Chapter 45 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 45
- Section
- IX — Wood, cork & basketware
- Tariff headings
- 4 (7 subheadings)
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 45 covers cork & articles of cork. 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.
All 4 tariff headings in Chapter 45
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.
4501 Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork
- 4501.10 Cork; natural cork, raw or simply prepared
- 4501.90 Cork; waste cork, crushed, granulated or ground cork
4502 Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
- 4502.00 Cork; natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)
4503 Cork; articles of natural cork
- 4503.10 Cork; corks and stoppers, of natural cork
- 4503.90 Cork; articles of natural cork other than corks and stoppers
4504 Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork
- 4504.10 Cork; blocks, plates, sheets and strip, tiles of any shape, solid cylinders (including discs), of agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance)
- 4504.90 Cork; articles of agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance), n.e.c. in heading no. 4504