Chapter 12
Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous
grains, seeds, and fruit; industrial or
medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Notes.
1. Heading 12.07 applies, inter alia, to palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, castor oil seeds, sesamum seeds, mustard seeds, safflower seeds, poppy seeds, and shea nuts (karite nuts). It does not apply to products of heading 08.01 or 08.02 or to olives (Chapter 7 or Chapter 20).
2. Heading 12.08 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 refitted with their original oils. It does not, however, apply to residues of headings from 23.04 to 23.06.
3. For the purposes of heading 12.09, 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 12.09 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 12.01 to 12.07 or 12.11.
4. Heading 12.11 applies, inter alia, to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, liquorice, all species of mint, rosemary, rue, sage, and wormwood. Heading 12.11 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 38.08.
5. For the purposes of heading 12.12, the term "seaweeds and other algae" does not include:
(a) Dead single-cell micro-organisms of heading 21.02;
(b) Cultures of micro-organisms of heading 30.02; or
(c) Fertilisers of heading 31.01 or 31.05.
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% by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.
Explanatory remarks to Chapter 12
1. Importation and clearance shall be subject to the observance of Article 16 of the Law on Foodstuffs and Beverages enacted in 1967, except 12099100.
2. The importation of items covered by this chapter is subject to the observance of Article 11 of the Plant Protection law adopted in1967.
3. The import duty on seeds of oilseeds, sugar beet seeds, cotton seeds, seeds of forage plants, pasture plants and lawn grass is 5% of the value.
4. The importation of poppy seed and its flour is prohibited.(*)
5. The entry of seeds and plants which, according to the export documents of the country of origin, have been identified as genetically modified shall be subject to the approbation of the Environment Protection Organization in terms of any environmental dangers.
6. Import and export of seeds and saplings on a commercial scale shall be subject to a certificate obtained from the Institute for the Research, Registration, and Certification of Seed and Sapling, and to the compliance with the quarantine regulations.
7. The importation and exportation of the cannabis plant and parts thereof, coca leaf and poppy straw are prohibited(**)
8. import and export of genetically transformed living creatures and transgenic products bound to save national, security, and biological legal provisions with the previous authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture- Jahad.
9. import duty of seed, crude oil, and palm oil (including raw crude and refined) in case of purchasing domestic seed in granted purchase price determined by the ministry of agriculture jihad will be 5%, 10%, and 26%.
10. The importation of Products of Subheading 12081000,12089010, 12089090 with The Previous authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture- Jahad.
| Heading, Subheading No. | Description | Remark | Preferential Tariff | SUQ | Import duty | |
| 12 01 | Soybeans, even chopped | |||||
| 1201 10 00 | - Seed | 5 | ||||
| 1201 90 | - Other: | |||||
| 1201 90 10 | --- Transgenic soybeans | 10 | ||||
| 1201 90 90 | --- Other | 10 | ||||
| 12 02 | Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken. | |||||
| 1202 30 00 | - Seed | 5 | ||||
| - Other: | ||||||
| 1202 41 00 | -- In shell | 32 | ||||
| 1202 42 00 | -- Shelled, whether or broken | 32 | ||||
| 1203 00 00 | Copra. | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1204 00 00 | Linseed, Flaxseed linseed event broken | Kg | 5 | |||
| 12 05 | Rape or colza seeds, whether broken: | |||||
| 1205 10 | - Rape or colza seeds with Law erucic acid: | |||||
| 1205 10 10 | --- Colza Seeds | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1205 10 20 | --- Transgenic canola seed | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1205 10 90 | --- Other | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1205 90 | - Other: | |||||
| 1205 90 10 | --- Transgenic | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1205 90 90 | --- Other | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1206 00 | Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: | |||||
| 1206 00 10 | --- For oil extraction | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1206 00 20 | --- Seeds Sunflower | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1206 00 90 | --- Other | Kg | 55 | |||
| 12 07 | Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken. | |||||
| 1207 10 00 | - fruit, palm kernel and its brain | Kg | 5 | |||
| - Seed cotton: | ||||||
| 1207 21 00 | -- Grain | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1207 29 | -- other: | |||||
| 1207 29 10 | --- Transgenic cotton seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1207 29 90 | --- Other | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1207 30 00 | - castor oil seeds | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1207 40 00 | - sesame seeds | 9,1 | Kg | 10 | ||
| 1207 50 00 | - Mustard Seed | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1207 60 00 | - safflower seed | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1207 70 00 | - melon seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| - Other: | ||||||
| 1207 91 00 | -- poppy seed | ã | Kg | 55 | ||
| 1207 99 00 | -- Other | Kg | 5 | |||
| 12 08 | Flours meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard. | |||||
| 1208 10 00 | - Of soya beans | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1208 90 | - Other: | |||||
| 1208 90 10 | --- Peanut flour | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1208 90 20 | --- Poppy seed flour | ã | Kg | 55 | ||
| 1208 90 90 | --- Other | Kg | 55 | |||
| 12 09 | Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing. | |||||
| 1209 10 00 | - Sugar beet seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| - Seeds of forage plants: | ||||||
| 1209 21 00 | -- alfalfa | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 22 00 | -- Trifolium spp | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 23 00 | -- Fescue | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 24 00 | -- Kentucky blue grass seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 25 00 | -- Loliom multiflorum lam | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 29 | -- Other: | |||||
| 1209 29 10 | --- Lawn grass | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 29 90 | --- Other | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 30 00 | - Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers | Kg | 5 | |||
| - Other: | ||||||
| 1209 91 | -- Vegetable seeds: | 1 | ||||
| 1209 91 10 | --- Cucumber seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 91 15 | --- Tomato seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 91 20 | --- Pepper seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 91 25 | --- Eggplant seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 91 90 | --- Other | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 99 | -- Other: | 1 | ||||
| 1209 99 10 | --- Seed of ornamental plants such as geranium, impatiens, begonia, kentia, ornamental shamrock, areca, chamaedorea, calendula, catharanthus, vinca, gaillardia, mimosa, oenothera, araucaria, nolian, cactus, succulent, kalanchoe, adenium, raphis, petunia, coleus, alyssum, salvi, cycas, tagetes, gazania, antirrhinum, ranunculus, verbena, iberis, aquilegia, hippostesrial, salvia & violet | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 99 20 | --- Melon seed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1209 99 90 | --- Other | Kg | 5 | |||
| 12 10 | Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin. | |||||
| 1210 10 00 | - Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1210 20 00 | - Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin | Kg | 20 | |||
| 12 11 | 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, frozenor dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered. | |||||
| 1211 20 00 | - Ginseng roots | Kg | 15 | |||
| 1211 30 00 | - Coca leaf | ã | Kg | 15 | ||
| 1211 40 00 | - Poppy straw | ã | Kg | 15 | ||
| 1211 50 00 | - Ephedra | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 | - Other: | 1 | ||||
| 1211 90 10 | --- Cassia and quinine bark | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 20 | --- Liquorice roots | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 25 | --- Spind | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 30 | --- Mint | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 35 | --- Basilseed | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 40 | --- Mallow | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 45 | --- Peppermint | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 50 | --- Valerian root | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1211 90 91 | --- Mohammadi flower dry and fresh rose leaf. | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1211 90 99 | --- other | Kg | 5 | |||
| 12 12 | 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 | -- Suitable for human Consumption | Kg | 20 | |||
| 1212 29 | -- Other: | |||||
| 1212 29 10 | --- Lemon balm | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1212 29 20 | --- Chomomile | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1212 29 30 | --- Nettle | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1212 29 40 | --- Savory | Kg | 55 | |||
| 1212 29 90 | --- Other | Kg | 55 | |||
| - Other: | ||||||
| 1212 91 00 | -- sugar beets | Kg | 20 | |||
| 1212 92 00 | -- seeds Acacia (carob) | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1212 93 00 | -- Sugarcane | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1212 94 00 | -- chicory root | Kg | 10 | |||
| 1212 99 | -- other: | |||||
| 1212 99 10 | --- Pumpkin seed for usage of nutty | Kg | 40 | |||
| 1212 99 20 | --- Pumpkin seeds | Kg | 5 | |||
| 1212 99 30 | --- pumpkin seed for usage in oil extraction | Kg | 40 | |||
| 1212 99 40 | --- Hibiscus tea | Kg | 40 | |||
| 1212 99 90 | --- Other | Kg | 40 | |||
| 1213 00 00 | Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets. | Kg | 10 | |||
| 12 14 | 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 00 | - Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets | 1 | Kg | 5 | ||
| 1214 90 00 | - Other | Kg | 5 |