Which foods in SA are free of value added tax?
Adding these items to your grocery cart means you'll pay zero tax on them
The South African VAT Act provides for certain basic foodstuffs to be zero rated.
The reasoning behind this zero rating is to provide basic foodstuffs at a reduced price to benefit the poor.
The list of zero rated items includes the following items:
• Brown Bread
• Rice
• Vegetables
• Fruit
• Vegetable oil
• Milk
• Maize Meal
• Samp
• Mealie rice
• Dried mealies
• Dried beans
• Lentils
• Pilchards/sardinellas in tins
• Milk powder
• Dairy powder blends
• Cultured milk
• Brown wheaten meal
• Eggs
• Edible legumes and pulses of leguminous plants
It is important to note that the zero rating is not applicable where the goods are provided as a meal, ready for consumption, when supplied.
For example if a carton of milk is bought over the counter it will be zero rated, but if a milkshake or glass of milk is ordered in a restaurant as part of a meal, standard rates apply.
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