Import Tax Calculator (South Africa)

You can see all the HS codes or custom duties here

This calculator can help you find the exact amount that you will pay to get your goods safely to your doorstep. To use this handy tool you will need the following information:

  • Import duty that tells the payable duty tax percentage on the purchased item.
  • The cost of your purchased item in South African Rand.

Import tax or customs duties are enforced by SARS, which charges local customers for international purchases. In South Africa, you will have to pay a 15% import tax on all imported goods.

This calculator includes various factors to determine the cost of the product such as:

Product Cost

Shipping price

Additional taxes

Duty rates

Insurance

If you’re calculating import taxes, you may also need to check our Income Tax Calculator or Bonus tax calculator to understand your overall tax obligations.

How to Use Import Tax Calculator?

There are several calculators available online which you can use to calculate the payable amount for your imported items. Each calculator works in the same way, all you have to do is enter your package details in the appropriate field and hit the submit button. The information you will need to use an online import tax calculator is the

  • Value of the purchased item
  • Shipping cost
  • Percentage duty tax and
  • Country of origin

Things to Know When Shipping to South Africa

Every country subjects international shipments to a customs duty or import tax. You can not get your shipment without clearing customs duty. Every country is different, the import duties from China to South Africa will not be the same as import duties from any other country to Africa.

  • If you import goods often, you should be aware of South Africa’s import tax. The import tax method South Africa follows is the CIF method, which means the import tax depends on the value of your purchased item.
  • Moreover, import customs brokers charge additional fees for filing the import customs clearance documents with the local authorities. These charges will be added separately with the customs duties, import VAT, and GST.

Multiply the taxable amount of your shipment by the tax and duty percentage for South Africa to calculate the import duty for your shipment in South Africa.

On average, the import tax rate in South Africa is 5.8%. However, the import tax percentage may vary depending on the influencing factors like goods category, country you are importing goods from, etc.

The import duty does not apply to all imported goods. Medical items are exempt from import duty in South Africa. These include medicines, hospital supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment, chemicals, ancillary products, fuel, and basic goods.

You can calculate the import duty of your shipment easily by multiplying the taxable value of your shipment by South Africa’s tax and duty percentage. Keep in mind, that the import duty percentage is different for each item. It varies with the category of goods and the country you are importing from.

In conclusion, this is an invaluable tool that anyone can use to calculate tax on international shipments, whether for personal use or business purposes. This tool helps small business owners and customers who have an eye on an item to get what they want smoothly by understanding the complex process of import tax calculation. It helps the buyer understand the intricacies of customs duty, estimate additional costs effectively, and fulfill all financial obligations to import their wanted goods into their country.