Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1206
1206.00: Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
Sunflower seeds
1206.00 is the HS subheading for sunflower seeds, under heading 1206 in chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1206 00 10 00 For sowing Free
- 1206 00 91 00 Shelled; in grey-and-white-striped shell Free
- 1206 00 99 00 Other Free
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 241 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bulgaria | £32.6m | 63.1% | -13% |
 Ukraine | £5.6m | 10.9% | +879.8% |
 Türkiye | £3.1m | 5.9% | +7% |
 France | £2.8m | 5.4% | -35.4% |
 China | £2.1m | 4.1% | -1.5% |
 Argentina | £1.8m | 3.4% | +247.1% |
 Israel | £660k | 1.3% | +45,177.8% |
 United States | £583k | 1.1% | +122.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 9.2% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · 14× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$507kUS$507k+US$4m+US$80m+> US$532m
Exports: 115
- China: US$837m
- Romania: US$665m
- France: US$538m
- Bulgaria: US$532m
- Türkiye: US$363m
- Moldova: US$317m
- Hungary: US$229m
- United States: US$215m
- Kazakhstan: US$94m
- Russia: US$91m
- Slovakia: US$83m
- Serbia: US$80m
- Spain: US$74m
- Argentina: US$72m
- Ukraine: US$70m
- Austria: US$65m
- Germany: US$59m
- Italy: US$50m
- Croatia: US$45m
- Netherlands: US$32m
- Canada: US$31m
- Poland: US$31m
- Chile: US$30m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Egypt: US$11m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Bolivia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$941k
- Finland: US$803k
- Armenia: US$799k
- Botswana: US$745k
- North Macedonia: US$611k
- Switzerland: US$550k
- Kuwait: US$520k
- Lebanon: US$507k
- Brazil: US$501k
- Uganda: US$467k
- Iran: US$449k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$956kUS$956k+US$12m+US$87m+> US$260m
Imports: 194
- Bulgaria: US$396m
- Romania: US$318m
- Netherlands: US$317m
- Russia: US$282m
- Germany: US$261m
- Spain: US$260m
- Türkiye: US$203m
- Ukraine: US$200m
- France: US$200m
- Hungary: US$156m
- Iraq: US$137m
- Iran: US$135m
- China: US$131m
- Austria: US$125m
- United States: US$118m
- Kazakhstan: US$110m
- Czechia: US$107m
- Italy: US$94m
- Portugal: US$87m
- Belgium: US$65m
- Poland: US$61m
- United Kingdom: US$56m
- Vietnam: US$47m
- Morocco: US$46m
- Uzbekistan: US$39m
- Canada: US$38m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$37m
- Pakistan: US$31m
- Greece: US$30m
- Algeria: US$30m
- United Arab Emirates: US$30m
- Moldova: US$28m
- Serbia: US$27m
- Saudi Arabia: US$26m
- Mexico: US$25m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Israel: US$21m
- Croatia: US$20m
- Syria: US$20m
- Denmark: US$19m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Jordan: US$17m
- Norway: US$15m
- Finland: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$12m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$12m
- Lebanon: US$11m
- Japan: US$11m
- Azerbaijan: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Libya: US$9m
- Tajikistan: US$9m
- Bolivia: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- India: US$8m
- Zimbabwe: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$837m | 17.8% |
| 2 |  Romania | US$665m | 14.1% |
| 3 | France | US$538m | 11.4% |
| 4 | Bulgaria | US$532m | 11.3% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$363m | 7.7% |
| 6 |  Moldova | US$317m | 6.7% |
| 7 |  Hungary | US$229m | 4.9% |
| 8 | United States | US$215m | 4.6% |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | US$94m | 2% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$91m | 1.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 4.6%median duty
- 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Bahamas, Cameroon, Central African Republic
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 19% | 0% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 4.2% | 2.5% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 4.2% | 2.5% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 9.4% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 23% | 5% – 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
| Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 4.2% | 2.5% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 9.4% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Moldova | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mongolia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Montserrat | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 9.4% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 4.2% | 2.5% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 9.4% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Suriname | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 2% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 2224 Sunflower seeds
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01445 Sunflower seed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0111 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1206.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1206.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1206.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1206.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1206.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1206.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- 600013260 HMRC
Dried sunflower seeds Dried sunflower seeds for human consumption. The sunflower seeds are harvested from mature sunflower plants, cleaned thoroughly, and dehulled to remove the outer shell. Afterward, the seeds are gently dried, with no added ingredients and then packaged in a 100g pouch.
- 600010114 HMRC
Bird food 100% Black Sunflower seeds. The seeds are for feeding wild garden birds. Comprises of the whole seeds mainly black but some have white stripes, they are not shelled. The end consumer places the sunflowers in a bird seed feeder, or bird feeding table, or on the ground to attract a variety…
- 600010062 HMRC
Sunflower seed hearts. 100% Sunflower seed hearts, the seeds are for feeding of wild garden birds. Comprises of de-hulled (shelled) sunflower seeds which are broken and unbroken in the hulling process. The end consumer places the sunflower hearts in a bird seed feeder, or bird feeding table, or on…
- 600009215 HMRC
The product is a grow your own sunflower set. It consists of a polypropylene plastic flowerpot. This contains a soil disc which is made of bamboo powder, coconut Fibre, corn starch and water and contain sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus). They are then packaged in a paper Bag package.
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11644)
RG 27.08.2026 sayı 33353 · Karar 11644 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
- Quota
RG 04.07.2026 sayı 33300 · Karar 11499 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1206.00 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1206.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported sunflower seeds worth £51.7m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £0.92 per kg; Bulgaria supplied 63%, followed by Ukraine.
World trade in sunflower seeds reached US$5bn in 2024, down 12.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 17.8% of the total, ahead of Romania.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sunflower seeds, whether or not broken?
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken fall under HS subheading 1206.00, part of heading 1206, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sunflower seeds, whether or not broken in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1206.00 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 sunflower seeds, whether or not broken in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1206.00 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 sunflower seeds, whether or not broken?
China, with US$837m in 2024 (17.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export sunflower seeds to the UK duty-free?
172 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on sunflower seeds?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import sunflower seeds from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Bulgaria (63%), Ukraine (11%) and Türkiye (6%), out of total imports of £51.7m.