Subheading · Section II
1205.10: Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds
- FreeUK
- FreeEU
- 30%Türkiye
- —USA
- US$12.3bnWorld trade in 2024
1205.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1205, rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken, chapter 12.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1205.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1205.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 1205.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 30%.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 1205.10 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
World trade in these goods reached US$12.3bn in 2024, down 14.8% on 2023.
Canada was the largest exporter with 33.9% of the total, ahead of Australia.
China imported the most (US$2.9bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 36th among 64 exporters with US$7m; its largest buyer was Germany.
The United Kingdom imported US$376.5m, most of it from Ukraine.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1205 10 00 00 Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds
- 1205 10 10 00 For sowing Free
- 1205 10 90 00 Other Free
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 1205 10 Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds:
- 1205 10 10 For sowing Free—
- 1205 10 90 Other Free—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 1205.10 Düşük erusik asitli rep veya kolza tohumları:
- 1205.10.10.00.00 Tohumluk olanlar 30%
- 1205.10.90.00.00 Diğerleri 30%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 1205.10.00 Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds 0.58¢/kg
- 1205.10.00.10 For sowing kg
- 1205.10.00.20 For use as oil stock kg
- 1205.10.00.90 Other kg
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15.3mUS$15.3m+US$73.8m+US$332.6m+> US$2.8bn
Exports: 64
- Canada: US$4.2bn
- Australia: US$2.8bn
- Ukraine: US$1.8bn
- France: US$685.9m
- Romania: US$506.2m
- Lithuania: US$332.6m
- Hungary: US$244.1m
- United States: US$197.2m
- Czechia: US$164m
- Poland: US$156.6m
- Germany: US$148.3m
- Netherlands: US$134.4m
- Latvia: US$131.2m
- Slovakia: US$124.3m
- Belgium: US$73.8m
- Spain: US$68.9m
- Uruguay: US$52.6m
- Austria: US$44.3m
- Chile: US$43.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$37.4m
- Denmark: US$31m
- Moldova: US$31m
- Brazil: US$30.4m
- Bulgaria: US$28.4m
- Ireland: US$24.8m
- Argentina: US$21.6m
- Italy: US$19.7m
- New Zealand: US$17.4m
- Croatia: US$16.8m
- South Africa: US$15.3m
- Serbia: US$14.2m
- Estonia: US$11.6m
- Sweden: US$11.1m
- Luxembourg: US$10.3m
- Russia: US$9.7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$2.5m
- Paraguay: US$1.7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.6m
- Finland: US$1.3m
- Greece: US$814.2k
- China: US$501.7k
- Switzerland: US$356k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$160.3k
- Portugal: US$147.1k
- Japan: US$133.8k
- Türkiye: US$115.5k
- Norway: US$110.4k
- Armenia: US$16.1k
- Uzbekistan: US$10.7k
- Turkmenistan: US$7.5k
- South Korea: US$4.7k
- Ethiopia: US$4k
- Vietnam: US$1.1k
- Indonesia: US$100
- India: US$100
- Mexico: US$100
- Malta: US$100
- Peru: US$100
- Zambia: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4.5mUS$4.5m+US$45m+US$376.5m+> US$1.3bn
Imports: 98
- China: US$2.9bn
- Germany: US$2.3bn
- Belgium: US$1.3bn
- Japan: US$1.1bn
- France: US$589.9m
- Netherlands: US$521.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$500.5m
- Mexico: US$423.1m
- Pakistan: US$385.4m
- United Kingdom: US$376.5m
- Poland: US$195.7m
- Czechia: US$191.8m
- United States: US$186.3m
- Canada: US$181.3m
- Bangladesh: US$156m
- Austria: US$133.6m
- Greece: US$109.1m
- Romania: US$85.6m
- Portugal: US$70.1m
- Nepal: US$66.2m
- Finland: US$61m
- Latvia: US$60.8m
- Hungary: US$57.1m
- Ukraine: US$45m
- Spain: US$37.9m
- Denmark: US$37.9m
- Sweden: US$37.8m
- Estonia: US$32m
- Lithuania: US$31.9m
- Slovakia: US$28.4m
- Russia: US$26.1m
- Malaysia: US$20.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$16.2m
- Kenya: US$15.2m
- Belarus: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$14m
- Italy: US$12.7m
- Malta: US$11.9m
- Türkiye: US$7.1m
- Chile: US$6.9m
- Paraguay: US$6.4m
- Switzerland: US$5.9m
- Brazil: US$5.7m
- Norway: US$5.7m
- Croatia: US$5.6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Moldova: US$4.5m
- Australia: US$4.2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.1m
- Serbia: US$3.7m
- Algeria: US$3.6m
- Uruguay: US$3.3m
- Argentina: US$2.7m
- Luxembourg: US$2.6m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1.6m
- Iran: US$1.3m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Afghanistan: US$1.1m
- Tunisia: US$742.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | US$4.2bn | 33.9% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$2.8bn | 23% |
| 3 |  Ukraine | US$1.8bn | 14.9% |
| 4 |  France | US$685.9m | 5.6% |
| 5 |  Romania | US$506.2m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Lithuania | US$332.6m | 2.7% |
| 7 |  Hungary | US$244.1m | 2% |
| 8 | United States | US$197.2m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$164m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$156.6m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2.9bn | 23.2% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$2.3bn | 18.7% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$1.3bn | 10.2% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$1.1bn | 8.7% |
| 5 | France | US$589.9m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$521.4m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$500.5m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$423.1m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Pakistan | US$385.4m | 3.1% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$376.5m | 3.1% |
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheading 120510, the expression ‘low erucic acid rape or colza seeds’ means rape or colza seeds yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2 % by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for low erucic acid rape or colza seeds?
Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds fall under HS subheading 1205.10, part of heading 1205, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on low erucic acid rape or colza seeds in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1205.10 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 low erucic acid rape or colza seeds in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1205.10 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 low erucic acid rape or colza seeds?
Canada, with US$4.2bn in 2024 (33.9% of world exports).