Chapter 89 at a glance
- HS chapter
- 89
- Section
- XVII — Vehicles, aircraft & vessels
- Tariff headings
- 8 (25 subheadings)
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
HS Chapter 89 covers ships, boats & floating structures. 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.
All 8 tariff headings in Chapter 89
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.
8901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
- 8901.10 Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds
- 8901.20 Tankers
- 8901.30 Vessels, refrigerated; other than tankers
- 8901.90 Vessels; n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods
8902 Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products
- 8902.00 Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products
8903 Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes
- 8903.11 Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable), fitted or designed to be fitted with a motor, unladen (net) weight (excluding the motor) not exceeding 100kg
- 8903.12 Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable), not designed to be used with a motor and unladen (net) weight not exceeding 100kg
- 8903.19 Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, inflatable (including rigid hull inflatable), unladen (net) weight exceeding 100kg
- 8903.21 Sailboats; (other than inflatable) with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, of a length not exceeding 7.5m
- 8903.22 Sailboats; (other than inflatable) with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m
- 8903.23 Sailboats; (other than inflatable) with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, of a length exceeding 24m
- 8903.31 Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length not exceeding 7.5m
- 8903.32 Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 7.5m but not exceeding 24m
- 8903.33 Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 24m
- 8903.93 Vessels; (other than sailboats and motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length not exceeding 7.5m
- 8903.99 Vessels; (other than sailboats and motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 7.5m
8904 Tugs and pusher craft
- 8904.00 Tugs and pusher craft
8905 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms
- 8905.10 Dredgers
- 8905.20 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms
- 8905.90 Vessels; light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks
8906 Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats
- 8906.10 Vessels; warships
- 8906.90 Vessels; other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships
8907 Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)
- 8907.10 Rafts; inflatable
- 8907.90 Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons
8908 Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up
- 8908.00 Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up