Chapter 50 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 50
- Section
- XI — Textiles & textile articles
- Tariff headings
- 7 (9 subheadings)
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 50 covers silk. 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 7 tariff headings in Chapter 50
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.
5001 Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
- 5001.00 Silk; silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
5002 Raw silk (not thrown)
- 5002.00 Silk; raw silk (not thrown)
5003 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- 5003.00 Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
5004 Silk; yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste), not put up for retail sale
- 5004.00 Silk; yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste), not put up for retail sale
5005 Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale
- 5005.00 Silk; yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale
5006 Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silk-worm gut
- 5006.00 Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste; put up for retail sale, and silk-worm gut
5007 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste
- 5007.10 Silk; woven fabrics of noil silk
- 5007.20 Silk; woven fabrics, containing 85% or more by weight of silk or of silk waste other than noil silk
- 5007.90 Silk; woven fabrics n.e.c. in heading no. 5007