Section X at a glance
- HS section
- X — Pulp, paper & paperboard
- Chapters
- 47, 48, 49
- Tariff headings
- 40 (140 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 0% – 20%
- 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 X of the Harmonised System covers pulp, paper & paperboard, spread across 3 chapters and 40 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
47
Wood pulp & recovered paper
7 headings 48 Paper, paperboard & articles thereof
22 headings 5 49 Printed books, newspapers & pictures
11 headings 1
7 headings 48 Paper, paperboard & articles thereof
22 headings 5 49 Printed books, newspapers & pictures
11 headings 1
Duty pages in Section X
4802.56
Printing & writing paper (cut sheets)
10% duty + 15% VAT
4818.10
Toilet paper
20% duty + 15% VAT
4819.10
Corrugated cartons, boxes & paper packaging
10% duty + 15% VAT
4819.20
Folding cartons & boxes of paperboard
10% duty + 15% VAT
4820.10
Notebooks, registers & exercise books
15% duty + 15% VAT
4901.99
Printed books & brochures
0% duty + 15% VAT
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