Chapter 83 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 83
- Section
- XV — Base metals & articles thereof
- Tariff headings
- 11 (36 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 10% – 20%
- 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 83 covers miscellaneous articles of base metal. 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
8301.10
Padlocks (base metal)
20% duty + 15% VAT
8301.40
Locks of base metal (other)
20% duty + 15% VAT
8302.41
Builders' hardware (hinges, brackets & fittings)
20% duty + 15% VAT
8311.10
Coated welding electrodes (base metal)
10% duty + 15% VAT
All 11 tariff headings in Chapter 83
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.
8301 Padlocks and locks (key, combination, electrically operated) of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal, keys for any or the foregoing articles, of base metal
- 8301.10 Padlocks; (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal 20% duty
- 8301.20 Locks; of a kind used for motor vehicles (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal
- 8301.30 Locks; of a kind used for furniture (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal
- 8301.40 Locks; (other than those for motor vehicles or furniture), (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal 20% duty
- 8301.50 Clasps and frames with clasps; incorporating locks, of base metal
- 8301.60 Locks; parts of padlocks, locks, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal
- 8301.70 Keys; presented separately, of base metal
8302 Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, trunks, chests etc, castors with mountings of base metal, automatic door closers of base metal
- 8302.10 Hinges; suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like, of base metal
- 8302.20 Castors; with mountings, of base metal
- 8302.30 Mountings, fittings and similar articles; for motor vehicles, of base metal
- 8302.41 Mountings, fittings and similar articles; of base metal, suitable for buildings 20% duty
- 8302.42 Mountings, fittings and similar articles; suitable for furniture of base metal
- 8302.49 Mountings, fittings and similar articles; suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metal
- 8302.50 Hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures, of base metal
- 8302.60 Automatic door closures; of base metal
8303 Safes; armoured or reinforced, strong-boxes, doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal
- 8303.00 Safes; armoured or reinforced, strong-boxes, doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal
8304 Office equipment; filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays and rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and the like, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading no. 9403
- 8304.00 Office equipment; filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading no. 9403
8305 Stationery; fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and the like, staples in strips (for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal
- 8305.10 Stationery; fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, of base metal
- 8305.20 Stationery; staples in strips, (e.g. for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal
- 8305.90 Stationery; letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, including parts, of base metal
8306 Bells, gongs and the like; non-electric, statuettes, other ornaments, photograph, picture, similar frames, mirrors, of base metal
- 8306.10 Bells, gongs and the like; non-electric, of base metal
- 8306.21 Statuettes and other ornaments; of base metal plated with precious metal
- 8306.29 Statuettes and other ornaments; of base metal other than plated with precious metal
- 8306.30 Photograph, picture or similar frames, mirrors; of base metal
8307 Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal
- 8307.10 Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel
- 8307.90 Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings of base metal, other than those of iron or steel
8308 Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal
- 8308.10 Hooks, eyes and eyelets; of base metal, of a kind used for clothing, footwear, awnings, handbags, travel goods or other made up articles
- 8308.20 Rivets; tubular or bifurcated, of base metal
- 8308.90 Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle clasps; of base metal, of a kind used for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, including parts
8309 Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal
- 8309.10 Stoppers; corks, of base metal
- 8309.90 Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal
8310 Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading no. 9405
- 8310.00 Sign plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols; of base metal, excluding those of heading no. 9405
8311 Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying
- 8311.10 Electrodes; coated, of base metal, for electric arc-welding 10% duty
- 8311.20 Wire; cored, of base metal, for electric arc-welding
- 8311.30 Rods and wire; coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame
- 8311.90 Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying; n.e.c. in item no. 8311