On 23 July 2026, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) advised that the Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List had been updated so that flax tow and waste, classifiable in tariff subheading 5301.30, did not require a Plant Inspector Permit.
The tariff subheading:
- 53 Other Vegetable Textile Fibres; Paper Yarn and Woven Fabrics of Paper Yarn
- 5301 Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garneted stock):
- 5301.30 Flax tow and waste