Chapter 20 · Section IV

Preparations of vegetables, fruit & nuts

Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco

Chapter 20 at a glance

HS chapter
20
Section
IV — Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco
Tariff headings
9 (52 subheadings)
General customs duty
20%
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 20 covers preparations of vegetables, fruit & nuts. 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

2005.20 Prepared potatoes (chips & crisps) 20% duty + 15% VAT 2009.89 Fruit & vegetable juices 20% duty + 15% VAT

All 9 tariff headings in Chapter 20

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.

2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
  • 2001.10 Vegetable preparations; cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
  • 2001.90 Vegetable preparations; vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins)
2002 Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
  • 2002.10 Vegetable preparations; tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
  • 2002.90 Vegetable preparations; tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
2003 Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid
  • 2003.10 Vegetable preparations; mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
  • 2003.90 Vegetable preparations; mushrooms and truffles, other than mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
2004 Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006
  • 2004.10 Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen
  • 2004.90 Vegetable preparations; vegetables and mixtures of vegetables (excluding potatoes), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen
2005 Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006
  • 2005.10 Vegetable preparations; homogenised vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.20 Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 20% duty
  • 2005.40 Vegetable preparations; peas (pisum sativum), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.51 Vegetable preparations; beans, shelled, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.59 Vegetable preparations; beans, (not shelled), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.60 Vegetable preparations; asparagus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.70 Vegetable preparations; olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.80 Vegetable preparations; sweetcorn (zea mays var. saccharata), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.91 Vegetable preparations; bamboo shoots, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
  • 2005.99 Vegetable preparations; vegetables and mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 2005, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen
2006 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised)
  • 2006.00 Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised)
2007 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2007.10 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes; homogenised, cooked preparations, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2007.91 Jams, jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes; of citrus fruit, being cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2007.99 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purees and pastes; of fruit or nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, cooked preparations (excluding homogenised), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included
  • 2008.11 Nuts; ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.19 Nuts and other seeds; whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures)
  • 2008.20 Fruit; pineapples, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.30 Fruit; citrus, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.40 Fruit; pears, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.50 Fruit; apricots, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.60 Fruit; cherries, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.70 Fruit; peaches, including nectarines, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.80 Fruit; strawberries, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.91 Fruit, palm hearts; prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.93 Fruit; cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); Iingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit
  • 2008.97 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; mixtures (other than those of subheading no 2008.19); prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in headings 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, or other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c.
  • 2008.99 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c. in heading no. 2008
2009 Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.11 Juice; orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.12 Juice; orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.19 Juice; orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.21 Juice; grapefruit or pomelo, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.29 Juice; grapefruit or pomelo, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.31 Juice; of single citrus fruit (excluding orange, grapefruit or pomelo), of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.39 Juice; of single citrus fruit (excluding orange, grapefruit or pomelo), of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.41 Juice; pineapple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.49 Juice; pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.50 Juice; tomato, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.61 Juice; grape, of a Brix value not exceeding 30, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.69 Juice; grape, of a Brix value exceeding 30, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.71 Juice; apple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.79 Juice; apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.81 Juice; cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); Iingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
  • 2009.89 Juice; of any single fruit, nut or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 20% duty
  • 2009.90 Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
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