Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not broken
In plain English
This category includes various oil seeds and oleaginous fruits not listed elsewhere in the chapter, regardless of whether they are whole or broken. Specific types are distinguished by their source, such as palm, cotton, castor oil, sesame, mustard, safflower, melon, and poppy seeds. Any oil seeds or oleaginous fruits that do not fit into these specific named groups fall into the remaining general category.
6-digit subheadings (10)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Oil seeds; palm nuts and kernels, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; cotton seeds, seed, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; castor oil seeds, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; melon seeds, whether or not broken
Oil seeds; poppy seeds, whether or not broken
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken
Covered items classified under 1207
- 1207.99Cannabis Seeds— country-by-country customs rules
- 1207.91Poppy Seeds— country-by-country customs rules
- 1207.99Sterilised hemp seeds (food grade)— country-by-country customs rules
Chapter 12 classification notes
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Roasted peanuts / nut butter: Chapter 20. Dried spices and seasoning seeds (cumin, fennel): Chapter 09 (spices). Oilseed-derived oils move to Chapter 15.
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 12
- 1201 — Soya beans, whether or not broken
- 1202 — Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled o…
- 1203 — Copra
- 1204 — Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken
- 1205 — Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken
- 1206 — Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken
- 1208 — Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those o…
- 1209 — Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing
- 1210 — Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the f…
- 1211 — Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind use…
- 1212 — Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh,…
- 1213 — Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pr…
- 1214 — Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfo…