Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots) used primarily for human consumption, n.e.c.
In plain English
This category includes fresh, chilled, frozen, or dried locust beans, seaweeds, algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, and fruit stones or kernels used mainly for eating. It also covers unroasted chicory roots and other vegetable products not listed elsewhere that are intended for human consumption. The items are sorted based on whether they are suitable for people to eat and by their specific type, such as distinguishing between edible and non-edible seaweeds or separating sugar beet from sugar cane.
6-digit subheadings (7)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Seaweeds and other algae; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Seaweeds and other algae; not fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Sugar beet; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Locust beans (carob); fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Sugar cane; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Chicory roots (Chicorium intybus sativum); fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Vegetable products; fit for human consumption, n.e.c. in heading no. 1212, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
Covered items classified under 1212
- 1212.99Sterilised 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
- 1207 — Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not …
- 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…
- 1213 — Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pr…
- 1214 — Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfo…