Chapter 18 · Section IV

Cocoa & cocoa preparations

Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco

Chapter 18 at a glance

HS chapter
18
Section
IV — Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco
Tariff headings
6 (11 subheadings)
General customs duty
20%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
1

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

HS Chapter 18 covers cocoa & cocoa preparations. 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

1806.31 Chocolate in blocks/bars, filled 20% duty + 15% VAT

All 6 tariff headings in Chapter 18

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.

1801 Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted
  • 1801.00 Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted
1802 Cocoa; shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
  • 1802.00 Cocoa; shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
1803 Cocoa; paste; whether or not defatted
  • 1803.10 Cocoa; paste, not defatted
  • 1803.20 Cocoa; paste, wholly or partly defatted
1804 Cocoa; butter, fat and oil
  • 1804.00 Cocoa; butter, fat and oil
1805 Cocoa; powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 1805.00 Cocoa; powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
  • 1806.10 Cocoa; powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 1806.20 Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg
  • 1806.31 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less 20% duty
  • 1806.32 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less
  • 1806.90 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18
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