HS Section XIII — Stone, plaster, ceramics & glass

Section XIII at a glance

HS section: XIII — Stone, plaster, ceramics & glass
Chapters: 68, 69, 70
Tariff headings: 47 (151 subheadings)
General customs duty: 0% – 30%
Import VAT: 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Duty pages published: 13

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

Section XIII of the Harmonised System covers stone, plaster, ceramics & glass, spread across 3 chapters and 47 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

68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement & asbestos
15 headings 4 69 Ceramic products
13 headings 3 70 Glass & glassware
19 headings 6

Duty pages in Section XIII

6802.23 Worked granite (building & monumental) 0% duty + 15% VAT 6809.11 Gypsum boards & plasterboard 15% duty + 15% VAT 6810.11 Concrete building blocks & bricks 0% duty + 15% VAT 6810.19 Concrete & cement articles (tiles, flagstones, blocks) 0% duty + 15% VAT 6907.21 Ceramic flags & wall/floor tiles 20% duty + 15% VAT 6910.10 Ceramic sanitaryware (toilets, basins, cisterns) of porcelain 20% duty + 15% VAT 6911.10 Tableware & kitchenware of porcelain 30% duty + 15% VAT 7005.29 Float glass & surface-ground glass 10% duty + 15% VAT 7007.29 Laminated safety glass 15% duty + 15% VAT 7009.92 Glass mirrors (framed) 15% duty + 15% VAT 7010.90 Glass bottles, jars & containers 20% duty + 15% VAT 7013.49 Glassware for table or kitchen 20% duty + 15% VAT 7019.90 Glass fibre articles (insulation & mesh) 10% duty + 15% VAT

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