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

HS chapter 12 (Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit) covers 40 product categories in U.S. import records, with 221,850 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing, Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken, and 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.

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Headings in this chapter

HS	Heading	Products	Shipments
1209	Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing	10	111,425
1207	Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken	7	44,732
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	3	14,048
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	2	10,455
1210	Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets	2	9,092
1201	Soybeans, whether or not broken	2	8,189
1208	Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard	2	8,060
1206	HS 1206	1	6,939
1212	Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground	5	4,533
1204	HS 1204	1	2,279
1202	Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken	1	1,145
1205	Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken	2	584
1213	HS 1213	1	213
1203	HS 1203	1	156

Frequently asked questions about HS chapter 12

What is HS chapter 12?

Chapter 12 of the Harmonized System covers oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit. In U.S. import records it spans 14 four-digit headings and 40 six-digit product codes.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS chapter 12?

ImportDoor has 221,850 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under chapter 12, updated monthly.

Which HS 12 heading is imported most into the U.S.?

HS 1209 (Seeds, fruits and spores) leads with 111,425 shipments, followed by HS 1207 (Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken) and HS 1211 (Plants and parts of plants).