Chapter 04 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 04
- Section
- I — Live animals; animal products
- Tariff headings
- 10 (33 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 22% (plus 1 line charged per kg or unit)
- 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 04 covers dairy, eggs, honey & edible animal products. 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
0406.90
Cheese (other)
500c/kg with a maximum of 95% duty + 15% VAT
0409.00
Natural honey
22% duty + 15% VAT
All 10 tariff headings in Chapter 04
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.
0401 Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0401.10 Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%
- 0401.20 Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%
- 0401.40 Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6% but not exceeding 10%
- 0401.50 Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10%
0402 Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0402.10 Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)
- 0402.21 Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)
- 0402.29 Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)
- 0402.91 Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms
- 0402.99 Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms
0403 Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.
- 0403.20 Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
- 0403.90 Dairy produce; buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit, nuts or cocoa (excluding yoghurt)
0404 Whey and products consisting of natural milk constituents; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included
- 0404.10 Dairy produce; whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0404.90 Dairy produce; natural milk constituents (excluding whey), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.c. in chapter 04
0405 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
- 0405.10 Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter
- 0405.20 Dairy produce; dairy spreads
- 0405.90 Dairy produce; fats and oils derived from milk (other than butter or dairy spreads)
0406 Cheese and curd
- 0406.10 Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd
- 0406.20 Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered
- 0406.30 Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)
- 0406.40 Dairy produce; cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed)
- 0406.90 Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 500c/kg duty
0407 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked
- 0407.11 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)
- 0407.19 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)
- 0407.21 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)
- 0407.29 Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)
- 0407.90 Birds' eggs, in shell; preserved or cooked
0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0408.11 Eggs; birds' eggs, yolks, dried, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0408.19 Eggs; birds' eggs, yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0408.91 Eggs; birds' eggs (not in shell, excluding yolks only), dried, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 0408.99 Eggs; birds' eggs (not in shell, excluding yolks only), fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen, otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
0409 Honey; natural
- 0409.00 Honey; natural 22% duty
0410 Animal products; insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- 0410.10 Animal products; insects
- 0410.90 Animal products; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included, other than insects