Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1206.00
1206.00.00: Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
Sunflower seeds
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 7 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into USA
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
Subdivisions
- 1206.00.00 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken Free
- 1206.00.00.20 For use as oil stock kg
- 1206.00.00.31 For sowing kg
- 1206.00.00.65 Certified organic kg
- 1206.00.00.70 Other kg
- 1206.00.00.75 Certified organic kg
- 1206.00.00.80 Other kg
- 1206.00.00.90 Other kg
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% 
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 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
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.
Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1206.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1206.00, sunflower seeds, whether or not broken.
The general duty is free.
7 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 0%–20%, 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 1206.00 worth US$118m in 2024; the largest supplier was Bulgaria.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1206.00.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1206.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Bulgaria (US$60m), followed by Canada.