Chapter 33 · Section VI

Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics & toiletries

Products of the chemical & allied industries

Chapter 33 at a glance

HS chapter
33
Section
VI — Products of the chemical & allied industries
Tariff headings
7 (29 subheadings)
General customs duty
10% – 20%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
6

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

HS Chapter 33 covers essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics & toiletries. 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

3303.00 Perfumes & eau de toilette 20% duty + 15% VAT 3304.10 Lip make-up preparations 20% duty + 15% VAT 3304.99 Beauty, make-up & skincare preparations 20% duty + 15% VAT 3305.10 Shampoos 20% duty + 15% VAT 3306.10 Dentifrices (toothpaste) 10% duty + 15% VAT 3307.20 Deodorants & antiperspirants 20% duty + 15% VAT

All 7 tariff headings in Chapter 33

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.

3301 Oils; essential (concretes, absolutes); concentrates thereof in fats, fixed oils, waxes or the like (obtained by enfleurage or maceration); aqueous distillates, solutions and terpenic by-products thereof; resinoids; extracted oleoresins
  • 3301.12 Oils, essential; of orange (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
  • 3301.13 Oils, essential; of lemon (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
  • 3301.19 Oils, essential; of citrus fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
  • 3301.24 Oils, essential; of peppermint (Mentha piperita), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes
  • 3301.25 Oils, essential; of mints (excluding peppermint), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes
  • 3301.29 Oils, essential; n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes
  • 3301.30 Resinoids
  • 3301.90 Oils, essential; concentrates in fats, fixed oils, waxes and the like, terpenic by-products, aqueous distillates and solutions, extracted oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 3301
3302 Odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for beverage manufacture
  • 3302.10 Odoriferous substances and mixtures; of a kind used in the food or drink industries
  • 3302.90 Odoriferous substances and mixtures; used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries
3303 Perfumes and toilet waters
3304 Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations
3305 Hair preparations; for use on the hair
  • 3305.10 Hair preparations; shampoos 20% duty
  • 3305.20 Hair preparations; for permanent waving or straightening
  • 3305.30 Hair preparations; lacquers
  • 3305.90 Hair preparations; n.e.c. in heading no. 3305
3306 Oral or dental hygiene preparations; including fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages
3307 Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; pre-shave, shaving, after-shave, bath preparations; personal deodorants and depilatories; room deodorisers, perfumed or not with disinfectant properties or not
  • 3307.10 Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations
  • 3307.20 Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; personal deodorants and antiperspirants 20% duty
  • 3307.30 Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations
  • 3307.41 Perfumes and deodorizers; perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, agarbatti and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning (including those used during religious rites)
  • 3307.49 Perfumes and deodorizers; perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, (excluding those which operate by burning)
  • 3307.90 Perfumes and deodorizers; perfuming or deodorizing preparations n.e.c. in heading no. 3307
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