Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 1206.00
1206.00.00.90: Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: other
Sunflower seeds
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1206.00.00 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken.
- 1206.00.00.90 Other
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
1206.00 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 9.2% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Argentina Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · 14× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 1206.00
- 1206.00.00.10Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: for sowing
- 1206.00.00.20Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: for oil extraction
- 1206.00.00.31Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: for human use, in shell
- 1206.00.00.32Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: for human use, shelled
- 1206.00.00.90Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600013260 HMRC
Dried sunflower seeds Dried sunflower seeds for human consumption. The sunflower seeds are harvested from mature sunflower plants, cleaned thoroughly, and dehulled to remove the outer shell. Afterward, the seeds are gently dried, with no added ingredients and then packaged in a 100g pouch.
- 600010114 HMRC
Bird food 100% Black Sunflower seeds. The seeds are for feeding wild garden birds. Comprises of the whole seeds mainly black but some have white stripes, they are not shelled. The end consumer places the sunflowers in a bird seed feeder, or bird feeding table, or on the ground to attract a variety…
- 600010062 HMRC
Sunflower seed hearts. 100% Sunflower seed hearts, the seeds are for feeding of wild garden birds. Comprises of de-hulled (shelled) sunflower seeds which are broken and unbroken in the hulling process. The end consumer places the sunflower hearts in a bird seed feeder, or bird feeding table, or on…
- 600009215 HMRC
The product is a grow your own sunflower set. It consists of a polypropylene plastic flowerpot. This contains a soil disc which is made of bamboo powder, coconut Fibre, corn starch and water and contain sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus). They are then packaged in a paper Bag package.
Legal notes
Tariff item 1206.00.00.90 is a line of the Customs Tariff of Canada under HS subheading 1206.00 (sunflower seeds, whether or not broken).
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–20%, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 1206.00 worth US$38m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 1206.00.00.90?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 1206.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$18m), followed by Bulgaria.