Chapter 08 · Section II

Edible fruit & nuts; citrus & melon peel

Vegetable products

Chapter 08 at a glance

HS chapter
08
Section
II — Vegetable products
Tariff headings
14 (70 subheadings)
General customs duty
0% – 5%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
3

As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.

HS Chapter 08 covers edible fruit & nuts; citrus & melon peel. 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

0801.32 Cashew nuts (shelled) 0% duty + 15% VAT 0802.12 Almonds (shelled) 0% duty + 15% VAT 0803.90 Bananas (fresh) 5% duty + 15% VAT

All 14 tariff headings in Chapter 08

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.

0801 Nuts, edible; coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
  • 0801.11 Nuts, edible; coconuts, desiccated
  • 0801.12 Nuts, edible; coconuts, in the inner shell (endocarp)
  • 0801.19 Nuts, edible; coconuts, fresh or dried, other than desiccated or in the inner shell (endocarp)
  • 0801.21 Nuts, edible; brazil nuts, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0801.22 Nuts, edible; brazil nuts, fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0801.31 Nuts, edible; cashew nuts, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0801.32 Nuts, edible; cashew nuts, fresh or dried, shelled 0% duty
0802 Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
  • 0802.11 Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.12 Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled 0% duty
  • 0802.21 Nuts, edible; hazelnuts or filberts (corylus spp.), fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.22 Nuts, edible; hazelnuts or filberts (corylus spp.), fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0802.31 Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.32 Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0802.41 Nuts, edible; chestnuts (Castanea spp.), fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.42 Nuts, edible; chestnuts (Castanea spp.), fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0802.51 Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.52 Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0802.61 Nuts, edible; macadamia, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.62 Nuts, edible; macadamia, fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0802.70 Nuts, edible; kola nuts (Cola spp.), fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
  • 0802.80 Nuts, edible; areca nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
  • 0802.91 Nuts, edible; pine nuts, fresh or dried, in shell
  • 0802.92 Nuts, edible; pine nuts, fresh or dried, shelled
  • 0802.99 Nuts, edible; n.e.c. in heading 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0803 Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried
0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried
  • 0804.10 Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried
  • 0804.20 Fruit, edible; figs, fresh or dried
  • 0804.30 Fruit, edible; pineapples, fresh or dried
  • 0804.40 Fruit, edible; avocados, fresh or dried
  • 0804.50 Fruit, edible; guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried
0805 Citrus fruit; fresh or dried
  • 0805.10 Fruit, edible; oranges, fresh or dried
  • 0805.21 Fruit, edible; mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried
  • 0805.22 Fruit, edible; clementines, fresh or dried
  • 0805.29 Fruit, edible; tangelos, wilkings and similar citrus hybrid, fresh or dried
  • 0805.40 Fruit, edible; grapefruit and pomelos, fresh or dried
  • 0805.50 Fruit, edible; lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried
  • 0805.90 Fruit, edible; citrus fruit n.e.c. in heading no. 0805, fresh or dried
0806 Grapes; fresh or dried
  • 0806.10 Fruit, edible; grapes, fresh
  • 0806.20 Fruit, edible; grapes, dried
0807 Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh
  • 0807.11 Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh
  • 0807.19 Fruit, edible; melons, other than watermelons, fresh
  • 0807.20 Fruit, edible; papaws (papayas), fresh
0808 Apples, pears and quinces; fresh
  • 0808.10 Fruit, edible; apples, fresh
  • 0808.30 Fruit, edible; pears, fresh
  • 0808.40 Fruit, edible; quinces, fresh
0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh
  • 0809.10 Fruit, edible; apricots, fresh
  • 0809.21 Fruit, edible; sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), fresh
  • 0809.29 Fruit, edible; cherries, other than sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), fresh
  • 0809.30 Fruit, edible; peaches, including nectarines, fresh
  • 0809.40 Fruit, edible; plums and sloes, fresh
0810 Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08
  • 0810.10 Fruit, edible; strawberries, fresh
  • 0810.20 Fruit, edible; raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, and loganberries, fresh
  • 0810.30 Fruit, edible; black, white or red currants and gooseberries, fresh
  • 0810.40 Fruit, edible; cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh
  • 0810.50 Fruit, edible; kiwifruit, fresh
  • 0810.60 Fruit, edible; durians, fresh
  • 0810.70 Fruit, edible; persimmons, fresh
  • 0810.90 Fruit, edible; fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh
0811 Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 0811.10 Fruit, edible; strawberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 0811.20 Fruit, edible; raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 0811.90 Fruit, edible; fruit and nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
0812 Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
  • 0812.10 Fruit, edible; cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
  • 0812.90 Fruit, edible; fruit and nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 0812, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
0813 Fruit, dried, other than that of heading no. 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter
  • 0813.10 Fruit, edible; apricots, dried
  • 0813.20 Fruit, edible; prunes, dried
  • 0813.30 Fruit, edible; apples, dried
  • 0813.40 Fruit, edible; fruit n.e.c. in heading no. 0812, dried
  • 0813.50 Nuts, edible; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of chapter 08
0814 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons); fresh, frozen dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions
  • 0814.00 Peel; of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water and other preservative solutions
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