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Chapter 12

Oil Seeds and Oleaginous Fruits

By TariffCenter Research Team · Updated 2026-02-07 · Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule

At a glance

Chapter 12 contains 217 HTS lines covering oil seeds and oleaginous fruits. General U.S. duty rates: Free to 163.8%. Section 301 surcharges apply on selected lines for imports from China. Reciprocal tariffs apply following the February 2026 SCOTUS ruling.

1201Soybeans, whether or not broken

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Heading 1201 contains 6 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 1202 contains 34 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–163.8%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

1202

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

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.30

Seed:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.30.05.00

Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1202.30.40.00

Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1202.30.80.00

Other

131.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,P+,PA,PE,S,SG) See 9908.12.01 (IL)

1202.41

In shell:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.41.05

Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

9.35¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1202.41.05.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.41.05.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.41.40

Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

9.35¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1202.41.40.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.41.40.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.41.80

Other

163.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,P+,PA,PE,S,SG) See 9908.12.01 (IL)

1202.41.80.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.41.80.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42

Shelled, whether or not broken:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.10

Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1202.42.10.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.10.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.15

Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,BH,CA,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1202.42.15.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.15.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.20

Other

131.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) See 9908.12.01 (IL)

1202.42.20.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.20.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.50

Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1202.42.50.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.50.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.60

Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1202.42.60.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.60.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.90

Other

131.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) See 9908.12.01 (IL)

1202.42.90.20

For use as oil stock

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1202.42.90.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1203Copra

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Heading 1203 contains 1 HTS line. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

1204Flaxseed (linseed), whether or not broken

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Heading 1204 contains 6 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

1205Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken

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Heading 1205 contains 9 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

1206Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

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Heading 1206 contains 8 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 1207 contains 20 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 1208 contains 5 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–1.9%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 1209 contains 74 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

1209

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

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.10.00.00

Sugar beet seeds

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.21.00

Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds

1.5¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1209.21.00.20

Certified

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.21.00.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22

Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.20.00

White and ladino

1.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1209.22.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.40.20

Alsike

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.40.30

Crimson

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.40.41

Double cut

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.40.49

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.40.60

Sweet

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.22.40.95

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.23.00

Fescue seeds

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.23.00.20

Tall

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.23.00.31

Certified

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.23.00.39

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.23.00.60

Meadow

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.23.00.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.24.00.00

Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds

1.2¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1209.25.00

Rye grass (Lolium multiflorium Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds

1.4¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1209.25.00.20

Annual

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.25.00.40

Perennial

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.10.00

Beet

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.20

Bent grass (genus Agrostis)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.25

Husked

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.26

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.30

Birdsfoot trefoil

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.36

Meadow

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.37

Smooth

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.38

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.40

Orchard grass

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.60

Sudan grass

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.71

Crested

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.74

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.76

Wild rye

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.79

Other grass

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.29.91.96

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.30.00

Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers

1¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1209.30.00.10

Petunia

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.30.00.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91

Vegetable seeds:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.10.00

Cauliflower

5.9¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1209.91.20.00

Celery

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.40.00

Onion

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.50.00

Parsley

0.68¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

1209.91.60

Pepper

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.60.10

Sweet pepper

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.60.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80

Other

1.5¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1209.91.80.05

Broccoli

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.08

Green cabbage

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.09

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.10

Carrot

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.20

Radish

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.30

Spinach

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.40

Cucumber

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.45

Kale

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.47

Kohlrabi

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.50

Lettuce

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.54

Parsnip

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.55

Pumpkin

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.60

Squash

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.70

Tomato

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.74

Turnip

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.91.80.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.99

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.99.20.00

Tree and shrub

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.99.41

Other

0.83¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1209.99.41.70

Tobacco

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1209.99.41.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

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

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Heading 1210 contains 5 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected 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

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Heading 1211 contains 24 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–6%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.20

Ginseng roots:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.20.10

Fresh or dried

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.20.10.20

Cultivated

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.20.10.90

Wild

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.20.15.00

Chilled or frozen

6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1211.30.00.00

Coca leaf

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.40.00.00

Poppy straw

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.50.00.00

Ephedra

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.60.00.00

Bark of African cherry (Prunus Africana)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.20.00

Crude or not manufactured

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.40

Other

4.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1211.90.40.20

Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.40.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.60.00

Tonka beans

6.6¢/kg

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

1211.90.89

Fresh or dried

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.89.20

Psyllium seed husks

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.89.31

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.89.40

Basil

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.89.50

Sage

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.89.80

Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.89.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

1211.90.93.00

Chilled or frozen

6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

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

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Heading 1212 contains 11 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 1213 contains 1 HTS line. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 1214 contains 13 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–1.4%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

Frequently Asked Questions — Chapter 12

Sources & Methodology

Glossary

General rate (MFN rate)
The base import duty applied to all World Trade Organization members under Most-Favored-Nation treatment. This is the standard rate shown in the General Rate column.
Section 301 tariff (301: 25%)
An additional surcharge authorized under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed on selected imports from China. The most common rate is 25%; some products carry 7.5%. Applied on top of the MFN base rate.
Reciprocal tariff (Recip: 10%)
Tariffs applied under the post-February 2026 SCOTUS ruling upholding Section 122 authority. Typically 10–25% depending on country of origin, stacked on top of base and Section 301 rates.
Section 232 tariff (S232: 25%)
Tariffs on steel and aluminum products (and downstream derivatives) imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on national security grounds.
hts_special / Special rates
Preferential duty rates available to imports from countries with Free Trade Agreements or other special trade programs with the U.S. Country codes: AU (Australia), BH (Bahrain), CA (Canada), CL (Chile), CO (Colombia), IL (Israel), JO (Jordan), KR (South Korea), MA (Morocco), MX (Mexico), OM (Oman), PA (Panama), PE (Peru), SG (Singapore). Free (AU,BH...) means duty-free treatment for those partners.