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HS Codes Chapter 20 — Vegetable & Fruit Preparations
HS Chapter 20 covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts — canned tomatoes, jams, fruit juices, preserved vegetables and pickles. For South African importers and exporters clearing through SARS, this chapter sits at the heart of everyday customs work at OR Tambo, Cape Town Container Terminal and Durban Harbour.
Every consignment under Chapter 20 must be declared on a SAD500 using the correct 8-digit tariff heading. The duty rate, rebates and any import permits all follow from that classification. A wrong tariff heading is the single most common reason a Chapter 20 shipment is held at the port of entry.
JLog coordinates customs clearance for Chapter 20 goods moving through Cape Town. We prepare the SAD500, manage the submission to SARS, and keep your classification defensible and your duty correct. Whether you are importing a one-off sample or running a regular container programme, we handle the paperwork so your consignment keeps moving. Browse the most-requested HS codes in Chapter 20 below, or request a quote for clearing your next consignment.
Typical duty: Free–55% · VAT 15% · 112 codes
Some heading-level and specialised lines have no single ad-valorem rate — confirmed per code at booking.
HS codes in Chapter 20
Most-searched codes first.
- 2009.89 — Other fruit or vegetable juice, single fruit/vegetable
- 2009.11 — Frozen orange juice
- 2002.90.10 — Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acet…
- 2003.10.90 — Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by …
- 2009.89.45 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2001.90.30 — Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepar…
- 2003.10 — Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus
- 2004.10 — Potatoes
- 2005.80 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or…
- 2008.11 — Ground-nuts
- 2009.90.10 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2001.90.10 — Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepar…
- 2002.10 — Tomatoes, whole or in pieces
- 2004.10.10 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.20.10 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2008.70 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2009.89.10 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2001.10 — Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared …
- 2003.90.05 — Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by …
- 2004.90.30 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.51 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or…
- 2007.91 — Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nu…
- 2008.11.15 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2004.90.20 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99 — Other
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- 2008.50 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.99.50 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2009.89.20 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2009.89.40 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2003.90.10 — Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by …
- 2005.10 — Homogenised vegetables
- 2005.59 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or…
- 2007.99 — Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nu…
- 2008.11.11 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2008.40 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.80 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.99.40 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2008.99.90 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2009.21 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.29 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.61 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.79 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.81.10 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2004.10.21 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2004.10.91 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.20 — Prepared or preserved potatoes (not frozen)
- 2005.40.10 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.60 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or…
- 2005.99.99 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2008.20 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.30 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.60 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2009.12 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.19 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.39 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.90.15 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2001.90 — Other
- 2001.90.20 — Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepar…
- 2001.90.90 — Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepar…
- 2002.10.10 — Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acet…
- 2002.10.80 — Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acet…
- 2002.10.90 — Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acet…
- 2002.90 — Other
- 2002.90.20 — Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acet…
- 2002.90.90 — Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acet…
- 2003.10.10 — Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by …
- 2003.90 — Other
- 2003.90.90 — Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by …
- 2004.10.29 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2004.10.99 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2004.90 — Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables
- 2004.90.10 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2004.90.40 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2004.90.90 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.10.10 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.10.90 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.20.90 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.40 — Peas (Pisum sativum)
- 2005.40.90 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.70 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or…
- 2005.91 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or…
- 2005.99.11 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99.12 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99.21 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99.22 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99.31 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99.32 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2005.99.91 — Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar…
- 2006.00 — Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, pres…
- 2007.10 — Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nu…
- 2008.11.19 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2008.11.20 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2008.11.90 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared…
- 2008.19 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.91 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.93 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.97 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or…
- 2008.99 — Other
- 2009.31 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.41 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.49 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.50 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.69 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.71 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and ve…
- 2009.81 — Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingo…
- 2009.81.90 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2009.89.30 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2009.89.50 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2009.89.55 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2009.89.60 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
- 2009.90 — Mixtures of juices
- 2009.90.20 — Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and…
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Related chapters
What Is HS Chapter 20?
HS Chapter 20 covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts and other plant parts under the South African Harmonised Tariff Schedule. SARS uses these codes to classify jams, preserves, pickles, canned tomatoes, fruit juices, tomato paste and vegetable preparations for all import and export customs declarations.
Common Chapter 20 HS Codes
Use the JLog HS Code Directory to find the specific code for your product. Each code includes the current import duty rate, VAT treatment, and customs notes.
Import Duty and VAT for HS Chapter 20
Goods in HS Chapter 20 are subject to South African import duty plus 15% VAT on the ATV (FOB customs value + 10% uplift for non-SACU origin + non-rebated duty). Duty rates vary by subheading — check the individual HS code pages or contact JLog for a landed cost calculation.
Importing Chapter 20 Goods into South Africa
To import jams, preserves, pickles, canned tomatoes, fruit juices, tomato paste and vegetable preparations into South Africa, you must be registered with SARS as an importer. All goods must be declared on a SAD500 customs declaration. JLog’s DutyCheq service handles SARS importer registration, and our customs clearance team manages all SARS submissions.
Shipping Chapter 20 Goods with JLog
JLog handles the full import and export process for goods in HS Chapter 20 — from freight quotes and carrier booking to customs clearance, SARS submission management, and delivery to your door.
Contact JLog: [email protected] | 021 300 6099
Frequently Asked Questions
What duty applies to preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts and other plant parts?
Duty rates vary by subheading within HS Chapter 20. Use the HS code search above to find the specific rate, or contact JLog for a customs classification consultation.
Do I need a permit to import jams, preserves, pickles, canned tomatoes, fruit juices, tomato paste and vegetable preparations?
Permit and compliance requirements vary by HS subheading and end-use within Chapter 20. Some lines may require ITAC import permits, product compliance certificates or origin certificates to claim a preferential rate. Check the individual HS code page or contact JLog for a per-product check.
Can JLog clear jams, preserves, pickles, canned tomatoes, fruit juices, tomato paste and vegetable preparations through SARS for me?
Yes. JLog provides full customs clearance for all goods in HS Chapter 20, including document preparation, SARS submission, and query management. Contact us for a quote.
Related JLog Services
- Customs Clearance South Africa — Full SARS clearance service
- DutyCheq — Real-time customs monitoring platform
- DutyCheq — SARS importer/exporter registration
- HS Code Directory — Browse all South African tariff codes
Last updated: 2026. Source: SARS Harmonised Tariff Schedule.