Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1207

1207.29

1207.29: Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: cotton seeds, other

Official description Other

1207.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1207, other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken, chapter 12.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 1207 29 00 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 3

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • 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
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£2k
Average import price£418.40 per kg
Feb 2026: £1kMar 2026: £1k
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
United States £2k 100% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

1207.29 · US$483m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$34kUS$34k+US$688k+US$5m+> US$74m

Exports: 76
  1. Australia: US$231m
  2. United States: US$113m
  3. Greece: US$74m
  4. Benin: US$16m
  5. Brazil: US$11m
  6. Kazakhstan: US$9m
  7. Azerbaijan: US$6m
  8. Argentina: US$5m
  9. Mozambique: US$3m
  10. Paraguay: US$3m
  11. Syria: US$2m
  12. Togo: US$1m
  13. Uganda: US$1m
  14. Indonesia: US$1m
  15. Romania: US$907k
  16. France: US$875k
  17. South Korea: US$832k
  18. India: US$688k
  19. Italy: US$542k
  20. Tanzania: US$536k
  21. China: US$529k
  22. Netherlands: US$322k
  23. Spain: US$307k
  24. Türkiye: US$263k
  25. Zambia: US$167k
  26. Slovakia: US$127k
  27. Poland: US$120k
  28. Peru: US$112k
  29. Nigeria: US$110k
  30. Cameroon: US$92k
  31. Bulgaria: US$90k
  32. Germany: US$87k
  33. Vietnam: US$70k
  34. Egypt: US$47k
  35. Niger: US$35k
  36. Kuwait: US$34k
  37. Switzerland: US$33k
  38. Singapore: US$30k
  39. Costa Rica: US$30k
  40. Malaysia: US$28k
  41. Denmark: US$28k
  42. Israel: US$28k
  43. Cambodia: US$23k
  44. Kyrgyzstan: US$22k
  45. Croatia: US$13k
  46. Mexico: US$12k
  47. Tunisia: US$10k
  48. Belgium: US$7k
  49. Saudi Arabia: US$7k
  50. Austria: US$6k
  51. Japan: US$5k
  52. Czechia: US$5k
  53. United Arab Emirates: US$4k
  54. Burkina Faso: US$3k
  55. Russia: US$3k
  56. Bahrain: US$2k
  57. New Zealand: US$2k
  58. South Africa: US$2k
  59. Pakistan: US$2k
  60. Gambia: US$2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Australia US$231m 47.8%
2 United States US$113m 23.4%
3 Greece US$74m 15.3%
4 Benin US$16m 3.3%
5 Brazil US$11m 2.2%
6 Kazakhstan US$9m 1.9%
7 Azerbaijan US$6m 1.3%
8 Argentina US$5m 0.9%
9 Mozambique US$3m 0.7%
10 Paraguay US$3m 0.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$227m 47%
2 South Korea US$48m 9.9%
3 Japan US$37m 7.7%
4 Italy US$37m 7.6%
5 Saudi Arabia US$25m 5.1%
6 Mexico US$21m 4.3%
7 United States US$21m 4.2%
8 Spain US$11m 2.3%
9 Mali US$8m 1.8%
10 Tajikistan US$8m 1.7%

Subheading 1207.29 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 1207.29; 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 these goods worth £2.1k, at an average of £418.40 per kg; United States supplied 100%.

World trade in these goods reached US$483m in 2024, down 19.9% on 2023.

Australia was the largest exporter with 47.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: cotton seeds, other?

Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: cotton seeds, other fall under HS subheading 1207.29, part of heading 1207, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1207.29 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 other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1207.29 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 other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits?

Australia, with US$231m in 2024 (47.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (100%), out of total imports of £2.1k.