Heading · Section II
1201: Soya beans, whether or not broken
- FreeUK
- FreeEU
- 30%Türkiye
- FreeUSA
- US$80.5bnWorld trade in 2024
Heading 1201 is divided into 2 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 12, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits.
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 1201 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 1201 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 1201 into 2 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 30%.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 1201 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 1201 goods worth US$80.5bn (−16.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$43.2bn), followed by the United States.
The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$47.2bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 64th among 137 exporters with US$1.5m.
The United Kingdom imported US$462.8m.
Duty rates compared
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.5mUS$1.5m+US$27.2m+US$139m+> US$2.5bn
Exports: 137
- Brazil: US$43.2bn
- United States: US$24.7bn
- Paraguay: US$3.2bn
- Canada: US$2.5bn
- Argentina: US$2.1bn
- Ukraine: US$1.3bn
- Uruguay: US$459.3m
- Russia: US$357.6m
- Benin: US$300.6m
- Netherlands: US$277.1m
- Togo: US$249.4m
- Nigeria: US$216.2m
- China: US$139m
- Niger: US$133.6m
- Romania: US$124.8m
- Croatia: US$108.6m
- Austria: US$102.3m
- Poland: US$99.1m
- Bolivia: US$87.3m
- South Africa: US$85.9m
- Hungary: US$76m
- Slovakia: US$72.9m
- Ethiopia: US$64.6m
- Switzerland: US$61m
- France: US$60.4m
- Ghana: US$54.7m
- Slovenia: US$54.2m
- Germany: US$43.7m
- Belgium: US$43.5m
- Türkiye: US$37m
- Burkina Faso: US$29.9m
- Mozambique: US$27.2m
- Italy: US$27m
- Czechia: US$24.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$16m
- Denmark: US$10.2m
- Chile: US$9.6m
- Ireland: US$9.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9.4m
- Malaysia: US$8.4m
- Zambia: US$8.3m
- India: US$8.2m
- Tanzania: US$8m
- Malawi: US$7.5m
- Mexico: US$7.4m
- Cambodia: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6.5m
- Uganda: US$6.4m
- Serbia: US$6.2m
- Spain: US$6m
- Australia: US$5.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.5m
- Sudan: US$4.4m
- Bulgaria: US$3.6m
- Lithuania: US$3.4m
- Nicaragua: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2.3m
- Syria: US$1.9m
- Azerbaijan: US$1.9m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.9mUS$2.9m+US$45.5m+US$530.1m+> US$1.8bn
Imports: 195
- China: US$47.2bn
- Mexico: US$3bn
- Argentina: US$2.9bn
- Spain: US$2.5bn
- Japan: US$1.8bn
- Thailand: US$1.8bn
- Egypt: US$1.7bn
- Germany: US$1.7bn
- Türkiye: US$1.6bn
- Indonesia: US$1.4bn
- Taiwan: US$1.2bn
- Italy: US$1.2bn
- Iran: US$1.1bn
- Netherlands: US$1.1bn
- Vietnam: US$1bn
- Bangladesh: US$895.8m
- Algeria: US$704.7m
- South Korea: US$667.5m
- Russia: US$604m
- Pakistan: US$530.1m
- United Kingdom: US$462.8m
- India: US$406.2m
- Malaysia: US$393.9m
- United States: US$380m
- Portugal: US$335.2m
- Iraq: US$326.1m
- Brazil: US$313.4m
- Israel: US$227.6m
- Tunisia: US$223.1m
- Colombia: US$211.5m
- Norway: US$200.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$175.6m
- Canada: US$162.1m
- Belgium: US$161.7m
- France: US$142.7m
- Costa Rica: US$126m
- Greece: US$112.5m
- Serbia: US$105.6m
- Peru: US$97.8m
- Hungary: US$94.9m
- Lebanon: US$85.9m
- Austria: US$81.2m
- Romania: US$69.6m
- Poland: US$69.1m
- Philippines: US$65.6m
- Zimbabwe: US$63.9m
- Venezuela: US$47.9m
- South Africa: US$45.5m
- Nepal: US$44.5m
- Chile: US$41.2m
- Denmark: US$39.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38.8m
- Slovakia: US$32.4m
- Mozambique: US$30.6m
- Nigeria: US$30m
- Kazakhstan: US$29.4m
- Ireland: US$21.9m
- Czechia: US$21.1m
- Angola: US$17.7m
- Panama: US$17.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$43.2bn | 53.7% | |
| 2 | US$24.7bn | 30.6% | |
| 3 | US$3.2bn | 3.9% | |
| 4 | US$2.5bn | 3% | |
| 5 | US$2.1bn | 2.6% | |
| 6 | US$1.3bn | 1.7% | |
| 7 | US$459.3m | 0.6% | |
| 8 | US$357.6m | 0.4% | |
| 9 | US$300.6m | 0.4% | |
| 10 | US$277.1m | 0.3% |
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:
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for soya beans, whether or not broken?
Soya beans, whether or not broken fall under HS heading 1201, part of chapter 12, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on soya beans, whether or not broken in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1201 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on soya beans, whether or not broken in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1201 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most soya beans, whether or not broken?
Brazil, with US$43.2bn in 2024 (53.7% of world exports).