Section I at a glance
- HS section
- I — Live animals; animal products
- Chapters
- 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
- Tariff headings
- 44 (373 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 0% – 37% (plus 1 line charged per kg or unit)
- Import VAT
- 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
- Duty pages published
- 6
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
Section I of the Harmonised System covers live animals; animal products, spread across 5 chapters and 44 tariff headings. Pick the chapter your product falls in to see every heading and subheading, or jump straight to one of the duty pages below.
Chapters in this section
01
Live animals
6 headings 02 Meat & edible meat offal
10 headings 2 03 Fish, crustaceans & molluscs
9 headings 2 04 Dairy, eggs, honey & edible animal products
10 headings 2 05 Other products of animal origin
9 headings
6 headings 02 Meat & edible meat offal
10 headings 2 03 Fish, crustaceans & molluscs
9 headings 2 04 Dairy, eggs, honey & edible animal products
10 headings 2 05 Other products of animal origin
9 headings
Duty pages in Section I
0203.29
Frozen pork cuts
15% duty + 15% VAT
0207.14
Frozen chicken cuts & offal (bone-in)
37% duty + 15% VAT
0303.89
Frozen fish (other)
0% duty + 15% VAT
0306.17
Frozen shrimps & prawns
0% duty + 15% VAT
0406.90
Cheese (other)
500c/kg with a maximum of 95% duty + 15% VAT
0409.00
Natural honey
22% duty + 15% VAT
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