On 16 July 2026, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that certain tariff subheadings relating to dried vegetables and fertilisers do not require permits from the State Vet and Plant Inspector in terms of an update to the ‘Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List’.
The tariff subheadings impacted are:
- 0712.90.90 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: Other.
- 3102.10 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution.
- 3102.21 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Ammonium sulphate.
- 3102.29 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Other.
- 3102.30 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution.
- 3102.40 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising substances.
- 3102.50 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Sodium nitrate.
- 3102.60 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate.
- 3102.80 Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous: Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate: Mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution.