Chapter 21 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 21
- Section
- IV — Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits & tobacco
- Tariff headings
- 6 (16 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 0% – 20%
- 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 21 covers miscellaneous edible 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
2101.11
Instant coffee extracts & concentrates
0% duty + 15% VAT
2103.20
Tomato ketchup & other tomato sauces
5% duty + 15% VAT
2104.10
Soups & broths (and preparations)
20% duty + 15% VAT
2106.90
Food preparations not elsewhere specified
0% duty + 15% VAT
All 6 tariff headings in Chapter 21
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.
2101 Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- 2101.11 Extracts, essences and concentrates; of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee 0% duty
- 2101.12 Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee
- 2101.20 Extracts, essences and concentrates; of tea or mate, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or mate
- 2101.30 Chicory, roasted and other roasted coffee substitutes; extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading no. 3002); prepared baking powders
- 2102.10 Yeasts; active
- 2102.20 Yeasts; inactive, other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
- 2102.30 Baking powders; prepared
2103 Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- 2103.10 Sauces; soya
- 2103.20 Sauces; tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces 5% duty
- 2103.30 Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- 2103.90 Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings
2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations
- 2104.10 Soups and broths and preparations therefor 20% duty
- 2104.20 Homogenised composite food preparations
2105 Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa
- 2105.00 Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa
2106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included
- 2106.10 Protein; concentrates and textured protein substances
- 2106.90 Food preparations; n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 0% duty