Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1206.00

1206.00.10

1206.00.10: Sunflower seeds: for animal feeding, except those for the production of oil

Sunflower seeds

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1206 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
  2. 1206.00.10 for animal feeding, except those for the production of oil

What you pay

Importing into Switzerland

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

1206.00 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 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 General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Argentina Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 6.3% Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Switzerland lines: 1206.00

Binding rulings for similar goods

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 11 June 2025 – 10 June 2028 · 1206 00 91 00

    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 18 March 2024 – 17 March 2027 · 1206 00 91 00

    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 12 March 2024 – 11 March 2027 · 1206 00 91 00

    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 24 December 2023 – 23 December 2026 · 1206 00 10 00

    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.

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 12 →

In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 1206.00.10 is one of 16 lines under subheading 1206.00, sunflower seeds, whether or not broken.

The normal tariff rate is free.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–20%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1206.00 worth US$10m in 2024; the largest supplier was Bulgaria.

Questions and answers

What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1206.00.10?

The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is free. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Switzerland import these goods from?

For subheading 1206.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Bulgaria (US$2m), followed by Austria.

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