Chapter 09 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 09
- Section
- II — Vegetable products
- Tariff headings
- 10 (39 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 0% (plus 2 lines charged per kg or unit)
- Import VAT
- 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
- Products listed
- 4
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 09 covers coffee, tea, maté & spices. 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
0901.11
Coffee, not roasted (green beans)
0% duty + 15% VAT
0901.21
Roasted coffee (not decaffeinated)
6c/kg duty + 15% VAT
0902.30
Black tea (in packs ≤3 kg)
400c/kg duty + 15% VAT
0904.11
Pepper (whole or ground spice)
0% duty + 15% VAT
All 10 tariff headings in Chapter 09
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.
0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
- 0901.11 Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated 0% duty
- 0901.12 Coffee; decaffeinated, not roasted
- 0901.21 Coffee; roasted, not decaffeinated 6c/kg duty
- 0901.22 Coffee; roasted, decaffeinated
- 0901.90 Coffee; husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
0902 Tea
- 0902.10 Tea, green; (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg
- 0902.20 Tea, green; (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg
- 0902.30 Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg 400c/kg duty
- 0902.40 Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg
0903 Mate
- 0903.00 Mate
0904 Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta
- 0904.11 Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground 0% duty
- 0904.12 Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), crushed or ground
- 0904.21 Spices; fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground
- 0904.22 Spices; fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, crushed or ground
0905 Vanilla
- 0905.10 Spices; vanilla, neither crushed nor ground
- 0905.20 Spices; vanilla, crushed or ground
0906 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
- 0906.11 Spices; cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume), neither crushed nor ground
- 0906.19 Spices; cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, other than cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume), neither crushed nor ground
- 0906.20 Spices; cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, crushed or ground
0907 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
- 0907.10 Spices; cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground
- 0907.20 Spices; cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground
0908 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
- 0908.11 Spices; nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground
- 0908.12 Spices; nutmeg, crushed or ground
- 0908.21 Spices; mace, neither crushed nor ground
- 0908.22 Spices; mace, crushed or ground
- 0908.31 Spices; cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground
- 0908.32 Spices; cardamoms, crushed or ground
0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper
- 0909.21 Spices; coriander seeds, neither crushed nor ground
- 0909.22 Spices; coriander seeds, crushed or ground
- 0909.31 Spices; cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground
- 0909.32 Spices; cumin seeds, crushed or ground
- 0909.61 Spices; seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel; juniper berries, neither crushed nor ground
- 0909.62 Spices; seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel; juniper berries, crushed or ground
0910 Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices
- 0910.11 Spices; ginger, neither crushed nor ground
- 0910.12 Spices; ginger, crushed or ground
- 0910.20 Spices; saffron
- 0910.30 Spices; turmeric (curcuma)
- 0910.91 Spices; mixtures of 2 or more products of different headings
- 0910.99 Spices; n.e.c. in heading no. 0910