GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1212.99
1212.99.40.00.02: Other vegetable products of ch. 12 n.e.s.: Pumpkin, squash & marrow seeds, of a kind used primarily for human consumption. - Zucchini seed
Other vegetable products of ch. 12 n.e.s.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Same subheading in other tariffs
1212.99 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, other
GCC lines: 1212.99
- 1212.99.10.00.01Melon seeds of a kind used primarily for human consumption. - Muskmelon seeds
- 1212.99.10.00.02Melon seeds of a kind used primarily for human consumption. - Melon seeds
- 1212.99.40.00.01Pumpkin, squash & marrow seeds, of a kind used primarily for human consumption. - Pumpkinseed
- 1212.99.40.00.02Pumpkin, squash & marrow seeds, of a kind used primarily for human consumption. - Zucchini seed
- 1212.99.40.00.03Pumpkin, squash & marrow seeds, of a kind used primarily for human consumption. - Gourd seed
- 1212.99.50.00.01Stone and kernel of apricot and plums - Apricot Kernels
- 1212.99.50.00.02Stone and kernel of apricot and plums - Apricot Pulp
- 1212.99.50.00.03Stone and kernel of apricot and plums - Plums Kernels (nectarines)
- 1212.99.50.00.04Stone and kernel of apricot and plums - Plums Pulp (nectarines)
- 1212.99.90.00.00Fruit stones & kernels (excluding melon, pumpkin, squash & marrow seeds) & other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, n.e.s.
Binding rulings for similar goods
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- N360863 U.S. CBP
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- N338304 U.S. CBP
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- N333360 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of dried moringa leaf powder from India or Indonesia
- N324554 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Shelled Water Lily Seeds from India
- 600011064 HMRC
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.
- 600011065 HMRC
Wheatgrass powder. This is packaged in polypropylene bags and further packed into sacks. The item weighs 25kg.
- 600010769 HMRC
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.
- 600010209 HMRC
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);
(b) spices or other products of Chapter 9;
(c) cereals (Chapter 10); or
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.
Heading 1211 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 3808.
5. For the purposes of heading 1212, the term ‘seaweeds and other algae’ does not include:
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 1212.99.40.00.02 is one of 10 lines under subheading 1212.99, locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, other.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–5.8%, 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 Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1212.99 worth US$81m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1212.99.40.00.02?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. 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 the GCC import these goods from?
For subheading 1212.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$41m), followed by Egypt.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.