Section XIV · 1 chapters

Pearls, precious metals & jewellery

South African import duty, VAT and classification for everything in this part of the tariff

Section XIV at a glance

HS section
XIV — Pearls, precious metals & jewellery
Chapters
71
Tariff headings
18 (55 subheadings)
General customs duty
20%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Duty pages published
2

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

Section XIV of the Harmonised System covers pearls, precious metals & jewellery, spread across 1 chapters and 18 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

71 Pearls, precious stones & metals; jewellery & coin
18 headings 2

Duty pages in Section XIV

7113.19 Jewellery of precious metal 20% duty + 15% VAT 7117.19 Imitation / costume jewellery (base metal) 20% duty + 15% VAT
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