Chapter 64 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 64
- Section
- XII — Footwear, headgear, umbrellas
- Tariff headings
- 6 (25 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 20% – 30% (plus 1 line charged per kg or unit)
- Import VAT
- 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
- Products listed
- 5
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 64 covers footwear, gaiters & parts thereof. 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
6401.10
Waterproof footwear (gumboots) with metal toe-cap
30% duty + 15% VAT
6402.99
Footwear with rubber or plastic uppers
30% or 500c/2u duty + 15% VAT
6403.99
Footwear with leather uppers
30% duty + 15% VAT
6404.11
Sports footwear with textile uppers
30% duty + 15% VAT
6406.20
Outer soles & heels of rubber or plastic
20% duty + 15% VAT
All 6 tariff headings in Chapter 64
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.
6401 Footwear; waterproof, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, (uppers not fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar)
- 6401.10 Footwear; waterproof with metal toe-cap, rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar) 30% duty
- 6401.92 Footwear; waterproof, covering the ankle (but not the knee), rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar)
- 6401.99 Footwear; waterproof, n.e.c. in heading no. 6401, rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (not assembled by stitch, rivet, nail, screw, plug or similar)
6402 Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)
- 6402.12 Sports footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots
- 6402.19 Sports footwear; (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or cross-country ski footwear), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics
- 6402.20 Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs
- 6402.91 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, covering the ankle, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics
- 6402.99 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics 30% or 500c/2u duty
6403 Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather
- 6403.12 Sports footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather, ski-boots, snowboard boots and cross-country ski footwear
- 6403.19 Sports footwear; (other than ski-boots, snowboard boots or cross-country ski footwear), with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather
- 6403.20 Footwear; with outer soles of leather, uppers consisting of leather straps across instep and around the big toe
- 6403.40 Footwear; with metal toe-cap, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, uppers of leather
- 6403.51 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle
- 6403.59 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles and uppers of leather
- 6403.91 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather
- 6403.99 Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather 30% duty
6404 Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials
- 6404.11 Sports footwear; tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials 30% duty
- 6404.19 Footwear; (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials
- 6404.20 Footwear; outer soles of leather or composition leather, uppers of textile materials
6405 Footwear; other footwear n.e.c. in chapter 64
- 6405.10 Footwear; with uppers of leather or composition leather, n.e.c. in chapter 64
- 6405.20 Footwear; with uppers of textile materials, n.e.c. in chapter 64
- 6405.90 Footwear; n.e.c. in chapter 64
6406 Footwear; parts of footwear; removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, le.g.ings and similar articles, and parts thereof
- 6406.10 Footwear; parts, uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners
- 6406.20 Footwear; parts, outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics 20% duty
- 6406.90 Footwear; parts, n.e.c. in heading 6406