What does HTS Chapter 12 cover?

Chapter 12 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit. It sits within Section II: Vegetable Products. Tandom's catalog lists all 170 10-digit statistical lines and 10 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 12 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 1.4% to 163.8% (median 4.8%); roughly 81% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 12?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section II: Vegetable Products

Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit

Chapter 12 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit and sits within Section II: Vegetable Products.

About Chapter 12

Chapter 12 contains 170 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 10 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 12 range from 1.4% to 163.8%, with a median of 4.8%. About 49% of the chapter's lines (83 of 170) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1201.10.00.00	Seed	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg
1201.90.00	Other	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	—
1201.90.00.05	·Seeds of a kind used as oil stock	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg
1201.90.00.10	··Certified organic	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg
1201.90.00.90	··Other	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1202.30	Seed:	—	—	—	—
1202.30.05.00	·Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions	6.6¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1204.00.00	Flaxseed (linseed), whether or not broken	0.39¢/kg	2.55¢/kg	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)	—
1204.00.00.10	For sowing	—	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1205.10.00	Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds	0.58¢/kg	4.4¢/kg	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)	—
1205.10.00.10	·For sowing	0.58¢/kg	4.4¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1206.00.00	Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	—
1206.00.00.20	For use as oil stock	—	—	—

Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit

`1201`Soybeans, whether or not broken:

`1202`Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken:

`1203`Copra

`1204`

`1205`Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken:

`1206`

`1207`Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:

`1208`Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard:

`1209`Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing:

`1210`Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin:

`1211`Plants 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:

`1213`Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets

`1214`Rutabagas (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:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 12 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 12 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 12?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1207.10.00.00	Palm nuts and kernels	Free	Free	—	kg
1207.21.00.00	·Seed	0.47¢/kg	0.73¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1208.10.00	Of soybeans	1.9%	20%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)	—
1208.10.00.10	·Certified organic	1.9%	20%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1209.10.00.00	Sugar beet seeds	Free	Free	—	kg
1209.21.00	·Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds	1.5¢/kg	17.6¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1210.10.00.00	Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets	13.2¢/kg	53¢/kg	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
1210.20.00	Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1211.20	Ginseng roots:	—	—	—	—
1211.20.10	·Fresh or dried	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1212.21.00.00	·Fit for human consumption	Free	Free	—	kg
1212.29.00.00	Other

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1214.10.00	Alfalfa (lucerne) meal and pellets	1.4%	20%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)	—
1214.10.00.10	··Cubes	1.4%

1201Soybeans, whether or not broken:

1202Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken:

1203Copra

1204

1205Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken:

1206

1207Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:

1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard:

1209Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing:

1210Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin:

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:

1213Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets

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:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 12 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 12 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 12?

`1201`Soybeans, whether or not broken:

`1202`Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken:

`1203`Copra

`1204`

`1205`Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken:

`1206`

`1207`Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:

`1208`Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard:

`1209`Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing:

`1210`Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin:

`1211`Plants 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:

`1213`Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets

`1214`Rutabagas (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: