# HS heading 12.07: Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken

> HS heading 12.07 covers other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken. It is in chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder). It is split into 10 subheadings: 1207.10 (palm nuts and kernels), 1207.21 (cotton seeds, seed), 1207.29 (cotton seeds, other), 1207.30 (castor oil seeds), 1207.40 (sesamum seeds), 1207.50 (mustard seeds) and 4 others. National tariff lines under heading 12.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (18 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/1207
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/12) / [12.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1207)

## Key facts

- Heading: 12.07
- Description: Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken
- Chapter: 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Subheadings: 10
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 12.07 covers other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken.

It is split into 10 subheadings: 1207.10 (palm nuts and kernels), 1207.21 (cotton seeds, seed), 1207.29 (cotton seeds, other), 1207.30 (castor oil seeds), 1207.40 (sesamum seeds), 1207.50 (mustard seeds) and 4 others.

- [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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 12 are classified in its other 13 headings, listed below.

- [12.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1201) Soya beans, whether or not broken
- [12.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1202) Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
- [12.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1203) Copra
- [12.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1204) Linseed, whether or not broken
- [12.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1205) Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken
- [12.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1206) Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
- [12.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1208) Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard
- [12.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1209) Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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

## How it is structured

Heading 12.07 is one of 14 headings in chapter 12. Its first two digits, 12, are the chapter; the next two, 07, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1207.10, 1207.21, 1207.29).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 12.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (18 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/12): 18 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [12.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1206) Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
- Next heading: [12.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1208) Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 12.07 cover?

HS heading 12.07 covers other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken.

### Which chapter is HS heading 12.07 in?

HS heading 12.07 is in chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 12.07 have?

HS heading 12.07 has 10 subheadings: 1207.10 (palm nuts and kernels), 1207.21 (cotton seeds, seed), 1207.29 (cotton seeds, other), 1207.30 (castor oil seeds), 1207.40 (sesamum seeds), 1207.50 (mustard seeds) and 4 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 12.07?

National tariff lines under heading 12.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (18 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/1207.json
