Chapter 28 · Section VI

Inorganic chemicals; rare-earth & radioactive compounds

Products of the chemical & allied industries

Chapter 28 at a glance

HS chapter
28
Section
VI — Products of the chemical & allied industries
Tariff headings
50 (180 subheadings)
General customs duty
5.5%
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 28 covers inorganic chemicals; rare-earth & radioactive compounds. 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

All 50 tariff headings in Chapter 28

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.

2801 Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine
  • 2801.10 Chlorine
  • 2801.20 Iodine
  • 2801.30 Fluorine; bromine
2802 Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur
  • 2802.00 Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur
2803 Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.
  • 2803.00 Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.
2804 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals
  • 2804.10 Hydrogen
  • 2804.21 Gases, rare; argon
  • 2804.29 Gases, rare; other than argon
  • 2804.30 Nitrogen
  • 2804.40 Oxygen
  • 2804.50 Boron; tellurium
  • 2804.61 Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon
  • 2804.69 Silicon; containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon
  • 2804.70 Phosphorus
  • 2804.80 Arsenic
  • 2804.90 Selenium
2805 Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury
  • 2805.11 Alkali or alkali-earth metals; sodium
  • 2805.12 Alkali or alkali-earth metals; calcium
  • 2805.19 Alkali or alkali-earth metals; other than sodium and calcium
  • 2805.30 Earth-metals, rare; scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed
  • 2805.40 Mercury
2806 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid
  • 2806.10 Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)
  • 2806.20 Chlorosulphuric acid
2807 Sulphuric acid; oleum
  • 2807.00 Sulphuric acid; oleum
2808 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids
  • 2808.00 Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids
2809 Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2809.10 Diphosphorus pentoxide
  • 2809.20 Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids
2810 Oxides of boron; boric acids
  • 2810.00 Oxides of boron; boric acids
2811 Inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals; n.e.c. in heading no. 2806 to 2810
  • 2811.11 Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)
  • 2811.12 Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid)
  • 2811.19 Inorganic acids; other than hydrogen fluoride
  • 2811.21 Carbon dioxide
  • 2811.22 Silicon dioxide
  • 2811.29 Inorganic oxygen compounds; of non-metals, n.e.c. in item no. 2811.2
2812 Halides and halide oxides of non-metals
  • 2812.11 Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)
  • 2812.12 Phosphorus oxychloride
  • 2812.13 Phosphorus trichloride
  • 2812.14 Phosphorus pentachloride
  • 2812.15 Sulphur monochloride
  • 2812.16 Sulphur dichloride
  • 2812.17 Thionyl chloride
  • 2812.19 Arsenic trichloride and other chlorides and chloride oxides, n.e.c. in item no. 2812
  • 2812.90 Halides and halide oxides of non-metals; excluding chloride
2813 Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide
  • 2813.10 Carbon disulphide
  • 2813.90 Sulphides of non-metals, (excluding carbon); commercial phosphorus trisulphide
2814 Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution
  • 2814.10 Ammonia; anhydrous
  • 2814.20 Ammonia; in aqueous solution
2815 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium
  • 2815.11 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solid
  • 2815.12 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)
  • 2815.20 Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)
  • 2815.30 Peroxides of sodium or potassium
2816 Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium
  • 2816.10 Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium
  • 2816.40 Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium
2817 Zinc; oxide and peroxide
  • 2817.00 Zinc; oxide and peroxide
2818 Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide
  • 2818.10 Aluminium oxide; artificial corundum
  • 2818.20 Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum
  • 2818.30 Aluminium hydroxide
2819 Chromium oxides and hydroxides
  • 2819.10 Chromium trioxide
  • 2819.90 Chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxide
2820 Manganese oxides
  • 2820.10 Manganese dioxide
  • 2820.90 Manganese oxides; excluding manganese dioxide
2821 Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o3
  • 2821.10 Iron oxides and hydroxides
  • 2821.20 Earth colours; containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o3
2822 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides
  • 2822.00 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides
2823 Titanium oxides
  • 2823.00 Titanium oxides
2824 Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead
  • 2824.10 Lead; lead monoxide (litharge, massicot)
  • 2824.90 Lead oxides; n.e.c. in heading no. 2824
2825 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides
  • 2825.10 Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts
  • 2825.20 Lithium oxide and hydroxide
  • 2825.30 Vanadium oxides and hydroxides
  • 2825.40 Nickel oxides and hydroxides
  • 2825.50 Copper oxides and hydroxides
  • 2825.60 Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide
  • 2825.70 Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides
  • 2825.80 Antimony oxides
  • 2825.90 Inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides; n.e.c. in heading no. 2825
2826 Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts
  • 2826.12 Fluorides; of aluminium
  • 2826.19 Fluorides; other than of aluminium
  • 2826.30 Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (synthetic cryolite)
  • 2826.90 Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts, n.e.c. in heading no. 2826
2827 Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides
  • 2827.10 Chlorides; of ammonium
  • 2827.20 Chlorides; of calcium
  • 2827.31 Chlorides; of magnesium
  • 2827.32 Chlorides; of aluminium
  • 2827.35 Chlorides; of nickel
  • 2827.39 Chlorides; other than of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and nickel
  • 2827.41 Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copper
  • 2827.49 Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; other than of copper
  • 2827.51 Bromides; of sodium or of potassium
  • 2827.59 Bromides and bromide oxides; other than item no. 2827.51
  • 2827.60 Iodides and iodide oxides
2828 Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites
  • 2828.10 Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorites
  • 2828.90 Hypochlorites; n.e.c. in heading no. 2828
2829 Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates
  • 2829.11 Chlorates; of sodium
  • 2829.19 Chlorates; other than sodium
  • 2829.90 Perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates
2830 Sulphides; polysulphides whether or not chemically defined
  • 2830.10 Sulphides; of sodium, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2830.90 Sulphides and polysulphides; whether or not chemically defined, other than sulphides of sodium
2831 Dithionites and sulphoxylates
  • 2831.10 Dithionites and sulphoxylates; of sodium
  • 2831.90 Dithionites and sulphoxylates; other than sodium
2832 Sulphites; thiosulphates
  • 2832.10 Sulphites; of sodium
  • 2832.20 Sulphites; other than of sodium
  • 2832.30 Thiosulphates
2833 Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)
  • 2833.11 Sodium sulphates; disodium sulphate
  • 2833.19 Sodium sulphates; other than disodium sulphate
  • 2833.21 Sulphates; of magnesium
  • 2833.22 Sulphates; of aluminium
  • 2833.24 Sulphates; of nickel
  • 2833.25 Sulphates; of copper
  • 2833.27 Sulphates; of barium
  • 2833.29 Sulphates; n.e.c. in item no. 2833.2
  • 2833.30 Alums
  • 2833.40 Peroxosulphates (persulphates)
2834 Nitrites; nitrates
  • 2834.10 Nitrites
  • 2834.21 Nitrates; of potassium
  • 2834.29 Nitrates; of other than potassium
2835 Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.10 Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites), whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.22 Phosphates; of mono- or disodium, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.24 Phosphates; of potassium, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.25 Phosphates; calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate), whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.26 Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.29 Phosphates; (other than of mono- or disodium, other than of potassium or of calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate) and excluding other phosphates of calcium), whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.31 Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined
  • 2835.39 Polyphosphates; other than sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined
2836 Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate
  • 2836.20 Carbonates; disodium carbonate 5.5% duty
  • 2836.30 Carbonates; sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate)
  • 2836.40 Carbonates; potassium carbonate
  • 2836.50 Carbonates; calcium carbonate
  • 2836.60 Carbonates; barium carbonate
  • 2836.91 Carbonates; lithium carbonate
  • 2836.92 Carbonates; strontium carbonate
  • 2836.99 Carbonates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2836 and other than lithium or strontium
2837 Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides
  • 2837.11 Cyanides and cyanide oxides; of sodium
  • 2837.19 Cyanides and cyanide oxides; other than of sodium
  • 2837.20 Complex cyanides
2839 Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates
  • 2839.11 Silicates; sodium metasilicates
  • 2839.19 Silicates; of sodium (excluding sodium metasilicates)
  • 2839.90 Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodium
2840 Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)
  • 2840.11 Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrous
  • 2840.19 Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrous
  • 2840.20 Borates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2840
  • 2840.30 Peroxoborates (perborates)
2841 Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids
  • 2841.30 Salts; sodium dichromate
  • 2841.50 Salts; chromates, dichromates, peroxochromates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2841
  • 2841.61 Salts; of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, potassium permanganate
  • 2841.69 Salts; of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, other than potassium permanganate
  • 2841.70 Salts; molybdates
  • 2841.80 Salts; tungstates (wolframates)
  • 2841.90 Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids; n.e.c. in heading no. 2841
2842 Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, n.e.c. including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined, but excluding azides
  • 2842.10 Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined, excluding azides
  • 2842.90 Salts; of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, other than double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically, excluding azides
2843 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals
  • 2843.10 Colloidal precious metals; whether or not chemically defined
  • 2843.21 Silver compounds; silver nitrates
  • 2843.29 Silver compounds; excluding silver nitrates
  • 2843.30 Gold compounds
  • 2843.90 Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams
2844 Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products
  • 2844.10 Uranium; natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds
  • 2844.20 Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products
  • 2844.30 Uranium; depleted in U235, thorium, their compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U235, thorium; compounds of these products
  • 2844.41 Radioactive elements; tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds
  • 2844.42 Radioactive elements; actinium-225, 227, californium-253, curium-240, 241, 242, 243, 244, einsteinium-253, 254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, 209, 210, radium-223, uranium-230 or 232, compounds; alloys, dispersions, ceramic products and mixtures
  • 2844.43 Radioactive elements, isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds
  • 2844.44 Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds n.e.c. in heading no. 2844, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products, mixtures containing the elements, isotopes, compounds; radioactive residues
  • 2844.50 Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors
2845 Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2845.10 Heavy water (deuterium oxide)
  • 2845.20 Boron enriched in boron-10 and its compounds
  • 2845.30 Lithium enriched in lithium-6 and its compounds
  • 2845.40 Helium-3
  • 2845.90 Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined
2846 Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals
  • 2846.10 Cerium compounds
  • 2846.90 Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures of these metals
2847 Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea
  • 2847.00 Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea
2849 Carbides, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2849.10 Carbides; of calcium, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2849.20 Carbides; of silicon, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2849.90 Carbides; whether or not chemically defined, other than of calcium or silicon
2850 Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 2849
  • 2850.00 Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 2849
2852 Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, whether or not chemically defined
  • 2852.10 Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, chemically defined
  • 2852.90 Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury; excluding amalgams, not chemically defined,
2853 Phosphides, chemically defined or not, not ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds n.e.c. (including distilled, conductivity water and water of like purity); liquid air, rare gases removed or not; compressed air; amalgams, not precious metal amalgams
  • 2853.10 Inorganic compounds; cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)
  • 2853.90 Phosphides, chemically defined or not, not ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds n.e.c. (including distilled, conductivity water and water of like purity); liquid air, rare gases removed or not; compressed air; amalgams, not precious metal amalgams
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