Chapter 02 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 02
- Section
- I — Live animals; animal products
- Tariff headings
- 10 (66 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 15% – 37%
- Import VAT
- 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
- Products listed
- 2
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 02 covers meat & edible meat offal. Every tariff heading in the chapter is listed below, with its subheadings. Headings we have researched carry a duty page link showing the South African customs duty, a worked landed-cost example and any anti-dumping or ITAC permit exposure.
Duty pages in this chapter
0203.29
Frozen pork cuts
15% duty + 15% VAT
0207.14
Frozen chicken cuts & offal (bone-in)
37% duty + 15% VAT
All 10 tariff headings in Chapter 02
Harmonised System HS 2022 nomenclature — the same headings and subheadings the SARS Tariff Book is built on. South Africa classifies to 8 digits, so confirm the last two digits of your line in the Tariff Book before you clear.
0201 Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled
- 0201.10 Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled
- 0201.20 Meat; of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled
- 0201.30 Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled
0202 Meat of bovine animals; frozen
- 0202.10 Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
- 0202.20 Meat; of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen
- 0202.30 Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen
0203 Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0203.11 Meat; of swine, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled
- 0203.12 Meat; of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, fresh or chilled
- 0203.19 Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled
- 0203.21 Meat; of swine, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
- 0203.22 Meat; of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, frozen
- 0203.29 Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen 15% duty
0204 Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0204.10 Meat; of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled
- 0204.21 Meat; of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled
- 0204.22 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled
- 0204.23 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, fresh or chilled
- 0204.30 Meat; of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
- 0204.41 Meat; of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), frozen
- 0204.42 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen
- 0204.43 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, frozen
- 0204.50 Meat; of goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
0205 Meat; of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0205.00 Meat; of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies; fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0206.10 Offal, edible; of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
- 0206.21 Offal, edible; of bovine animals, tongues, frozen
- 0206.22 Offal, edible; of bovine animals, livers, frozen
- 0206.29 Offal, edible; of bovine animals, (other than tongues and livers), frozen
- 0206.30 Offal, edible; of swine, fresh or chilled
- 0206.41 Offal, edible; of swine, livers, frozen
- 0206.49 Offal, edible; of swine, (other than livers), frozen
- 0206.80 Offal, edible; of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh or chilled
- 0206.90 Offal, edible; of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, frozen
0207 Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0207.11 Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled
- 0207.12 Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen
- 0207.13 Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled
- 0207.14 Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen 37% duty
- 0207.24 Meat and edible offal; of turkeys, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled
- 0207.25 Meat and edible offal; of turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen
- 0207.26 Meat and edible offal; of turkeys, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled
- 0207.27 Meat and edible offal; of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen
- 0207.41 Meat and edible offal; of ducks, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled
- 0207.42 Meat and edible offal; of ducks, not cut in pieces, frozen
- 0207.43 Meat and edible offal; of ducks, fatty livers (foie gras), fresh or chilled
- 0207.44 Meat and edible offal; of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, fresh or chilled
- 0207.45 Meat and edible offal; of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, frozen
- 0207.51 Meat and edible offal; of geese, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled
- 0207.52 Meat and edible offal; of geese, not cut in pieces, frozen
- 0207.53 Meat and edible offal; of geese, fatty livers (foie gras), fresh or chilled
- 0207.54 Meat and edible offal; of geese, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, fresh or chilled
- 0207.55 Meat and edible offal; of geese, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, frozen
- 0207.60 Meat and edible offal; of guinea fowls, fresh, chilled or frozen
0208 Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0208.10 Meat and edible meat offal; of rabbits or hares, fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0208.30 Meat and edible meat offal; of primates, fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0208.40 Meat and edible meat offal; of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia), fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0208.50 Meat and edible meat offal; of reptiles (including snakes and turtles), fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0208.60 Meat and edible meat offal; of camels and other camelids (Camelidae), fresh, chilled or frozen
- 0208.90 Meat and edible meat offal; n.e.c. in chapter 2, fresh, chilled or frozen
0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
- 0209.10 Fat; pig fat, free of lean meat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
- 0209.90 Fat; poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
0210 Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal
- 0210.11 Meat; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
- 0210.12 Meat; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, of swine, bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof
- 0210.19 Meat; salted in brine, dried or smoked, of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0210.1
- 0210.20 Meat; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, of bovine animals
- 0210.91 Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, of primates
- 0210.92 Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours, meals of meat or meat offal, of whales, dolphins, porpoises (of order Cetacea); manatees, dugongs (of order Sirenia); seals, sea lions, and walruses (of suborder Pinnipedia)
- 0210.93 Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, of reptiles (including snakes and turtles)
- 0210.99 Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, other than of primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, reptiles (including snakes and turtles)