Chapter 12 · Section II

Oil seeds, grains, seeds & fruit

Vegetable products

Chapter 12 at a glance

HS chapter
12
Section
II — Vegetable products
Tariff headings
14 (50 subheadings)

As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.

HS Chapter 12 covers oil seeds, grains, seeds & fruit. Every tariff heading in the chapter is listed below, with its subheadings. Headings we have researched carry a duty page link showing the South African customs duty, a worked landed-cost example and any anti-dumping or ITAC permit exposure.

All 14 tariff headings in Chapter 12

Harmonised System HS 2022 nomenclature — the same headings and subheadings the SARS Tariff Book is built on. South Africa classifies to 8 digits, so confirm the last two digits of your line in the Tariff Book before you clear.

1201 Soya beans, whether or not broken
  • 1201.10 Soya beans; seed, whether or not broken
  • 1201.90 Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken
1202 Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
  • 1202.30 Ground-nuts; seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
  • 1202.41 Ground-nuts; other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, in shell
  • 1202.42 Ground-nuts; other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken,
1203 Copra
  • 1203.00 Copra
1204 Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken
  • 1204.00 Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken
1205 Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken
  • 1205.10 Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1205.90 Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken
1206 Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken
  • 1206.00 Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
1207 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not broken
  • 1207.10 Oil seeds; palm nuts and kernels, whether or not broken
  • 1207.21 Oil seeds; cotton seeds, seed, whether or not broken
  • 1207.29 Oil seeds; cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken
  • 1207.30 Oil seeds; castor oil seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1207.40 Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1207.50 Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1207.60 Oil seeds; safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1207.70 Oil seeds; melon seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1207.91 Oil seeds; poppy seeds, whether or not broken
  • 1207.99 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken
1208 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those of mustard
  • 1208.10 Flours and meals; of soya beans
  • 1208.90 Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; excluding soya beans and mustard seeds
1209 Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.10 Seed; sugar beet seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.21 Seeds of forage plants; lucerne (alfalfa) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.22 Seeds of forage plants; clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.23 Seeds of forage plants; fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.24 Seeds of forage plants; Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.25 Seeds of forage plants; rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.29 Seeds of forage plants; other than lucerne, clover, fescue, Kentucky blue grass, and rye grass seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.30 Seeds of herbaceous plants; cultivated principally for their flowers, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.91 Seeds; vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing
  • 1209.99 Seeds; n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing
1210 Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
  • 1210.10 Hop cones; neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets
  • 1210.20 Hop cones; ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
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, 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
  • 1211.30 Coca leaf; 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
  • 1211.40 Poppy straw; 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
  • 1211.50 Ephedra, 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
  • 1211.60 Bark of African cherry (Prunus africana); 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
  • 1211.90 Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, 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
1212 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots) used primarily for human consumption, n.e.c.
  • 1212.21 Seaweeds and other algae; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
  • 1212.29 Seaweeds and other algae; not fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
  • 1212.91 Sugar beet; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
  • 1212.92 Locust beans (carob); fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
  • 1212.93 Sugar cane; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
  • 1212.94 Chicory roots (Chicorium intybus sativum); fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
  • 1212.99 Vegetable products; fit for human consumption, n.e.c. in heading no. 1212, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground
1213 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets
  • 1213.00 Cereal straw and husks; unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets
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 Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets
  • 1214.90 Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise
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