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HS Code 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

CHAPTER 12

oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;

miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit;

industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

12-1

Notes

1. Heading 1207 applies, inter alia, to palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, castor oil seeds, sesame seeds, mustard seeds, safflower seeds, poppy seeds and shea nuts (karite nuts). It does not apply to products of heading 0801 or 0802 or to olives (chapter 7 or chapter 20).
2. Heading 1208 applies not only to non-defatted flours and meals but also to flours and meals which have been partially defatted or defatted and wholly or partially refatted with their original oils. It does not, however, apply to residues of headings 2304 to 2306.
3. For the purposes of heading 1209, beet seeds, grass and other herbage seeds, seeds of ornamental flowers, vegetable seeds, seeds of forest trees, seeds of fruit trees, seeds of vetches (other than those of the species Vicia faba ) or of lupines are to be regarded as "seeds of a kind used for sowing".
Heading 1209 does not, however, apply to the following even if for sowing:
- (a) Leguminous vegetables or sweet corn (chapter 7);
- (b) Spices or other products of chapter 9;
- (c) Cereals (chapter 10); or
- (d) Products of headings 1201 to 1207 or of heading 1211.
4. Heading 1211 applies, inter alia , to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, licorice, all species of mint, rosemary, rue, sage and wormwood.
Heading 1211 does not, however, apply to:
- (a) Medicaments of chapter 30;
- (b) Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations of chapter 33; or
- (c) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants or similar products of heading 3808.
5. For the purposes of heading 1212, the term "seaweeds and other algae" does not include:
- (a) Dead single-cell microorganisms of heading 2102;
- (b) Cultures of microorganisms of heading 3002; or
- (c) Fertilizers of heading 3101 or 3105.

Subheading Note

1. For the purposes of subheading 1205.10, the expression "low erucic acid rape or colza seeds" means rape or colza seeds yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2 percent by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.

Additional U.S. Notes

1. No allowance in weight shall be made for dirt or other impurities in seed of any kind provided for in this chapter.
2. The aggregate quantity of peanuts entered under subheadings 1202.30.40, 1202.41.40, 1202.42.15, 1202.42.60, and 2008.11.46 during the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive, shall not exceed the quantities specified herein (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under this quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein).

Quantity

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Entered in the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive

Argentina 43,901

Other countries or areas 9,005

For the purposes of this note, imports of peanuts in the shell shall be charged against the quantities in this note on the basis of 75 kilograms for each 100 kilograms of peanuts in the shell.

Imports of peanuts under this note are subject to such regulations as may be issued by the United States Trade Representative or other designated agency.

Statistical Note

1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6.

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U.S. tariff rates for HS Code 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading / Subheading	Article Description	Unit of Quantity	General	Special
1201	Soybeans, whether or not broken
1201.10.00.00	Seed	kg	Free
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1201.90.00	Other		Free
1201.90.00.05	Seeds of a kind used as oil stock	kg
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1201.90.00.10	Certified organic	kg
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1201.90.00.90	Other	kg
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1202	Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
1202.30	Seed
1202.30.05.00	Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions	kg	6.6¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1202.30.40.00	Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions	kg	6.6¢/kg	Free (*,S,)
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1202.30.80.00	Other	kg	131.8%	Free (,S,) See 9908.12.01 ()
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1202.41	In shell
1202.41.05	Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions		9.35¢/kg	Free (,S,)
1202.41.05.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.41.05.40	Other	kg
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1202.41.40	Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions		9.35¢/kg	Free (*,S,)
1202.41.40.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.41.40.40	Other	kg
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1202.41.80	Other		163.8%	Free (,S,) See 9908.12.01 ()
1202.41.80.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.41.80.40	Other	kg
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1202.42	Shelled, whether or not broken
	Dry-blanched
1202.42.10	Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions		6.6¢/kg	Free (, S, )
1202.42.10.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.42.10.40	Other	kg
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1202.42.15	Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions		6.6¢/kg	Free (*, S, )
1202.42.15.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.42.15.40	Other	kg
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1202.42.20	Other		131.8%	Free (,S,) See 9908.12.01 ()
1202.42.20.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.42.20.40	Other	kg
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1202.42.50	Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions		6.6¢/kg	Free (, S, )
1202.42.50.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.42.50.40	Other	kg
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1202.42.60	Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions		6.6¢/kg	Free (*,S,)
1202.42.60.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.42.60.40	Other	kg
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1202.42.90	Other		131.8%	Free (,S,) See 9908.12.01 ()
1202.42.90.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1202.42.90.40	Other	kg
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1203.00.00.00	Copra	kg	Free
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1204.00.00	Flaxseed (linseed), whether or not broken		0.39¢/kg	Free (, S, )
1204.00.00.10	For sowing	kg
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	For use as oil stock
1204.00.00.25	Certified organic	kg
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1204.00.00.35	Other	kg
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	Other
1204.00.00.55	Certified organic	kg
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1204.00.00.75	Other	kg
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1205	Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken
1205.10.00	Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds		0.58¢/kg	Free (, S, )
1205.10.00.10	For sowing	kg
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1205.10.00.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1205.10.00.90	Other	kg
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1205.90.00	Other		0.58¢/kg	Free (, S, )
1205.90.00.10	For sowing	kg
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1205.90.00.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1205.90.00.90	Other	kg
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1206.00.00	Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken		Free
1206.00.00.20	For use as oil stock	kg
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1206.00.00.31	For sowing	kg
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	Other
	For human use
	In-shell
1206.00.00.65	Certified organic	kg
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1206.00.00.70	Other	kg
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	Other
1206.00.00.75	Certified organic	kg
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1206.00.00.80	Other	kg
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1206.00.00.90	Other	kg
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1207	Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken
1207.10.00.00	Palm nuts and kernels	kg	Free
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	Cotton seeds
1207.21.00.00	Seed	kg	0.47¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1207.29.00.00	Other	kg	0.47¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1207.30.00.00	Castor oil seeds	kg	Free
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1207.40.00	Sesame seeds		Free
1207.40.00.10	Certified organic	kg
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1207.40.00.90	Other	kg
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1207.50.00.00	Mustard seeds	kg	Free
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1207.60.00.00	Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds	kg	Free
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1207.70.00	Melon seeds		0.83¢/kg	Free (*,S,)
1207.70.00.20	Cantaloupe	kg
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1207.70.00.40	Watermelon	kg
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1207.70.00.75	Other	kg
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	Other
1207.91.00.00	Poppy seeds	kg	0.06¢/kg	Free (,S,)
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1207.99.03	Other		Free
1207.99.03.10	Niger seed	kg
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	Hemp seed
1207.99.03.40	For sowing	kg
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1207.99.03.60	Other	kg
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1207.99.03.91	Other	kg
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1208	Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard
1208.10.00	Of soybeans		1.9%	Free (, S, )
1208.10.00.10	Certified organic	kg
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1208.10.00.90	Other	kg
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1208.90.00.00	Other	kg	1.4%	Free (, S, )
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1209	Seeds, fruits and spores of a kind used for sowing
1209.10.00.00	Sugar beet seeds	kg	Free
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	Seeds of forage plants
1209.21.00	Alfalfa (lucerne) seeds		1.5¢/kg	Free (,S,)
1209.21.00.20	Certified	kg
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1209.21.00.40	Other	kg
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1209.22	Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds
1209.22.20.00	White and ladino	kg	1.6¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1209.22.40	Other		Free
1209.22.40.20	Alsike	kg
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1209.22.40.30	Crimson	kg
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	Red
1209.22.40.41	Double cut	kg
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1209.22.40.49	Other	kg
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1209.22.40.60	Sweet	kg
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1209.22.40.95	Other	kg
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1209.23.00	Fescue seeds		Free
1209.23.00.20	Tall	kg
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	Creeping red
1209.23.00.31	Certified	kg
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1209.23.00.39	Other	kg
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1209.23.00.60	Meadow	kg
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1209.23.00.90	Other	kg
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1209.24.00.00	Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds	kg	1.2¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1209.25.00	Rye grass (Lolium multiflorium Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds		1.4¢/kg	Free (, S, )
1209.25.00.20	Annual	kg
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1209.25.00.40	Perennial	kg
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1209.29	Other
1209.29.10.00	Beet	kg	Free
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1209.29.91	Other		Free
1209.29.91.20	Bent grass (genus Agrostis)	kg
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	Bermuda grass for sowing
1209.29.91.25	Husked	kg
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1209.29.91.26	Other	kg
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1209.29.91.30	Birdsfoot trefoil	kg
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	Bromegrass
1209.29.91.36	Meadow	kg
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1209.29.91.37	Smooth	kg
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1209.29.91.38	Other	kg
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1209.29.91.40	Orchard grass	kg
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1209.29.91.60	Sudan grass	kg
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	Wheatgrass
1209.29.91.71	Crested	kg
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1209.29.91.74	Other	kg
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1209.29.91.76	Wild rye	kg
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1209.29.91.79	Other grass	kg
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1209.29.91.96	Other	kg
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1209.30.00	Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers		1¢/kg	Free (,S,)
1209.30.00.10	Petunia	kg
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1209.30.00.90	Other	kg
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	Other
1209.91	Vegetable seeds
1209.91.10.00	Cauliflower	kg	5.9¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1209.91.20.00	Celery	kg	Free
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1209.91.40.00	Onion	kg	Free
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1209.91.50.00	Parsley	kg	0.68¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1209.91.60	Pepper		Free
1209.91.60.10	Sweet pepper	kg
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1209.91.60.90	Other	kg
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1209.91.80	Other		1.5¢/kg	Free (*,S,)
1209.91.80.05	Broccoli	kg
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	Cabbage
1209.91.80.08	Green cabbage	kg
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1209.91.80.09	Other	kg
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1209.91.80.10	Carrot	kg
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1209.91.80.20	Radish	kg
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1209.91.80.30	Spinach	kg
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1209.91.80.40	Cucumber	kg
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1209.91.80.45	Kale	kg
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1209.91.80.47	Kohlrabi	kg
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1209.91.80.50	Lettuce	kg
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1209.91.80.54	Parsnip	kg
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1209.91.80.55	Pumpkin	kg
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1209.91.80.60	Squash	kg
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1209.91.80.70	Tomato	kg
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1209.91.80.74	Turnip	kg
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1209.91.80.90	Other	kg
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1209.99	Other
1209.99.20.00	Tree and shrub	kg	Free
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1209.99.41	Other		0.83¢/kg	Free (*,S,)
1209.99.41.70	Tobacco	kg
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1209.99.41.90	Other	kg
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1210	Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
1210.10.00.00	Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets	kg	13.2¢/kg	Free (,S,)
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1210.20.00	Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin		13.2¢/kg	Free (,S,)
1210.20.00.20	Hop cone pellets	kg
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1210.20.00.40	Other	kg
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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	Ginseng roots
1211.20.10	Fresh or dried		Free
1211.20.10.20	Cultivated	kg
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1211.20.10.90	Wild	kg
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1211.20.15.00	Chilled or frozen	kg	6%	Free (,S,)
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1211.30.00.00	Coca leaf	kg	Free
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1211.40.00.00	Poppy straw	kg	Free
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1211.50.00.00	Ephedra	kg	Free
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1211.60.00.00	Bark of African cherry (Prunus Africana)	kg	Free
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1211.90	Other
	Mint leaves
1211.90.20.00	Crude or not manufactured	kg	Free
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1211.90.40	Other		4.8%	Free (,S,)
1211.90.40.20	Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)	kg
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1211.90.40.40	Other	kg
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1211.90.60.00	Tonka beans	kg	6.6¢/kg	Free (,S,)
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	Other
1211.90.89	Fresh or dried		Free
	Substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic properties and principally used as medicaments or as ingredients in medicaments
1211.90.89.20	Psyllium seed husks	kg
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1211.90.89.31	Other	kg
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1211.90.89.40	Basil	kg
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1211.90.89.50	Sage	kg
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1211.90.89.80	Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)	kg
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1211.90.89.90	Other	kg
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1211.90.93.00	Chilled or frozen	kg	6%	Free (,S,)
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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
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1212.29.00.00	Other	kg	Free
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	Other
1212.91.00.00	Sugar beet	t	39.7¢/t	Free (, S, )
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1212.92.00.00	Locust beans (carob)	kg	Free
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1212.93.00.00	Sugar cane	t	$1.24/t	Free (,S,)
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1212.94.00.00	Chicory roots	kg	Free
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1212.99	Other
	Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels
1212.99.20.00	Nectarine	kg	Free
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1212.99.30.00	Other	kg	1.5¢/kg	Free (, S, )
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1212.99.92.00	Other	kg	Free
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1213.00.00.00	Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets	t	Free
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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
1214.10.00	Alfalfa (lucerne) meal and pellets		1.4%	Free (, S, )
	Dehydrated
1214.10.00.10	Cubes	t
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1214.10.00.15	Other	t
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	Sun-cured
1214.10.00.30	Cubes	t
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1214.10.00.50	Other	t
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1214.10.00.60	Other	t
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1214.90.00	Other		Free
	Hay
1214.90.00.10	Alfalfa, whether or not double compressed	t
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1214.90.00.18	Timothy	t
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1214.90.00.25	Other	t
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1214.90.00.30	Clover	t
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1214.90.00.90	Other	t
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HS Code 12

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	Quantity
	(metric tons)

	Entered in the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive
Argentina	43,901
Other countries or areas	9,005

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