Chapter 88 · Section XVII

Aircraft & spacecraft

Vehicles, aircraft & vessels

Chapter 88 at a glance

HS chapter
88
Section
XVII — Vehicles, aircraft & vessels
Tariff headings
6 (26 subheadings)
General customs duty
0%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
1

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

HS Chapter 88 covers aircraft & spacecraft. 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

8806.22 Drones / unmanned aircraft (250 g – 7 kg) 0% duty + 15% VAT

All 6 tariff headings in Chapter 88

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.

8801 Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft.
  • 8801.00 Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft.
8802 Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
  • 8802.11 Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg
  • 8802.12 Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg
  • 8802.20 Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg
  • 8802.30 Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg
  • 8802.40 Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg
  • 8802.60 Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
8804 Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto
  • 8804.00 Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto
8805 Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear, ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles
  • 8805.10 Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof
  • 8805.21 Ground flying trainers and parts thereof; air combat simulators and parts thereof
  • 8805.29 Ground flying trainers and parts thereof; other than air combat simulators and parts thereof
8806 Unmanned aircraft
  • 8806.10 Unmanned aircraft; for carriage of passengers
  • 8806.21 Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of not more than 250g
  • 8806.22 Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 250g but not more than 7kg 0% duty
  • 8806.23 Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 7kg but not more than 25kg
  • 8806.24 Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 25kg but not more than 150kg
  • 8806.29 Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 150kg
  • 8806.91 Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight not more than 250g
  • 8806.92 Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 250g but not more than 7kg
  • 8806.93 Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 7kg but not more than 25kg
  • 8806.94 Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 25kg but not more than 150kg
  • 8806.99 Unmanned aircraft; for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 150kg
8807 Aircraft; parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806
  • 8807.10 Aircraft and spacecraft; propellers and rotors and parts thereof
  • 8807.20 Aircraft and spacecraft; under-carriages and parts thereof
  • 8807.30 Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807
  • 8807.90 Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88
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