Chapter 10 · Section II

Cereals

Vegetable products

Chapter 10 at a glance

HS chapter
10
Section
II — Vegetable products
Tariff headings
8 (26 subheadings)
General customs duty
0%
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 10 covers cereals. 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

1001.99 Wheat (other than durum & seed) 0% duty + 15% VAT 1005.90 Maize / corn (other than seed) 0% duty + 15% VAT 1006.30 Rice (semi- or wholly milled) 0% duty + 15% VAT

All 8 tariff headings in Chapter 10

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.

1001 Wheat and meslin
1002 Rye
  • 1002.10 Cereals; rye, seed
  • 1002.90 Cereals; rye, other than seed
1003 Barley
  • 1003.10 Cereals; barley, seed
  • 1003.90 Cereals; barley, other than seed
1004 Oats
  • 1004.10 Cereals; oats, seeds
  • 1004.90 Cereals; oats, other than seed
1005 Maize (corn)
1006 Rice
1007 Grain sorghum
  • 1007.10 Cereals; grain sorghum, seed
  • 1007.90 Cereals; grain sorghum, other than seed
1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals
  • 1008.10 Cereals; buckwheat
  • 1008.21 Cereals; millet, seed
  • 1008.29 Cereals; millet, other than seed
  • 1008.30 Cereals; canary seeds
  • 1008.40 Cereals; fonio (Digitaria spp.)
  • 1008.50 Cereals; quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
  • 1008.60 Cereals; triticale
  • 1008.90 Cereals; n.e.c. in chapter 10
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