EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1207.60

1207 60 00

1207 60 00: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:
  2. 1207 60 00 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 3

  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 October 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 2108/26
    Documents
    • Y126 Goods sold in distance sales

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    Regulation 0285/18
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
    Legal act
    Regulation 2306/21
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0263/22
    Documents
    • Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

  • Austria 10% reduced rate
  • Belgium 6% reduced rate
  • Bulgaria 20%
  • Croatia 5% reduced rate
  • Cyprus 5% reduced rate
  • Czechia 12% reduced rate
  • Denmark 25%
  • Estonia 24%
  • Finland 13.5% reduced rate
  • France 5.5% reduced rate
  • Germany 7% reduced rate
  • Greece 13% reduced rate
  • Hungary 27%
  • Ireland 23%
  • Italy 4% / 10% reduced rate
  • Latvia 12% reduced rate
  • Lithuania 21%
  • Luxembourg 3% reduced rate
  • Malta 0% reduced rate
  • Netherlands 9% reduced rate
  • Poland 5% / 8% reduced rate
  • Portugal 23%
  • Romania 11% reduced rate
  • Slovakia 19% reduced rate
  • Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate
  • Spain 10% reduced rate
  • Sweden 6% reduced rate

TEDB · 25 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 more

Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna

Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
EU–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
EU–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
EU–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. Western Sahara Free
EU–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
EU–United Kingdom agreement United Kingdom Free
EU–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
EU–Israel agreement Israel Free
EU–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
EU–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
EU–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
EU–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
EU–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
EU–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
EU–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
EU–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
EU–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
EU–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
EU–San Marino customs union San Marino Free
EU–Samoa agreement Samoa Free

Footnotes

EU: imports by month · HS 1207.60

last 12 months€9.8m+39.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price€0.51 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Jan 2024: €1.2mFeb 2024: €285kMar 2024: €441kApr 2024: €1.3mMay 2024: €529kJun 2024: €1mJul 2024: €150kAug 2024: €271kSept 2024: €428kOct 2024: €633kNov 2024: €736kDec 2024: €390kJan 2025: €735kFeb 2025: €361kMar 2025: €526kApr 2025: €594kMay 2025: €988kJun 2025: €687kJul 2025: €616kAug 2025: €280kSept 2025: €376kOct 2025: €560kNov 2025: €1.3mDec 2025: €854kJan 2026: €820kFeb 2026: €1.2mMar 2026: €1.3mApr 2026: €1.1mMay 2026: €784kJun 2026: €531kJul 2026: €389kAug 2026: €514k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Kazakhstan €6.3m 64.3% +119.5%
Türkiye €1.6m 16% +85.6%
Argentina €1.4m 14.6% +111.3%
Russia €268k 2.7% -86.3%
United States €183k 1.9% -65.9%
Ukraine €19k 0.2% -18.6%
Syria €9k 0.1% +494.3%
United Kingdom €7k 0.1% +35,033.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

1207.60 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds

Legal notes

Notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 12 →

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

YearDescriptionThird-country dutySupplementary unit
2026 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds Free —
2025 unchanged Free —
2024 unchanged Free —
2023 unchanged Free —
2022 unchanged Free —
2021 unchanged Free —
2020 unchanged Free —
2019 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds Free —

CN code 1207 60 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 1207.60 (safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds).

The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.

57 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as CARIFORUM and OCTs, against a standard rate of Free.

Imports of goods of subheading 1207.60 into the EU came to €9.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 40% on the year before); Kazakhstan supplied 64%, followed by Türkiye.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 23.4%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–10%, 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%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 1207.60 worth US$24m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Russia.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 1207 60 00?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 1207 60 00?

57 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 57 of them at 0%, under CARIFORUM, OCTs and SADC EPA and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.

Where does the EU import these goods from?

For subheading 1207.60 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Russia (US$5m), followed by Argentina.

Download as CSV Follow changes (RSS)