On 19 January 2024, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) informed of the publication of various tariff subheading amendments in Part 1 of Schedule No.1 (Ordinary Customs Duty) to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, to provide for technical amendments, by the insertion of new 8-digit tariff subheadings under Chapter 5 “Products Of Animal Origin, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included”, Chapter 12 “Oil Seeds And Oleaginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Grains, Seeds And Fruit; Industrial Or Medicinal Plants; Straw And Fodder”, Chapter 20 “Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts Or Other Parts Of Plants”; Chapter 30 “Pharmaceutical Products”; Chapter 41 “Raw Hides And Skins (Other Than Furskins) and Leather”; and Chapter 72 “Iron And Steel” with retrospective effect from 01 January 2024.
The deletion of:
1212.99.1 Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos/Red Bush):
1212.99.11 Leaves and stems, dried, in immediate packings not exceeding 10 kg
1212.99.13 Other leaves and stems, dried
1212.99.19 Other
1212.99.90 Other
3002.41.1 Against Coronavirus:
3002.41.11 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) and its variants
3002.41.19 Other
3002.41.20 Bacilles Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
3002.41.25 Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
3002.41.30 Rotavirus Vaccine (RV)
3002.41.35 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis (DTaP-lPV-Hib-HBV (Hexaxim))
3002.41.40 Inactivated Polio Vaccine, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined
3002.41.45 Pneumococcal Conjugated (PCV)
3002.41.50 Measles Vaccine
3002.41.55 Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine (Td Vaccine)
7210.61.10 Of a thickness of less than 0,45 mm
7210.70.10 Of a thickness of less than 0,45 mm
The deletion of:
9401.91.20 Mechanical actions for chairs
9401.99.20 Mechanical actions for chairs
The insertion of:
0507.10.10 Tusks of the African elephant (Loxodonta Africana); ivory powder and waste thereof
0507.10.20 Horns of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis); ivory powder and waste thereof
0507.10.90 Other
1211.90.5 Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos/Red Bush):
1211.90.51 Leaves and stems, dried, in immediate packings not exceeding 10 kg
1211.90.53 Other leaves and stems, dried
1211.90.59 Other
2002.90.10 Tomato paste having a Brix value not exceeding 32 Brix and a Bostwick value not exceeding 4,2 cm, in containers holding 200 li or more
2002.90.20 Tomato paste having a Brix value exceeding 32 Brix but not exceeding 38 Brix, in containers holding 200 li or more
2002.90.90 Other
3002.41.13 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) and its variants, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.15 Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) and its variants, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.17 Bacilles Calmette-Guérin (BCG), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.21 Bacilles Calmette-Guérin (BCG), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
The insertion of:
3002.41.23 Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.26 Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.27 Rotavirus Vaccine (RV), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.31 Rotavirus Vaccine (RV), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.33 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis (DTaP-lPV-Hib-HBV (Hexaxim)), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.36 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis (DTaP-lPV-Hib-HBV (Hexaxim)), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.43 Tetanus toxoid (TT), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.45 Tetanus toxoid (TT), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.47 Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine (PCV), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.51 Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine (PCV), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.53 Measles Vaccine, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.55 Measles Vaccine, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.57 Measles and Rubella containing vaccine, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.61 Measles and Rubella containing vaccine, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.63 Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV), put up in measured doses or in forms of packings for retail sale
3002.41.65 Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.67 Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPV), put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
3002.41.71 Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPV), not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale
The insertion of:
7210.49.40 Of a thickness of 0,45 mm or more but not exceeding 0,80 mm
7210.49.50 Of a thickness exceeding 0,80 mm but not exceeding 1,60 mm
7210.61.20 Of a thickness not exceeding 0,20 mm
7210.61.30 Of a thickness exceeding 0,20 mm but not exceeding 0,45 mm
7210.61.40 Of a thickness exceeding 0,45 mm but not exceeding 0,80 mm
7210.70.20 Of a thickness not exceeding 0,20 mm
7210.70.30 Of a thickness exceeding 0,20 mm but not exceeding 0,45 mm
7210.70.40 Of a thickness exceeding 0,45 mm but not exceeding 0,80 mm
7225.92.20 Of a thickness of 0,45 mm or more but not exceeding 0,80 mm Of a thickness exceeding 0,80 mm but not exceeding 1,60 mm Of a thickness not exceeding 0,20 mm
7225.92.30 Of a thickness exceeding 0,20 mm but not exceeding 0,45 mm Of a thickness exceeding 0,45 mm but not exceeding 0,80 mm Of a thickness not exceeding 0,20 mm
7225.92.40 Of a thickness exceeding 0,20 mm but not exceeding 0,45 mm Of a thickness exceeding 0,45 mm but not exceeding 0,80 mm Of a thickness not exceeding 0,20 mm
7225.92.50 Of a thickness exceeding 0,20 mm but not exceeding 0,45 mm Of a thickness exceeding 0,45 mm but not exceeding 0,80 mm Of a thickness exceeding 0,80 mm but not exceeding 1,60 mm
9401.79.55 Chairs with seats of polymers of propylene, (excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.79)
9401.79.60 Chairs with seats of wood, (excluding those having seats of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.79)
9401.79.65 Chairs with seats of medium density fibreboard (MDF) (excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.79)
9401.80.35 Other chairs for children, of polymers of propylene (excluding chairs covered by the preceding subheadings under 9401.80)
9401.91.15 Identifiable for use with motor vehicle seats of subheading 9401.20
9401.91.2 Mechanical actions for chairs:
9401.91.21 For the seats of subheading 9401.61.10 and 9401.61.20
9401.91.29 Other
9401.99.15 Identifiable for use with motor vehicle seats of subheading 9401.20
9401.99.2 Mechanical actions for chairs:
9401.99.21 For the seats of subheading 9401.61.10 and 9401.61.20 Other
The insertion of:
9403.20.15 Other school-desks and seat combinations, sharing a single metal frame, with desktops and seats of solid wood
9403.20.20 Other school-desks and seat combinations, sharing a single metal frame, with desktops and seats of medium density fibreboard (MDF)
9403.20.90 Other
9403.70.05 Tables for children, of polypropylene
9403.70.90 Other
The substitution of:
0507.10 Ivory; ivory powder and waste:
1212.99 Other
2002.90 Other:
41.07 Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding leather of heading 41.14):
8704.90 Other:
9403.20 Other metal furniture:
9403.70 Furniture of plastics: