# HS code 1201.10: Seed

> HS code 1201.10 covers seed. It sits in heading 12.01 (soya beans, whether or not broken) in chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder). Other goods of heading 12.01 are classified under 1201.90 (other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120110
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1201.10
- Covers: Seed
- Heading: [12.01: Soya beans, whether or not broken](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1201)
- Chapter: [12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/12)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 1201.10 covers seed.

The legal text of the subheading is “Seed”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 12.01 are classified under 1201.90 (other).

- [1201.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120190) Other

## How it is structured

1201.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 12, are the chapter; the first four, 1201, are heading 12.01; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Heading 12.01: Soya beans, whether or not broken
- Subheading 1201.10: Seed

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1201.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1201.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Seed”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 12: 1202.30 under heading 12.02.

- [1202.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120230) Heading 12.02: Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken

- Previous subheading: [1109.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110900) Wheat gluten, whether or not dried
- Next subheading: [1201.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120190) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1201.10 cover?

HS code 1201.10 covers seed.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1201.10 in?

HS code 1201.10 is in heading 12.01 (soya beans, whether or not broken) in chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder).

### Where are goods of heading 12.01 classified when 1201.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 12.01 are classified under 1201.90 (other).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/120110.json