Chapter 85 · Section XVI

Electrical machinery & equipment

Machinery & electrical equipment

HS Chapter 85 covers electrical machinery & equipment. Below are the products in this chapter most looked up by South African importers, each with its indicative customs duty and a link to the full duty + VAT and anti-dumping detail.

8501.10 Electric motors (≤37.5 W) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8502.13 Diesel generating sets (>375 kVA) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8504.40 Static converters — chargers, adapters & inverters 0% duty + 15% VAT 8506.10 Primary cells & batteries (manganese dioxide) 20% duty + 15% VAT 8507.10 Lead-acid accumulators (vehicle starter batteries) 15% duty + 15% VAT 8507.60 Lithium-ion accumulators (batteries) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8508.11 Vacuum cleaners (≤1500 W) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8509.40 Food grinders, blenders & juicers (domestic) 20% duty + 15% VAT 8512.20 Electrical lighting & signalling for vehicles 20% duty + 15% VAT 8513.10 Portable battery-powered lamps & torches 20% duty + 15% VAT 8516.50 Microwave ovens 20% duty + 15% VAT 8516.60 Electric ovens, cookers, hotplates & stoves 0% duty + 15% VAT 8516.71 Electric coffee or tea makers 20% duty + 15% VAT 8517.13 Smartphones & cellular telephones 0% duty + 15% VAT 8518.30 Headphones & earphones 0% duty + 15% VAT 8523.51 Solid-state storage (USB drives & memory cards) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8525.89 Digital cameras & video camera recorders 0% duty + 15% VAT 8527.13 Radio receivers with sound recording/players 0% duty + 15% VAT 8528.52 Monitors capable of connecting to a computer 0% duty + 15% VAT 8528.72 Colour television receivers (TV sets) 25% duty + 15% VAT 8531.10 Burglar & fire alarms and similar 0% duty + 15% VAT 8536.69 Plugs, sockets & electrical connectors (≤1000 V) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8537.10 Electrical control & distribution boards (≤1000 V) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8539.50 LED lamps & bulbs 20% duty + 15% VAT 8541.43 Photovoltaic cells & solar panels (modules) 0% duty + 15% VAT 8544.42 Insulated electric cable fitted with connectors 15% duty + 15% VAT 8544.70 Optical fibre cables 0% duty + 15% VAT
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