1212 99 95: Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other
Other vegetable products of ch. 12 n.e.s.
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisionsData: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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:
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
Additional dutyAdditional duties50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
Applies to goods from
all countries except Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 1227/25
Documents
Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
Additional dutyAdditional duties50%
Applies to goods from
Belarus, Russia
Legal act
Regulation 1227/25
Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty3 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 duty3 EUR
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
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Import controlVeterinary control
Only for
1212 99 95 10 Bee pollen
Applies to goods from
all countries except Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino
Legal act
Regulation 0632/21
Documents
N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Import controlVeterinary control
Only for
1212 99 95 10 Bee pollen
Applies to goods from
Faroe Islands, Greenland
Legal act
Regulation 0632/21
Documents
N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Import control
Only for
1212 99 95 20 Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer
Applies to goods from
Türkiye
Legal act
Regulation 1793/19
Documents
C678 Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
1212 99 95 10
Bee pollen
1212 99 95 20
Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels intended to be placed on the market for the final consumer
1212 99 95 90
Other
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.
Austria10% reduced rate
Belgium6% reduced rate
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus5% reduced rate
Czechia12% reduced rate
Denmark25%
Estonia24%
Finland13.5% reduced rate
France5.5% reduced rate
Germany7% reduced rate
Greece13% reduced rate
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy10% reduced rate
Latvia12% reduced rate
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta0% reduced rate
Netherlands9% reduced rate
Poland5% / 8% reduced rate
Portugal23%
Romania11% reduced rate
Slovakia19% reduced rate
Slovenia9.5% reduced rate
Spain10% reduced rate
Sweden6% reduced rate
TEDB · 26 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 1212.99
last 12 months€180.8m-11.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price€2.96 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)
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.
The tariff classification of Shelled Water Lily Seeds from India
600011064HMRC8 August 2024 – 7 August 2027 · 1212 99 95 90
Amla powder. This can be used in various dishes or as an ingredient in beverages and other products. It is primarily for human consumption. Packaged in polypropylene bags, further packed into sacks. The product weighs 25kg.
600011065HMRC8 August 2024 – 7 August 2027 · 1212 99 95 90
Wheatgrass powder. This is packaged in polypropylene bags and further packed into sacks. The item weighs 25kg.
600010769HMRC16 July 2024 – 15 July 2027 · 1212 99 95 90
Moringa Oleifera Leaf Powder. This is made by drying and grinding the leaves/plant into a fine powder. The powder is then packaged in polypropylene bags for export, then further packaged into sacks. It can be used a food substance by adding water or as a food supplement.
600010209HMRC9 April 2024 – 8 April 2027 · 1212 99 95 10
Bee Pollen Use: for human consumption as a food supplement or food ingredient Packaged in 25kg packets
Legal notes
Notes
1. Heading 1207 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 0801 or 0802 or to olives (Chapter 7 or 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 sweetcorn (Chapter 7);
4. Heading 1211 applies, inter alia, to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, liquorice, all species of mint, rosemary, rue, sage and wormwood.
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
1212 99 95 · Other
In addition to the products cited in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 1212, (D), third, fourth and fifth paragraphs, this subheading includes:
1. tubers of konjak or konnyaku, whole, ground or powdered;
2. ‘pollen flour’ — small lumps consisting of pollen collected by bees and agglomerated with nectar, honey and bees' saliva;
3. ground seeds of guarana (Paullinia cupana), neither roasted nor otherwise prepared.
Pumpkin seeds (heading 1207 or 1209) are not included in this subheading, with the exception of shelled pumpkin seeds which are to be classified under heading 1212 in accordance with the provisions laid down in the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-229/06.
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
Year
Description
Third-country duty
Supplementary unit
2026
Other
Free
—
2025
unchanged
Free
—
2024
unchanged
Free
—
2023
unchanged
Free
—
2022
unchanged
Free
—
2021
unchanged
Free
—
2020
unchanged
Free
—
2019
Other
Free
—
CN code 1212 99 95 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 1212.99 (locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, other).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other vegetable products of ch. 12 n.e.s. (HS 1212.99) into the EU came to €180.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 12% on the year before); China supplied 50%, followed by Morocco.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–19.3%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%–40%, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–16%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 1212.99 worth US$318m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 1212 99 95?
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.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 1212 99 95?
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 1212.99 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$109m), followed by Morocco.
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