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HS HEADING 1208

Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those of mustard

In plain English

This category includes powders made from oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, specifically excluding those derived from mustard. One group covers these products when they come from soya beans. The remaining group captures flours and meals from all other oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, provided they are not from soya beans or mustard seeds.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (2)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

1208.10

Flours and meals; of soya beans

1208.90

Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; excluding soya beans and mustard seeds

Chapter 12 classification notes

Seed-for-sowing import (1209) requires phytosanitary certification in almost every destination. Industrial-hemp seed (sterilised, < 0.3% THC) is treated as food in many jurisdictions but restricted in Asia / GCC.

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 database

Other headings in Chapter 12

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