Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1205.90

1205.90.00

1205.90.00: Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken: other

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1205 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken:
  2. 1205.90.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 0.58¢/kg standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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 dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—0.58¢/kg
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus4.4¢/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).

Subdivisions

  1. 1205.90.00 Other 0.58¢/kg
  2. 1205.90.00.10 For sowing kg
  3. 1205.90.00.20 For use as oil stock kg
  4. 1205.90.00.90 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

1205.90 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken: other

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 6.2% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 3 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 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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.

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In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1205.90.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1205.90, rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken: other.

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 0.58¢/kg.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 10%, 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 Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1205.90 worth US$4m in 2024; the largest supplier was Argentina.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1205.90.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 0.58¢/kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1205.90.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1205.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Argentina (US$1m), followed by Uruguay.

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