# HS chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder > HS chapter 12 covers oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder. It has 14 headings, 12.01 to 12.14, and 50 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 12 are live on border.bot for the United States (167 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/12 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/12) ## Key facts - Chapter: 12 - Description: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder - Headings: 14 - Subheadings: 50 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers HS chapter 12 covers oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder. It has 14 headings, 12.01 to 12.14, and 50 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### [12.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1201) Soya beans, whether or not broken - [1201.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120110) Seed - [1201.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120190) Other ### [12.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1202) Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken - [1202.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120230) Seed - [1202.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120241) Other: In shell - [1202.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120242) Other: Shelled, whether or not broken ### [12.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1203) Copra - [1203.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120300) Copra ### [12.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1204) Linseed, whether or not broken - [1204.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120400) Linseed, whether or not broken ### [12.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1205) Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken - [1205.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120510) Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds - [1205.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120590) Other ### [12.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1206) Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken - [1206.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120600) Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken ### [12.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1207) Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken - [1207.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120710) Palm nuts and kernels - [1207.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120721) Cotton seeds: Seed - [1207.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120729) Cotton seeds: Other - [1207.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120730) Castor oil seeds - [1207.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120740) Sesamum seeds - [1207.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120750) Mustard seeds - [1207.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120760) Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds - [1207.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120770) Melon seeds - [1207.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120791) Other: Poppy seeds - [1207.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120799) Other: Other ### [12.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1208) Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard - [1208.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120810) Of soya beans - [1208.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120890) Other ### [12.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1209) Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing - [1209.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120910) Sugar beet seeds - [1209.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120921) Seeds of forage plants: Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds - [1209.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120922) Seeds of forage plants: Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds - [1209.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120923) Seeds of forage plants: Fescue seeds - [1209.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120924) Seeds of forage plants: Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds - [1209.25](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120925) Seeds of forage plants: Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds - [1209.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120929) Seeds of forage plants: Other - [1209.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120930) Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers - [1209.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120991) Other: Vegetable seeds - [1209.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/120999) Other: Other ### [12.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1210) Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin - [1210.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121010) Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets - [1210.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121020) Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin ### [12.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 - [1211.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121120) Ginseng roots - [1211.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121130) Coca leaf - [1211.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121140) Poppy straw - [1211.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121150) Ephedra - [1211.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121160) Bark of African cherry (Prunus africana) - [1211.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121190) Other ### [12.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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 - [1212.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121221) Seaweeds and other algae: Fit for human consumption - [1212.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121229) Seaweeds and other algae: Other - [1212.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121291) Other: Sugar beet - [1212.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121292) Other: Locust beans (carob) - [1212.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121293) Other: Sugar cane - [1212.94](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121294) Other: Chicory roots - [1212.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121299) Other: Other ### [12.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1213) Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets - [1213.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121300) Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets ### [12.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1214) 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 - [1214.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121410) Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets - [1214.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121490) Other ## What it doesn’t cover Chapter 11, before it, covers products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten; chapter 13, after it, covers lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. ## How it is structured Chapter 12 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (12.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more. ## In other countries National tariff lines under chapter 12 are live on border.bot for the United States (167 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/12): 167 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous chapter: [11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/11) Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten - Next chapter: [13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/13) Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 12 cover? HS chapter 12 covers oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 12? HS chapter 12 has 14 headings and 50 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 12? National tariff lines under chapter 12 are live on border.bot for the United States (167 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026. This page was last updated on 11 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/12.json