Chapter 76 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 76
- Section
- XV — Base metals & articles thereof
- Tariff headings
- 16 (35 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 10% – 30%
- Import VAT
- 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
- Products listed
- 4
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 76 covers aluminium & articles 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
7604.21
Aluminium hollow profiles & extrusions
30% duty + 15% VAT
7607.11
Aluminium foil (rolled, not backed)
15% duty + 15% VAT
7610.10
Aluminium doors, windows & frames
10% duty + 15% VAT
7615.10
Aluminium cookware & kitchen articles (pots, pans)
20% duty + 15% VAT
All 16 tariff headings in Chapter 76
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.
7601 Aluminium; unwrought
- 7601.10 Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)
- 7601.20 Aluminium; unwrought, alloys
7602 Aluminium; waste and scrap
- 7602.00 Aluminium; waste and scrap
7603 Aluminium; powders and flakes
- 7603.10 Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure
- 7603.20 Aluminium; powders of lamellar structure, flakes
7604 Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles
- 7604.10 Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles
- 7604.21 Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles 30% duty
- 7604.29 Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow
7605 Aluminium wire
- 7605.11 Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm
- 7605.19 Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension is 7mm or less
- 7605.21 Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm
- 7605.29 Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension is 7mm or less
7606 Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm
- 7606.11 Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)
- 7606.12 Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)
- 7606.91 Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, not alloyed, (not rectangular or square)
- 7606.92 Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)
7607 Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm
- 7607.11 Aluminium; foil, (not backed), rolled (but not further worked), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm 15% duty
- 7607.19 Aluminium; foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, not rolled
- 7607.20 Aluminium; foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm
7608 Aluminium; tubes and pipes
- 7608.10 Aluminium; tubes and pipes, not alloyed
- 7608.20 Aluminium; tubes and pipes, alloys
7609 Aluminium; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- 7609.00 Aluminium; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves)
7610 Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures
- 7610.10 Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors 10% duty
- 7610.90 Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like
7611 Aluminium; reservoirs, tanks, vats and the like for material (not compressed or liquefied gas) of capacity over 300l, whether or not lined, heat-insulated, not fitted with mechanical, thermal equipment
- 7611.00 Aluminium; reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for material (not compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity over 300l, whether or not lined, not fitted with mechanical/thermal equipment
7612 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not
- 7612.10 Aluminium; collapsible tubular containers, for any material, (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined, not fitted with mechanical/thermal equipment
- 7612.90 Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment
7613 Aluminium; containers for compressed or liquefied gas
- 7613.00 Aluminium; containers for compressed or liquefied gas
7614 Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)
- 7614.10 Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core
- 7614.90 Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core
7615 Aluminium; table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, sanitary ware and parts thereof
- 7615.10 Aluminium; table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like 20% duty
- 7615.20 Aluminium; sanitary ware and parts thereof
7616 Aluminium; articles n.e.c. in chapter 76
- 7616.10 Aluminium; nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading no. 8305), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles
- 7616.91 Aluminium; cloth, grill, netting and fencing, of aluminium wire
- 7616.99 Aluminium; articles n.e.c. in heading 7616