Section XVI at a glance
- HS section
- XVI — Machinery & electrical equipment
- Chapters
- 84, 85
- Tariff headings
- 134 (834 subheadings)
- General customs duty
- 0% – 30%
- Import VAT
- 15% on the added tax value (ATV)
- Duty pages published
- 58
As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.
Section XVI of the Harmonised System covers machinery & electrical equipment, spread across 2 chapters and 134 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
84
Machinery, mechanical appliances & boilers
86 headings 24 85 Electrical machinery & equipment
48 headings 34
86 headings 24 85 Electrical machinery & equipment
48 headings 34
Duty pages in Section XVI
8408.20
Diesel engines for vehicles
0% duty + 15% VAT
8409.91
Parts for petrol engines (pistons, valves)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8413.70
Centrifugal pumps (water pumps)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8414.51
Table, floor, wall & ceiling fans (≤125 W)
5% duty + 15% VAT
8414.80
Air compressors (other than fan/vehicle types)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8415.10
Air conditioners (window / split, self-contained)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8418.10
Combined refrigerator-freezers (domestic)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8419.11
Instantaneous gas water heaters (geysers)
20% duty + 15% VAT
8419.12
Solar water heaters (solar geysers)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8421.21
Machinery for filtering or purifying water
0% duty + 15% VAT
8424.30
Pressure washers, steam & sand blasting machines
0% duty + 15% VAT
8429.52
Mechanical excavators (360° superstructure)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8431.49
Parts for cranes & earthmoving machinery
0% duty + 15% VAT
8433.11
Powered lawnmowers (rotary, horizontal cutting)
15% duty + 15% VAT
8443.31
Multifunction printers, scanners & copiers
0% duty + 15% VAT
8450.11
Fully automatic washing machines (≤10 kg)
30% duty + 15% VAT
8452.10
Household sewing machines
0% duty + 15% VAT
8467.21
Hand-held electric drills & power tools
0% duty + 15% VAT
8471.30
Laptops & portable computers (≤10 kg)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8471.50
Desktop computers & processing units
0% duty + 15% VAT
8471.60
Computer input units (keyboards & mice)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8481.80
Taps, cocks & valves (hand-operated)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8482.10
Ball bearings
0% duty + 15% VAT
8485.20
3D printers (additive manufacturing, plastics)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8501.10
Electric motors (≤37.5 W)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8502.13
Diesel generating sets (>375 kVA)
20% duty + 15% VAT
8504.40
Static converters — chargers, adapters & inverters
0% duty + 15% VAT
8506.10
Primary cells & batteries (manganese dioxide)
20% duty + 15% VAT
8507.10
Lead-acid accumulators (vehicle starter batteries)
15% duty + 15% VAT
8507.20
Lead-acid batteries, deep-cycle (solar / backup)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8507.60
Lithium-ion accumulators (batteries)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8508.11
Vacuum cleaners (≤1500 W)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8509.40
Food grinders, blenders & juicers (domestic)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8510.20
Hair clippers & trimmers (self-contained motor)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8512.20
Electrical lighting & signalling for vehicles
15% duty + 15% VAT
8513.10
Portable battery-powered lamps & torches
0% duty + 15% VAT
8516.31
Electric hair dryers
0% duty + 15% VAT
8516.40
Electric smoothing irons
20% duty + 15% VAT
8516.50
Microwave ovens
0% duty + 15% VAT
8516.60
Electric ovens, cookers, hotplates & stoves
20% duty + 15% VAT
8516.71
Electric coffee or tea makers
20% duty + 15% VAT
8517.13
Smartphones & cellular telephones
0% duty + 15% VAT
8517.62
Wi-Fi routers, modems & network equipment
0% duty + 15% VAT
8518.22
Loudspeakers (multiple drivers, single enclosure)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8518.30
Headphones & earphones
0% duty + 15% VAT
8523.51
Solid-state storage (USB drives & memory cards)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8525.89
Digital cameras & video camera recorders
0% duty + 15% VAT
8527.13
Radio receivers with sound recording/players
0% duty + 15% VAT
8528.52
Monitors capable of connecting to a computer
0% duty + 15% VAT
8528.72
Colour television receivers (TV sets)
25% duty + 15% VAT
8531.10
Burglar & fire alarms and similar
0% duty + 15% VAT
8536.69
Plugs, sockets & electrical connectors (≤1000 V)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8537.10
Electrical control & distribution boards (≤1000 V)
0% duty + 15% VAT
8539.52
LED lamps & bulbs
0% duty + 15% VAT
8541.43
Photovoltaic cells & solar panels (modules)
10% duty + 15% VAT
8543.40
E-cigarettes & vaping devices
0% duty + 15% VAT
8544.42
Insulated electric cable fitted with connectors
15% duty + 15% VAT
8544.70
Optical fibre cables
15% duty + 15% VAT
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