HTS heading · chapter 12
1212
Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included
Analysis
Heading 1212 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the…. It divides into 7 six-digit subheadings and 9 eight-digit tariff lines, with 9 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 9 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
3 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 1212.99 (other, 3 lines), 1212.21 (unnamed, 1 line), 1212.29 (unnamed, 1 line) and 1212.91 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 39th percentile of the headings in chapter 12.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1212.21.00 | Fit for human consumption | Free |
| 1212.29.00 | Seaweeds and other algae: other | Free |
| 1212.91.00 | Other: sugar beet | 39.7¢/t |
| 1212.92.00 | Locust beans (carob) | Free |
| 1212.93.00 | Other: sugar cane | $1.24/t |
| 1212.94.00 | Other: chicory roots | Free |
| 1212.99.20 | Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels: nectarine | Free |
| 1212.99.30 | Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels: other | 1.5¢/kg |
| 1212.99.92 | Other: other | Free |