Subheading · Section II

1212.91: Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and: other, sugar beet

1212.91

Official description Sugar beet

  • —UK
  • —EU
  • 25%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$121.8mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 1212.91 belongs to heading 1212 (locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh…) in chapter 12.

In the UK Global Tariff all 2 lines under subheading 1212.91 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 2 lines under subheading 1212.91 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 1212.91 into 2 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 25%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 1212.91 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$121.8m (+18.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$49.9m), followed by Canada.

The biggest buyer was Switzerland, with imports of US$38.5m.

The United Kingdom ranked 13th among 68 exporters with US$1.1m; its largest buyer was New Zealand.

The United Kingdom imported US$12.2m, most of it from the Netherlands.

Duty rates compared

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 25% 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 →
  1. 1212 91 00 00 Sugar beet
  2. 1212 91 20 00 Dried, whether or not ground 19.00 GBP / 100 kg
  3. 1212 91 80 00 Other 5.60 GBP / 100 kg

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 1212 91 Sugar beet:
  2. 1212 91 20 Dried, whether or not ground 23 €/100 kg/net—
  3. 1212 91 80 Other 6,7 €/100 kg/net—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 1212.91 Şeker pancarı:
  2. 1212.91.20.00.00 Kurutulmuş (öğütülmüş olsun olmasın) 25%
  3. 1212.91.80.00.00 Diğerleri 25%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 1212.91.00.00 Sugar beet 39.7¢/tt

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

1212.91 · US$121.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$16.8kUS$16.8k+US$673.1k+US$5.4m+> US$15.4m

Exports: 68
  1. Germany: US$49.9m
  2. Canada: US$15.4m
  3. Netherlands: US$10.7m
  4. Slovakia: US$8.5m
  5. Belgium: US$8.1m
  6. Austria: US$5.4m
  7. Latvia: US$5.1m
  8. Poland: US$4.5m
  9. United States: US$3.1m
  10. Sweden: US$2.6m
  11. France: US$1.5m
  12. Hungary: US$1.3m
  13. United Kingdom: US$1.1m
  14. Lithuania: US$787.9k
  15. China: US$673.1k
  16. Czechia: US$532k
  17. Gambia: US$382.7k
  18. Ireland: US$339.4k
  19. Spain: US$334.8k
  20. Denmark: US$320.2k
  21. Luxembourg: US$274.8k
  22. Slovenia: US$203.3k
  23. Egypt: US$156.2k
  24. Ukraine: US$85.1k
  25. Estonia: US$55.9k
  26. Morocco: US$36.1k
  27. Switzerland: US$28k
  28. Zambia: US$24.6k
  29. Vietnam: US$16.8k
  30. Zimbabwe: US$13k
  31. Romania: US$12.1k
  32. Italy: US$11.4k
  33. Portugal: US$10.1k
  34. Malaysia: US$10k
  35. Australia: US$9.4k
  36. Iceland: US$8.3k
  37. Israel: US$7.5k
  38. India: US$7.2k
  39. Costa Rica: US$6.6k
  40. Peru: US$5.1k
  41. Türkiye: US$4.5k
  42. Bulgaria: US$4.3k
  43. Colombia: US$3.9k
  44. Brazil: US$3.4k
  45. Greece: US$2.1k
  46. United Arab Emirates: US$1.8k
  47. Uganda: US$600
  48. Lebanon: US$500
  49. New Zealand: US$400
  50. South Africa: US$400
  51. South Korea: US$200
  52. Indonesia: US$100
  53. Japan: US$100
  54. Kazakhstan: US$100
  55. Norway: US$100
  56. Senegal: US$100
  57. Singapore: US$100
  58. Tanzania: US$100
  59. Bangladesh: US$0
  60. Botswana: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$49.9m 41%
2 Canada US$15.4m 12.7%
3 Netherlands US$10.7m 8.8%
4 Slovakia US$8.5m 7%
5 Belgium US$8.1m 6.7%
6 Austria US$5.4m 4.4%
7 Latvia US$5.1m 4.2%
8 Poland US$4.5m 3.7%
9 United States US$3.1m 2.6%
10 Sweden US$2.6m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Switzerland US$38.5m 31.7%
2 Czechia US$22.6m 18.5%
3 United States US$15.2m 12.5%
4 United Kingdom US$12.2m 10%
5 Netherlands US$9.9m 8.1%
6 Lithuania US$7.7m 6.4%
7 Germany US$3.3m 2.7%
8 Belgium US$2.2m 1.8%
9 Hungary US$1.2m 1%
10 Ireland US$1.1m 0.9%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and: other, sugar beet?

Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and: other, sugar beet fall under HS subheading 1212.91, part of heading 1212, in section II of the Harmonized System.

Which country exports the most locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar…?

Germany, with US$49.9m in 2024 (41% of world exports).