U.S. import tariffs · chapter 12

Chapter 12: Oil seeds, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial and medicinal plants; straw and fodder

The 14 headings of chapter 12 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Open a heading to see every tariff line with its general duty rate, then a code for the landed cost calculator and rate alerts.

Headings in chapter 12

  • 1201Soybeans, whether or not broken (2 lines)
  • 1202Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken (12 lines)
  • 1203Copra (1 line)
  • 1204Flaxseed (linseed), whether or not broken (1 line)
  • 1205Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken (2 lines)
  • 1206Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken (1 line)
  • 1207Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken (10 lines)
  • 1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard (2 lines)
  • 1209Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing (18 lines)
  • 1210Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin (2 lines)
  • 1211Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (11 lines)
  • 1212Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included (9 lines)
  • 1213Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets (1 line)
  • 1214Rutabagas (swedes), mangolds, fodder roots, hay, alfalfa (lucerne), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets (2 lines)

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, refreshed daily. Chapter names are common short names; heading names are the official text. General (column 1) rates only: additional chapter 99 duties, antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty.

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