Chapter 71 · Section XIV

Pearls, precious stones & metals; jewellery & coin

Pearls, precious metals & jewellery

Chapter 71 at a glance

HS chapter
71
Section
XIV — Pearls, precious metals & jewellery
Tariff headings
18 (55 subheadings)
General customs duty
20%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
2

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

HS Chapter 71 covers pearls, precious stones & metals; jewellery & coin. 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

7113.19 Jewellery of precious metal 20% duty + 15% VAT 7117.19 Imitation / costume jewellery (base metal) 20% duty + 15% VAT

All 18 tariff headings in Chapter 71

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.

7101 Pearls; natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for the convenience of transport
  • 7101.10 Pearls; natural, whether or not worked or graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport
  • 7101.21 Pearls; cultured, unworked, whether or not graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport
  • 7101.22 Pearls; cultured, worked, whether or not graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport
7102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
  • 7102.10 Diamonds; whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted
  • 7102.21 Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set
  • 7102.29 Diamonds; industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set
  • 7102.31 Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set
  • 7102.39 Diamonds; non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set
7103 Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
  • 7103.10 Stones; precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set
  • 7103.91 Stones; rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set
  • 7103.99 Stones; precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set
7104 Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
  • 7104.10 Stones; piezo-electric quartz, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
  • 7104.21 Stones; diamonds, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped
  • 7104.29 Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious n.e.c. in heading 7104, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped
  • 7104.91 Stones; diamonds, n.e.c. in heading 7104, worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
  • 7104.99 Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious n.e.c. in heading 7104, worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
7105 Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stone
  • 7105.10 Stones; precious and semi-precious, dust and powder, of diamonds
  • 7105.90 Stones; precious and semi-precious, dust and powder, of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stones, excluding diamonds
7106 Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
  • 7106.10 Metals; silver powder
  • 7106.91 Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)
  • 7106.92 Metals; silver, semi-manufactured
7107 Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured
  • 7107.00 Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured
7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
  • 7108.11 Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder
  • 7108.12 Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)
  • 7108.13 Metals; gold, semi-manufactured
  • 7108.20 Gold, monetary
7109 Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured
  • 7109.00 Base metals or silver; clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured
7110 Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
  • 7110.11 Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form
  • 7110.19 Metals; platinum, semi-manufactured
  • 7110.21 Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form
  • 7110.29 Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured
  • 7110.31 Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form
  • 7110.39 Metals; rhodium, semi-manufactured
  • 7110.41 Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form
  • 7110.49 Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, semi-manufactured
7111 Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured
  • 7111.00 Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured
7112 Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49
  • 7112.30 Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds
  • 7112.91 Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
  • 7112.92 Waste and scrap of precious metals; of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals
  • 7112.99 Waste and scrap of precious metals; waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds
7113 Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
7114 Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
  • 7114.11 Silversmiths' wares; and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal
  • 7114.19 Goldsmiths' wares; articles of and parts thereof, of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal
  • 7114.20 Goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares; articles of and parts thereof, of base metal clad with precious metal
7115 Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
  • 7115.10 Metal; catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum
  • 7115.90 Metal; precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10
7116 Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)
  • 7116.10 Pearls; articles of natural or cultured pearls
  • 7116.20 Stones; precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) articles of
7117 Imitation jewellery
7118 Coin
  • 7118.10 Coin (other than gold coin), not being legal tender
  • 7118.90 Coin; other than coin of item no. 7118.10
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