Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets
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.
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 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…
- 1212 — Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh,…
- 1213 — Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pr…