture
- HS 1004.90Agriculture
- HS 0714.10Agriculture
- HS 0902.30Agriculture
- HS 0904.11Agriculture
- HS 0908.31Agriculture
- HS 0910.30Agriculture
- HS 0801.32Agriculture
- HS 0905.10Agriculture
- HS 0906.11Agriculture
- HS 0306.17Agriculture
- HS 0409.00Agriculture
- HS 8549.13Metals
- HS 2804.69Metals
- HS 8505.11Metals
- HS 2504.10Metals
- HS 7403.11Metals
- HS 3102.10Chemicals
- HS 7108.12Metals
- HS 2710.19Energy
- HS 2814.10Chemicals
- HS 1003Agriculture
- HS 1005Agriculture
- HS 1006Agriculture
- HS 1006Agriculture
- HS 1007Agriculture
- HS 1004Agriculture
- HS 1002Agriculture
- HS 1008Agriculture
- HS 1008Agriculture
- HS 1008Agriculture
- HS 1202Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1204Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1203Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1207Agriculture
- HS 1214Agriculture
- HS 2306Agriculture
- HS 2306Agriculture
- HS 2301Agriculture
- HS 2303Agriculture
- HS 1511Agriculture
- HS 1511Agriculture
- HS 1511Agriculture
- HS 1513Agriculture
- HS 1509Food & Beverage
- HS 1509Food & Beverage
- HS 1515Agriculture
- HS 1512Agriculture
- HS 1515Agriculture
- HS 1514Agriculture
- HS 1515Chemicals
- HS 1701Food & Beverage
- HS 1703Food & Beverage
- HS 1702Food & Beverage
- HS 1702Food & Beverage
- HS 1806Food & Beverage
- HS 0901Food & Beverage
- HS 0901Food & Beverage
- HS 0901Food & Beverage
- HS 2101Food & Beverage
- HS 0902Food & Beverage
- HS 0902Food & Beverage
- HS 0903Food & Beverage
- HS 0904Food & Beverage
- HS 0904Food & Beverage
- HS 0904Food & Beverage
- HS 0908Food & Beverage
- HS 0909Food & Beverage
- HS 0909Food & Beverage
- HS 0909Food & Beverage
- HS 0910Food & Beverage
- HS 0910Food & Beverage
- HS 0906Food & Beverage
- HS 0907Food & Beverage
- HS 0908Food & Beverage
- HS 0910Food & Beverage
- HS 0905Food & Beverage
- HS 2501Food & Beverage
- HS 0803Agriculture
- HS 0805Agriculture
- HS 0805Agriculture
- HS 0805Agriculture
- HS 0808Agriculture
- HS 0808Agriculture
- HS 0806Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0807Agriculture
- HS 0807Agriculture
- HS 0810Agriculture
- HS 0810Agriculture
- HS 0811Food & Beverage
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0804Agriculture
- HS 0806Food & Beverage
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0801Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0801Agriculture
- HS 0802Agriculture
- HS 0702Agriculture
- HS 2002Food & Beverage
- HS 0701Agriculture
- HS 2004Food & Beverage
- HS 0703Agriculture
- HS 0703Agriculture
- HS 0706Agriculture
- HS 0707Agriculture
- HS 0709Agriculture
- HS 0705Agriculture
- HS 0709Agriculture
- HS 0712Food & Beverage
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0713Agriculture
- HS 0203Food & Beverage
- HS 0207Food & Beverage
- HS 0204Food & Beverage
- HS 0206Food & Beverage
- HS 1601Food & Beverage
- HS 1602Food & Beverage
- HS 0402Food & Beverage
- HS 0402Food & Beverage
- HS 0405Food & Beverage
- HS 0406Food & Beverage
- HS 0404Food & Beverage
- HS 0402Food & Beverage
- HS 0403Food & Beverage
- HS 0407Food & Beverage
- HS 0408Food & Beverage
- HS 0409Food & Beverage
- HS 2105Food & Beverage
- HS 0306Seafood
- HS 0302Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 1604Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0303Seafood
- HS 0304Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0306Seafood
- HS 0306Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 0307Seafood
- HS 1212Seafood
- HS 1504Chemicals
- HS 2201Food & Beverage
- HS 2202Food & Beverage
- HS 2203Food & Beverage
- HS 2204Food & Beverage
- HS 2204Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2208Food & Beverage
- HS 2009Food & Beverage
- HS 1905Food & Beverage
- HS 1905Food & Beverage
- HS 1902Food & Beverage
- HS 1904Food & Beverage
- HS 2103Food & Beverage
- HS 2104Food & Beverage
- HS 1901Food & Beverage
- HS 2309Food & Beverage
- HS 2309Agriculture
- HS 2102Food & Beverage
- HS 2209Food & Beverage
- HS 2401Agriculture
- HS 2402Consumer Goods
- HS 2402Consumer Goods
- HS 0603Agriculture
- HS 0602Agriculture
- HS 1521Chemicals
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2710Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2713Energy
- HS 2711Energy
- HS 2711Energy
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 2702Energy
- HS 2701Energy
- HS 4401Energy
- HS 2207Energy
- HS 2612Energy
- HS 2603Metals & Minerals
- HS 7403Metals & Minerals
- HS 7408Metals & Minerals
- HS 7601Metals & Minerals
- HS 7601Metals & Minerals
- HS 2606Metals & Minerals
- HS 2818Chemicals
- HS 7901Metals & Minerals
- HS 2608Metals & Minerals
- HS 7801Metals & Minerals
- HS 2607Metals & Minerals
- HS 7502Metals & Minerals
- HS 2604Metals & Minerals
- HS 8001Metals & Minerals
- HS 2611Metals & Minerals
- HS 2613Metals & Minerals
- HS 8105Metals & Minerals
- HS 2605Metals & Minerals
- HS 2530Metals & Minerals
- HS 7106Metals & Minerals
- HS 7108Metals & Minerals
- HS 7110Metals & Minerals
- HS 7110Metals & Minerals
- HS 7110Metals & Minerals
- HS 7208Metals & Minerals
- HS 7209Metals & Minerals
- HS 7210Metals & Minerals
- HS 7214Construction
- HS 7213Metals & Minerals
- HS 7304Metals & Minerals
- HS 7305Metals & Minerals
- HS 7219Metals & Minerals
- HS 7202Metals & Minerals
- HS 7202Metals & Minerals
- HS 7202Metals & Minerals
- HS 7201Metals & Minerals
- HS 7203Metals & Minerals
- HS 7204Metals & Minerals
- HS 2520Construction
- HS 2521Construction
- HS 2515Construction
- HS 2516Construction
- HS 2505Construction
- HS 2523Construction
- HS 2523Construction
- HS 2507Construction
- HS 2508Construction
- HS 2510Chemicals
- HS 3104Chemicals
- HS 2503Chemicals
- HS 2524Construction
- HS 2525Construction
- HS 2511Chemicals
- HS 2529Chemicals
- HS 2526Construction
- HS 2504Metals & Minerals
- HS 7102Metals & Minerals
- HS 7102Metals & Minerals
- HS 7103Consumer Goods
- HS 6907Construction
- HS 7005Construction
- HS 7007Construction
- HS 7019Construction
- HS 2814Chemicals
- HS 3102Chemicals
- HS 3105Chemicals
- HS 3104Chemicals
- HS 3105Chemicals
- HS 2807Chemicals
- HS 2808Chemicals
- HS 2809Chemicals
- HS 2806Chemicals
- HS 2815Chemicals
- HS 2836Chemicals
- HS 2836Chemicals
- HS 2905Chemicals
- HS 2207Chemicals
- HS 2901Chemicals
- HS 2901Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2902Chemicals
- HS 2905Chemicals
- HS 2914Chemicals
- HS 2907Chemicals
- HS 2912Chemicals
- HS 2915Chemicals
- HS 2918Chemicals
- HS 1520Chemicals
- HS 3402Chemicals
- HS 3208Chemicals
- HS 3215Chemicals
- HS 3204Chemicals
- HS 3206Chemicals
- HS 2803Chemicals
- HS 3506Chemicals
- HS 3602Chemicals
- HS 3808Chemicals
- HS 3401Consumer Goods
- HS 3402Consumer Goods
- HS 3301Chemicals
- HS 3303Consumer Goods
- HS 3304Consumer Goods
- HS 3305Consumer Goods
- HS 3306Consumer Goods
- HS 3004Pharma & Medical
- HS 3003Pharma & Medical
- HS 3002Pharma & Medical
- HS 3002Pharma & Medical
- HS 3822Pharma & Medical
- HS 2936Pharma & Medical
- HS 3004Pharma & Medical
- HS 9018Pharma & Medical
- HS 9018Pharma & Medical
- HS 4015Pharma & Medical
- HS 6307Pharma & Medical
- HS 9018Pharma & Medical
- HS 9021Pharma & Medical
- HS 9021Pharma & Medical
- HS 9001Pharma & Medical
- HS 9003Pharma & Medical
- HS 3901Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3901Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3901Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3902Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3903Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3907Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3904Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3903Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3907Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3909Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3907Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3910Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3920Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3923Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3923Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3924Plastics & Rubber
- HS 3915Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4001Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4002Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4011Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4011Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4011Plastics & Rubber
- HS 4010Plastics & Rubber
- HS 5201Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5205Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5402Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5503Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5504Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5101Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5002Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5303Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5208Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5407Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6006Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5603Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5701Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5703Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6302Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6302Textiles & Apparel
- HS 5209Textiles & Apparel
- HS 4107Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6403Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6404Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6402Textiles & Apparel
- HS 4202Consumer Goods
- HS 4202Consumer Goods
- HS 6505Textiles & Apparel
- HS 6116Textiles & Apparel
- HS 4403Wood & Paper
- HS 4403Wood & Paper
- HS 4407Wood & Paper
- HS 4407Wood & Paper
- HS 4412Wood & Paper
- HS 4410Wood & Paper
- HS 4409Wood & Paper
- HS 4402Wood & Paper
- HS 4703Wood & Paper
- HS 4801Wood & Paper
- HS 4802Wood & Paper
- HS 4810Wood & Paper
- HS 4804Wood & Paper
- HS 4805Wood & Paper
- HS 4805Wood & Paper
- HS 4819Wood & Paper
- HS 4818Wood & Paper
- HS 4707Wood & Paper
- HS 4901Consumer Goods
- HS 9403Consumer Goods
- HS 9403Consumer Goods
- HS 9404Consumer Goods
- HS 9405Consumer Goods
- HS 8413Machinery
- HS 8414Machinery
- HS 8414Machinery
- HS 8402Machinery
- HS 8419Machinery
- HS 8481Machinery
- HS 8482Machinery
- HS 8483Machinery
- HS 8408Machinery
- HS 8502Machinery
- HS 8515Machinery
- HS 8457Machinery
- HS 8458Machinery
- HS 8462Machinery
- HS 8422Machinery
- HS 8445Machinery
- HS 8477Machinery
- HS 8438Machinery
- HS 8433Machinery
- HS 8701Machinery
- HS 8427Machinery
- HS 8426Machinery
- HS 8429Machinery
- HS 8429Machinery
- HS 8474Machinery
- HS 8414Machinery
- HS 8443Machinery
- HS 8443Machinery
- HS 8421Machinery
- HS 8474Machinery
- HS 8501Electronics
- HS 8501Electronics
- HS 8504Electronics
- HS 8537Electronics
- HS 8536Electronics
- HS 8544Electronics
- HS 8544Electronics
- HS 8544Electronics
- HS 8507Electronics
- HS 8507Electronics
- HS 8506Electronics
- HS 8541Electronics
- HS 8502Electronics
- HS 8542Electronics
- HS 8517Electronics
- HS 8517Electronics
- HS 8471Electronics
- HS 8471Electronics
- HS 8528Electronics
- HS 8528Electronics
- HS 8517Electronics
- HS 8471Electronics
- HS 8443Electronics
- HS 8525Electronics
- HS 8518Electronics
- HS 8518Electronics
- HS 8418Electronics
- HS 8450Electronics
- HS 8415Electronics
- HS 8516Electronics
- HS 8508Electronics
- HS 8509Electronics
- HS 8467Machinery
- HS 8205Machinery
- HS 7318Machinery
- HS 8703Vehicles
- HS 8703Vehicles
- HS 8703Vehicles
- HS 8704Vehicles
- HS 8704Vehicles
- HS 8704Vehicles
- HS 8702Vehicles
- HS 8711Vehicles
- HS 8708Vehicles
- HS 8708Vehicles
- HS 8708Vehicles
- HS 8712Vehicles
- HS 8714Vehicles
- HS 8601Vehicles
- HS 8606Vehicles
- HS 8901Vehicles
- HS 8903Vehicles
- HS 8802Vehicles
- HS 8803Vehicles
- HS 8609Vehicles
- HS 9101Consumer Goods
- HS 9102Consumer Goods
- HS 7113Consumer Goods
- HS 7113Consumer Goods
- HS 7117Consumer Goods
- HS 9503Consumer Goods
- HS 9504Consumer Goods
- HS 9506Consumer Goods
- HS 9506Consumer Goods
- HS 9507Consumer Goods
- HS 9202Consumer Goods
- HS 4820Consumer Goods
- HS 9608Consumer Goods
- HS 6601Consumer Goods
- HS 3406Consumer Goods
- HS 7323Consumer Goods
- HS 8215Consumer Goods
- HS 6912Consumer Goods
- HS 6911Consumer Goods
- HS 7013Consumer Goods
- HS 3405Consumer Goods
Commodities linked to South Africa
South Africa appears in the trade lanes for the commodities below. Each hub covers grades, specs, benchmark pricing and HS code references.
South Africa's key trading partners
India toolkit →
IGST on imports · 5% / 12% / 18% / 28%
China toolkit →
Import VAT · 13% standard, 9% reduced, 6% services
United States toolkit →
No federal VAT / GST · 0% federal
United Kingdom toolkit →
VAT · 20% standard, 5% reduced, 0% zero-rated
Germany toolkit →
VAT (Umsatzsteuer / Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) · 19% standard, 7% reduced
Netherlands toolkit →
BTW (VAT) · 21% standard, 9% reduced
Frequently asked questions
Why does SA use a 10% uplift for VAT?
The 10% uplift is a statutory add-on to CIF used only for VAT base calculation (CIF + 10% + duty). It's a legacy formula and applies uniformly to imports.