Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
HTS heading 1212: Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and…
11 numbered lines under heading 1212, including 9 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1212 | Locust 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: | ||||
| Seaweeds and other algae: | |||||
| 1212.21.00.00 | Fit for human consumption | kg | Free | Free | |
| 1212.29.00.00 | Other | kg | Free | Free | |
| Other: | |||||
| 1212.91.00.00 | Sugar beet | t | 39.7¢/t | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 88.2¢/t |
| 1212.92.00.00 | Locust beans (carob) | kg | Free | 4.4¢/kg | |
| 1212.93.00.00 | Sugar cane | t | $1.24/t | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | $2.76/t |
| 1212.94.00.00 | Chicory roots | kg | Free | 4.4¢/kg | |
| 1212.99 | Other: | ||||
| Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels: | |||||
| 1212.99.20.00 | Nectarine | kg | Free | 4.4¢/kg | |
| 1212.99.30.00 | Other | kg | 1.5¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1212.99.92.00 | Other | kg | Free | 4.4¢/kg |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.