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Customs - Tariff Book Last updated: 01 Jan 2020

SA Customs Tariff (Schedule 1 Part 1) Print

Section VIII
Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (Excluding Silk-worm Gut)
Chapter 41
Raw Hides and Skins (Other Than Furskins) and Leather

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 05.11);

(b)

birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 05.05 or 67.01; or

(c)

hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (Chapter 43); the following are, however, to be classified in Chapter 41, namely, raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats or kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and kids), of swine (including peccary), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedaries), of reindeer, of elk, or deer, roebucks or of dogs.

2.

(A)

Headings 41.04 and 41.06 do not cover hides and skins which have undergone a tanning (including pre-tanning) process which is reversible (headings 41.01 to 41.03, as the case may be).

(B)

For the purposes of headings 41.04 to 41.06, the term "crust" includes hides and skins that have been retanned, coloured or fat-liquored (stuffed) prior to drying.

3.

Throughout this Schedule the expression "composition leather" means only substances of the kind referred to in heading 41.15.

HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADC
41.01Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split:
4101.20- Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a mass per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved:
4101.20.105-- Of bovine animals of a unit surface area exceeding 2,15 m2 which have undergone a tanning process (including a pre-tanning process) which is reversiblekg10%freefreefree
4101.20.903-- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
4101.50- Whole hides and skins, of a mass exceeding 16 kg:
4101.50.109-- Which have undergone a tanning process (including a pretanning process) which is reversiblekg10%freefreefree
4101.50.907-- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
4101.90- Other, including butts, bends and bellies:
4101.90.107-- Which have undergone a tanning process (including a pretanning process) which is reversiblekg10%freefreefree
4101.90.905-- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
41.02Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split (excluding those excluded by Note 1(c) to this Chapter):
4102.107- With wool onkgfreefreefreefree
4102.2- Without wool on:
4102.21-- Pickled:
4102.21.105--- Which have undergone a tanning process (including a pretanning process) which is reversiblekg10%freefreefree
4102.21.903--- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
4102.29-- Other:
4102.29.106--- Which have undergone a tanning process (including a pretanning process) which is reversiblekg10%freefreefree
4102.29.904--- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
41.03Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split (excluding those excluded by Note 1(b) or 1(c) to this Chapter):
4103.205- Of reptileskgfreefreefreefree
4103.304- Of swinekgfreefreefreefree
4103.90- Other:
4103.90.104-- Of ostricheskgfreefreefreefree
4103.90.902-- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
41.04Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared:
4104.1- In the wet state (including wet-blue):
4104.11-- Full grains, unsplit; grain splits:
4104.11.108--- Full grain, of bovine animals, unsplit, of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2kgfreefreefreefree
4104.11.906--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4104.19-- Other:
4104.19.109--- Whole bovine hides and skins of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2 (excluding flesh splits)kgfreefreefreefree
4104.19.907--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4104.4- In the dry state (crust):
4104.41-- Full grains, unsplit; grain splits:
4104.41.101--- Whole bovine hides and skins of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2kgfreefreefreefree
4104.41.900--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4104.49-- Other:
4104.49.102--- Whole bovine hides and skins of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2 (excluding flesh splits)kgfreefreefreefree
4104.49.900--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
41.05Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared:
4105.108- In the wet state (including wet-blue)kg10%freefreefree
4105.307- In the dry state (crust)kg10%freefreefree
41.06Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared:
4106.2- Of goats or kids:
4106.212-- In the wet state (including wet-blue)kgfreefreefreefree
4106.229-- In the dry state (crust)kgfreefreefreefree
4106.3- Of swine:
4106.317-- In the wet state (including wet-blue)kgfreefreefreefree
4106.323-- In the dry state (crust)kgfreefreefreefree
4106.405- Of reptileskgfreefreefreefree
4106.9- Other:
4106.91-- In the wet state (including wet-blue):
4106.91.101--- Of ostricheskgfreefreefreefree
4106.91.906--- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
4106.92-- In the dry state (crust):
4106.92.108--- Of ostricheskgfreefreefreefree
4106.92.906--- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
41.07Leather furher 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):
4107.1- Whole hides and skins:
4107.11-- Full grains, unsplit:
4107.11.109--- Of bovine animals, of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2kgfreefreefreefree
4107.11.907--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4107.12-- Grain splits:
4107.12.105--- Of bovine animals, of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2kgfreefreefreefree
4107.12.903--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4107.19-- Other:
4107.19.109--- Of bovine animals, of a unit surface area of less than 2,15 m2 (excluding flesh splits)kgfreefreefreefree
4107.19.908--- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4107.9- Other, including sides:
4107.918-- Full grains, unsplitkg10%freefreefree
4107.924-- Grain splitskg10%freefreefree
4107.999-- Otherkg10%freefreefree
4108.00
4109.00
4110.00
4111.00
4112.005Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment- dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding leather of heading 41.14)kg10%freefreefree
41.13Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excluding leather of heading 41.14):
4113.103- Of goats or kidskgfreefreefreefree
4113.208- Of swinekgfreefreefreefree
4113.302- Of reptileskgfreefreefreefree
4113.90- Other:
4113.90.107-- Of ostricheskgfreefreefreefree
4113.90.905-- Otherkgfreefreefreefree
41.14Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and laminated leather; metallised leather:
4114.107- Chamois (including combination chamois) leatherkgfreefreefreefree
4114.201- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leatherkgfreefreefreefree
41.15Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls; parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour:
4115.100- Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rollskgfreefreefreefree
4115.205- Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flourkgfreefreefreefree
Chapter 42
Articles of Leather; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (Other Than Silk-worm Gut)

Notes

1.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "leather" includes chamois (including combination chamois) leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather.

2.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

sterile surgical catgut or similar sterile suture materials (heading 30.06);

(b)

articles of apparel or clothing accessories (except gloves, mittens and mitts), lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming (heading 43.03 or 43.04);

(c)

made up articles of netting (heading 56.08);

(d)

articles of Chapter 64;

(e)

headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65;

(f)

whips, riding-crops or other articles of heading 66.02;

(g)

cuff-links, bracelets or other imitation jewellery (heading 71.17);

(h)

fittings or trimmings for harness, such as stirrups, bits, horse brasses and buckles, separately presented (generally Section XV);

(ij)

strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instruments (heading 92.09);

(k)

articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, lamps and lighting fittings);

(l)

articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); or

(m)

buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press-studs, button moulds or other parts of these articles, button blanks, of heading 96.06.

3.

(A)

In addition to the provisions of Note 2 above, heading 42.02 does not cover:

(a)

bags made of sheeting of plastics, whether or not printed, with handles, not designed for prolonged use (heading 39.23);

(b)

articles of plaiting materials (heading 46.02).

(B)

Articles of headings 42.02 and 42.03 which have parts of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, of precious or semi-precious stones (natural synthetic or reconstructed) remain classified in those headings even if such parts constitute more than minor fittings or minor ornamentation, provided that these parts do not give the articles their essential character. If, on the other hand, the parts give the articles their essential character, the articles are to be classified in Chapter 71.

4.

For the purposes of heading 42.03, the expression "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" applies, inter alia, to gloves, mittens and mitts (including those for sport or for protection), aprons and other protective clothing, braces, belts, bandoliers and wrist straps, but excluding watch straps (heading 91.13).

HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADC
4201.000Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any materialkg30%20%20%free
42.02Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette- cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper:
4202.1- Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers:
4202.115-- With outer surface of leather or of composition leatheru30%20%20%free
4202.121-- With outer surface of plastics or of textile materialsu30%20%20%free
4202.196-- Otheru30%20%20%free
4202.2- Handbags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle:
4202.21-- With outer surface of leather or of composition leather:
4202.21.107--- Of ostrich leatheru30%20%20%free
4202.21.905--- Otheru30%20%20%free
4202.226-- With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsu30%20%20%free
4202.290-- Otheru30%20%20%free
4202.3- Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag:
4202.31-- With outer surface of leather or of composition leather:
4202.31.101--- Of ostrich leatherkg30%20%20%free
4202.31.901--- Otherkg30%20%20%free
4202.320-- With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialskg30%20%20%free
4202.395-- Otherkg30%20%20%free
4202.9- Other:
4202.911-- With outer surface of leather or of composition leatherkg30%20%20%free
4202.928-- With outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialskg30%20%20%free
4202.992-- Otherkg30%20%20%free
42.03Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather:
4203.10- Articles of apparel:
4203.10.104-- Of ostrich leatherkg30%20%20%free
4203.10.908-- Otherkg30%20%20%free
4203.2- Gloves, mittens and mitts:
4203.213-- Specially designed for use in sportskg10%freefreefree
4203.294-- Otherkg20%20%20%free
4203.30- Belts and bandoliers:
4203.30.109-- Of ostrich leatherkg30%20%20%free
4203.30.907-- Otherkg30%20%20%free
4203.406- Other clothing accessorieskg30%20%20%free
4205.00Other articles of leather or of composition leather:
4205.00.102- Articles of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical useskgfreefreefreefree
4205.00.900- Otherkg15%11%11%free
4206.009Articles of gut (excluding silk-worm gut), of goldbeater's skin, of bladders or of tendonskg15%10%10%free
Chapter 43
Furskins and Artificial Fur; Manufactures thereof

Notes

1.

Throughout this Schedule references to "furskins" (excluding to raw furskins of heading 43.01), apply to hides or skins of all animals which have been tanned or dressed with the hair or wool on.

2.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down (heading 05.05 or 67.01);

(b)

raw hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, of Chapter 41 (see Note 1 (c) to that Chapter);

(c)

gloves, mittens and mitts, consisting of leather and furskin or of leather and artificial fur (heading 42.03);

(d)

articles of Chapter 64;

(e)

headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65; or

(f)

articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites).

3.

Heading 43.03 includes furskins and parts thereof, assembled with the addition of other materials, and furskins and parts thereof, sewn together in the form of garments or parts or accessories of garments or in the form of other articles.

4.

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (except those excluded by Note 2) lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming are to be classified in heading 43.03 or 43.04 as the case may be.

5.

Throughout this Schedule the expression "artificial fur" means any imitation of furskin consisting of wool, hair or other fibres gummed or sewn on to leather, woven fabric or other materials, but does not include imitation furskins obtained by weaving or knitting (generally, heading 58.01 or 60.01).

HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADC
43.01Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use) (excluding raw hides and skins of heading No. 41.01, 41.02 or 41.03):
4301.107- Of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or pawskgfreefreefreefree
4301.306- Of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail or pawskgfreefreefreefree
4301.602- Of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or pawskgfreefreefreefree
4301.809- Other furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or pawskgfreefreefreefree
4301.903- Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furrier's usekgfreefreefreefree
43.02Tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) (excluding those of heading 43.03):
4302.1- Whole skins, with or without head, tail or paws, not assembled:
4302.117-- Of minkkg15%freefreefree
4302.19-- Other:
4302.19.105--- Of lamb, the following Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambkgfreefreefreefree
4302.19.903--- Otherkg15%freefreefree
4302.205- Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, not assembledkg15%freefreefree
4302.303- Whole skins and pieces or cuttings thereof, assembledkg15%freefreefree
43.03Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin:
4303.104- Articles of apparel and clothing accessorieskg30%freefreefree
4303.900- Otherkg30%freefreefree
4304.00Artificial fur and articles thereof:
4304.00.100- Articles of apparel and clothing accessorieskg30%freefreefree
4304.00.909- Otherkg30%freefreefree

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